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Herbert Cropper Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newtonville, New Jersey on May 29, 1986

Victim Details

Oct 01, 2014

Oct 26, 2018

Herbert

Cropper

95

55

70 inches

140 lbs

Black / African American

Male

May 29, 1986

Newtonville

New Jersey

Atlantic County

23533

New Jersey State Police

Williamstown

New Jersey

,

A090-1986-350

New Jersey State Police

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/17/2026


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In the late spring of 1986, a 55-year-old man named Herbert Cropper vanished from his community in Newtonville, a part of Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The last confirmed sighting of Mr. Cropper was on May 29, 1986. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Black / African American male, standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing around 140 pounds. He had graying hair and brown eyes. A notable characteristic was that he walked with a limp. When ...
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Last Seen: May 29, 1986

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