Mary Margaret Cook - Missing 11/14/70 from Highland City, FL

Mary Margaret Cook - Missing 11/14/70 from Highland City, FL
Mary Margaret Cook Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: November 14, 1970 from Highland City, Florida Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: April 26, 1945 Age: 25 years old Height and Weight: 4'11, 145 - 150 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Biracial (Caucasian/Native American) female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Mary wears eyeglasses. She had excellent teeth in 1970 and had never needed dental care. She has a birthmark on the outside of her right leg, above her ankle. Details of Disappearance Mary was last seen on November 14, 1970. She reportedly left her home in Highland City, Florida to go on a shopping trip at the J. M. Fields store in Lakeland, Florida and buy Christmas presents for her two sons. She never returned. Her white 1959 Cadillac was found abandoned in the store's parking lot the following day. Mary's wallet was inside the car, but $200 which she had been carrying when she disappeared was missing. She left behind her wedding rings, which she normally wore all the time. Investigators view Mary's husband, Leathern "Earl" Cook, as the prime suspect in her disappearance. They had been married for eight years at the time of Mary's disappearance in 1970. Earl was interviewed extensively and in 2003, the police dug up the garage floor of the house they lived in in 1970, suspecting Mary's body might be buried there. They found no evidence and Earl has not been charged. He has since remarried, divorced and moved away from the residence he shared with Mary. He maintains his innocence in her case and told their children that Mary left of her own accord. Some have suggested that Mary's disappearance is related to the disappearance of Peggy Byars-Baisden, who vanished from Highland City in April 1965. Both Cook and Byars-Baisden are the mothers of two children each, both were in their twenties, and they resided on the same street. However, investigators do not think the two women knew each other and have not been able to link their disappearances. Foul play is suspected in Mary's case but little evidence is available in her disappearance. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Polk County Sheriff's Office 863-533-0344 PHOTO AVAILABLE AT LINK http://charleyproject.org/cases/c/cook_mary.html

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