MoCo Police

Gaithersburg, MD – On April 15, 2021, human skeletal remains were recovered near Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue off of the highway in a small, wooded area.  The remains were collected and sent for DNA analysis.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Cold Case, Missing Persons Section received notification that the remains had been positively identified as Brenda Lee Hopkins, who was reported missing in August of 2018.