A Pennsylvania woman who went missing in 1992 has been found alive almost 31 years later, according to Ross Township police.
Patricia Kopta, nicknamed “the Sparrow,” was often seen on the streets of Pittsburgh, preaching about the end of the world. She had developed mental health issues and one night when she was 52, she didn’t come home, her husband Robert Kopta said Thursday during a press conference held by Ross Township Police.
Now 83, Patricia Kopta has been found living in an adult care facility in Puerto Rico. She had told her husband she wanted to go somewhere warm and had mentioned Puerto Rico. Robert Kopta said he advertised for her in the newspaper there but was not able to find her. Eventually he had her declared dead, but never remarried….