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What happened to Danielle Lopez? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

June 10, 2025 /

This episode of Dateline Missing in America covers the unsolved disappearance of Danielle Lopez in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. It features insights from her mother, Sue Quackenbush, who expresses the pain of not knowing what happened to her daughter.

The Pine Barrens, described by writer John McPhee, serve as a backdrop for this mystery, highlighting the contrast between New Jersey's dense population and the vast, empty spaces of the woods.

Danielle vanished on April 13, 2024, leaving no trace behind. Her family is left with questions and a desperate hope that someone may have information to help solve the case.

Sue Quackenbush shares her heartbreak, emphasizing that Danielle's disappearance is not a result of her own actions but rather the result of someone else's wrongdoing.

The episode encourages listeners to come forward with any clues that could assist in finding Danielle.

TLDR

Danielle Lopez vanished in the Pine Barrens; her mother seeks answers.

Episode

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Hi, I'm Josh Mankiewicz with a preview of Dateline Missing in America. In our podcast's fourth season, we share six new unsolved mysteries.
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And we hope someone listening may have a clue that could help crack one of these cases.
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Could that someone be you? Here's Dateline Missing in America. The picture of New Jersey that most people hold in their minds is so different from this
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one that considered beside it, the Pine Barrens, as they are called, become as incongruous
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as they are beautiful. That's the writer John McPhee talking about the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey.
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The Garden State has one of the highest population densities in the U.S. But across a million dense acres, whole swaths of the Pine Barrens are as empty as the days
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before there was a New Jersey or an old Jersey. If you want to get lost, this is the place.
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And if you want someone else to vanish, this is the place. to disappear in easy to get lost in A lot of weird stories down there On the evening of April 13th 2024 37 Danielle Lopez evaporated into these thick woods
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No call, no text, no goodbye, and almost no trace. The not knowing is the hardest part.
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What happened to Danielle? Where did she go? Those are questions her loved ones ask themselves daily.
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And they are praying you may have some answers. That's my hopes that somebody will recall or remember or go through or know something that will prompt.
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Or that somebody's heart's convicted to just do the right thing. Danielle's mom, Sue Quackenbush, has been shattered by the disappearance.
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of her daughter. This isn't her loss. This isn't her having some mental break. This is something
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that happened to her at the hands of somebody else. Absolutely. Thanks for listening. You can search for Dateline Missing in America to start listening to season
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four and follow us now. For ad-free listening, subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple or Spotify.
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you

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Episode Highlights

  • Dateline Missing in America
    Explore six new unsolved mysteries in our fourth season.
    “We hope someone listening may have a clue.”
    @ 00m 12s
    June 10, 2025
  • The Pine Barrens Mystery
    A vast, empty wilderness where people can easily vanish.
    “If you want to get lost, this is the place.”
    @ 01m 06s
    June 10, 2025
  • Danielle Lopez's Disappearance
    On April 13th, 2024, Danielle Lopez vanished without a trace.
    “No call, no text, no goodbye.”
    @ 01m 33s
    June 10, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Could that someone be you?
    What happened to Danielle Lopez? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
  • The not knowing is the hardest part.
    What happened to Danielle Lopez? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
  • This isn't her loss. This isn't her having some mental break.
    What happened to Danielle Lopez? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

Key Moments

  • Pine Barrens00:23
  • Danielle Vanishes01:17
  • Mother's Pain02:12

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