Episode #186: Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez - Missing (2013)

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Jan 2
1 min read

Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez was a 31-year-old mother of two from Collingdale, Pennsylvania, whose sudden disappearance in April 2013 left her family searching for answers. She was last seen preparing for a trip to visit a friend in New Jersey—but she never made it. As the days turned into years, troubling details emerged about her troubled marriage. Despite multiple investigations and public pleas for information, Melissa’s case remains unsolved, casting a long shadow over those still hoping for closure.

Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez

Birth: 1982 or 1983 – Date Last Seen: 04/19/2013

Ethnicity: Hispanic Sex: Female

Height: 5 ft. 4 in. Weight: 130 lbs.

Last Seen Wearing a yellow flowered dress or gray pajama pants and a white t-shirt.

Hometown: Collingdale, PA – Delaware County

Last Known Location Alive: At her home on the 400 block of Lafayette Avenue in Collingdale.

Additional Information: Involved in several domestic disputes with her estranged husband, who is the last person to have seen her before her disappearance.

If you have information, contact Collingdale Police at 610-586-0502 (ask for Cpl. Pat Crozier) or

Delaware County Detectives at 610-891-4700.