Herbert Cropper was 55 when he vanished from Newtonville in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. The last confirmed sighting was May 29, 1986. He was described as a Black / African American man about 5 feet 10 inches tall, roughly 140 pounds, with graying hair, brown eyes and a limp. Four years earlier he’d been struck by a car and had a possible past broken hip; he also had a healed fracture on his right rib.

When last seen he wore a brown and white shirt and pink, white and brown checkered pants. Few public details exist about the New Jersey State Police investigation, and no photograph or extensive media coverage from the time has been located. The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear and the case is still open.

If anyone in Atlantic County from the mid 1980s remembers Herbert Cropper, his whereabouts, or the clothing described, can you share what you know?