Elderly Margarita Medina, 81, disappeared from Erial, New Jersey, in February 2002 while living with her daughter in Gloucester Township. She was last seen on February 9 walking in the afternoon along Erial Road and later near a convenience store at Jarvis and Williamstown Roads. Margarita was of Puerto Rican descent, primarily Spanish-speaking, and had Alzheimer’s disease and dementia but was reported to be in good physical health at the time.

At the time she went missing she wore a blue denim dress, a black hat, black flat shoes with laces, and jewelry including a tiger eye ring, a watch, and a silver bracelet. A distinctive oval birthmark on her right leg between ankle and knee was noted. The Gloucester Township Police Department investigated and her case was circulated by missing persons organizations; investigators considered the possibility she might have tried to return to Puerto Rico. Few public details about the investigation have emerged and her whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone saw Margarita on February 9, 2002, or has information about her movements after that day, please share what you know.