[Music] the family knows about your kids know about and it's emotional polk county deputies say a car matching the description in a 23-year-old missing persons case has been recovered with human remains inside we're glad you're joining us this evening i'm laura monteverdi good evening i'm bob claus investigators believe this car is the same one described in the case of samantha hopper a mother who was reported missing in september of 1998. k-4's alexis wainwright has been following this developi
ng story for us today and she spoke with some of the people who actually helped find that vehicle after more than two decades of looking for answers and clues a family is getting some type of closure tonight thanks to a group of strangers our subscribers are followers they reach out to us they let us know about their family members that are missing and cases in their area after receiving word about samantha hopper in her disappearance in russellville arkansas a group of volunteers decided to hel
p it's something that investigator eric riggs has been working on for quite some time it's a tenure case for me so this is one of those cases that your family knows about your kids know about and it's emotional hopper was reported missing on september 11th 1998. she was reported to be on the way to drop off her daughter courtney before going to a concert but never showed tuesday volunteers were able to find a car matching the description of hopper's blue four tempo with human remains inside it w
as found in the water near pleasant valley road about an hour into our searches we were successful in finding samantha and her babies hopper was pregnant at the time and her young daughter was also still in the car honestly it's nothing that we've done it's just i think the family just being persistent i'm 18 month old courtney daughter douglas bishop is a volunteer with adventures with purpose a non-profit group who looks into missing persons in cold cases he says they use sonar systems to find
the car there's no true words that can describe how it feels to provide answers for a family that has been tortured for 23 years the remains are at the arkansas state crime lab for identification we did reach out to the family but we haven't heard anything back just yet reporting in polk county alexis wainwright back to you
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This group needs to be nationally recognized. These men do this out of the goodness of their heart. God bless these men and all families involved .
The Adventures with Purpose group is UNBELIEVABLE. They are volunteers who work on only donations from generous people. They have helped MANY families. Thank you Jared and Company !!!
These guys of Adventures with Purpose are earth angels. They bring closure to the families of missing loved ones. 💕
Adventures with Purpose are wonderful guys. They don't get enough recognition for their hard work in bringing closure to families.
All these years the police couldn't locate the missing mother and her children but this group finds them in such a short period. That speaks for itself. Glad they were finally able to give the family some closure. I can't even imagine. I hope they didn't suffer. May their souls rest in peace.
OBVIOUSLY “It was nothing we done” says the officer. So True! Within an hour those volunteering found her. God bless those who go out of their way to bring closure for those families.
This group has found so many missing people AND opened up the ppls eyes to stuff that could be around them and they never knew.
She had a daughter that was left alive. She was 5 at the time. Please pray for her and our family. We just had another huge loss 3 months ago, and this has been a very difficult time for all involved. It’s a blessing to finally have the answers but it doesn’t make the losses any easier. I’m so thankful for this team of divers for finally giving everyone some closure.
I’ve been following AWP for years now. More people need to know about their services & dedication so spread the word!
Adventures with a Purpose is an amazing Group. I'm glad the family finally knows the truth. So very sad.
this group has found more people that were forgotten by the authorities..
She's been missing for 23 years, and they found her in 4 hrs. Way to go Ar LE. Glad the family now has some closure.
Adventures with a Purpose is one of the best organizations!!!
It took roughly 1 hour to find that family by that awesome team. Meanwhile 20+ years of police "attempt" of finding them.
Adventures with purpose has found so many people in their vehicles underwater. I follow them and love to see when they find peoples loved ones. Hats off to these brave and amazing men!!
I am a subscriber to Adventures with Purpose. To see them in my home state was unbelievable. I am so very grateful for these guys and their mission. Prayers for the family and the team. God bless
when people disappear mysteriously and without explanation....check under water, check lakes near by, ponds. It's not uncommon that people who "vanished" accidentally drove into water and drown, only to be found years later. My brother's friend from college went missing a few years back, and they thought everything under the moon including kidnapping, until someone saw strange tire tracks leading away from the road, she had drowned in her car the night she went missing.
My deepest condolences to Samantha Hopper and her children’s family and friends. Adventure With Purpose another remarkable job in locating underwater missing persons.I remember when Jared located his first missing underwater person. These mission are so important to the families in finding answers. 🙏♥️
The Adventures With Purpose crew take time out of thier own lives multiple times in a year, for a 6 weeks at a time. Load up an RV and trailer get a list of people who have asked for help locating missing persons. So far this trip out they have located 11. These guys need medals for what they do. My condolences and prayers go out to all the families they have helped and brought closure to.
AWP, you gentlemen are amazing. You definitely helped this family have closure. The police couldn’t do what you did, and for that you all should be praised and every state and cold cases should know who you are. RIP to the mother and her two babies❤️❤️❤️.