A New Jersey woman has now been missing nearly a year after taking a weekend camping trip. Danielle Lopez’s family should have celebrated her 38th birthday in that time. Danielle was last seen walking near her blue 2-door Hyundai Accent on a secluded dirt road deep in the Penn State Forest around 6 pm April 13th, 2024.

Danielle Lopez goes camping at the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest Campground with her boyfriend to watch an eclipse. Friday night, Danielle talks to her mom from the campground, and seems to be in good spirits. Saturday morning, Danielle is seen grabbing coffee at a Wawa in nearby Vincentown.

That afternoon, Danielle is seen driving down Lost Lane Road in the Penn State Forest. Just a few minutes later, Danielle's spotted again--this time walking. Danielle asks for help, her car is stuck in the mud. But a wary couple declines to help her. After dark, a good Samaritan tows Danielle's car out of the mud, but she never returns to the vehicle and hasn't been seen since.

Danielle Lopez is 5’4”, 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Danielle usually wears glasses and was last seen wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, and light-colored shoes. There is a limited time $5,000 reward. If you have any information on Danielle Lopez, please call New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at (609) 882-2000 ext. 2554, or call the Community United Effort Center’s 24 hour hotline at (910) 232-1687.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

• Sue Quackenbush - Mother of Danielle Lopez
• Matthew Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"
• Dr. John Delatorre - Licensed psychologist and mediator, specializing in forensic psychology, psychological consultant to Project Absentis, @drjohndelatorre (IG, X)
• Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, Leads a team of investigators specializing in locating missing persons, @uspa_nationwide_security (Insta), former Marine and Iraq war veteran
• Sydney Sumner - Crime Online Investigative Reporter

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