Name: Mary Margaret Cook
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: November 14, 1970
Location Last Seen: Highland City, Polk County, Florida.
Date of Birth: April 26, 1945
Age: 25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 145-150 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel/blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: (one-half Native). She always wore glasses at the time of her disappearance. She has a birthmark above her ankle outside on her right leg. She may have been pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Dentals: She never had dental work; she had an excellent set of teeth.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Pending
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Mary was last seen on November 14, 1970. The weekend of her disappearance, she had backed out of a camping trip with her parents and siblings saying that her husband had called to say he was coming home. Mary's oldest son recalls arguing and his father's stern orders "not to look outside." The son believes that Mary's body may have been wrapped in a red blanket which his father retrieved from the house.
Mary's husband reported her missing the day after her diappearance. She reportedly went on a shopping trip to retail store in Lakeland but never returned. Her 1959 white Cadillac was found in the store's parking lot. Mary's wallet was found inside the car, but $200 her husband allegedly gave her was missing. She never took off her wedding rings, yet the rings were found at the house.
Mary's body has never been found and no one has ever been charged in her disappearance.
Agency Name: Polk County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Det. Matthew Newbold
Agency Phone Number: 863-298-6834
Agency E-Mail: missingperson@polksheriff.org
Agency Case Number: 2008-152883
NCIC Case Number: M-557539294
NamUs Case Number: 1670
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 8/12/22 - By: hb
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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