A Mother's Love and a Nation's Loss: The Tragic Tale of Lori and Linda Peugeot

A Day Like Any Other Turns Tragic

On September 22, 1969, the bustling parking lot of King's Department Store in LaVale, Maryland, was filled with shoppers going about their daily routines. Among them were 21-year-old Linda Mae Peugeot and her nearly two-year-old daughter, Lori Mae. Linda, a dedicated mother and waitress at Warner's restaurant, was preparing for Lori's second birthday, which was just a day away. Little did they know, this ordinary day would mark the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that would captivate and horrify the nation.

A Chance Encounter with a Fugitive

As Linda secured Lori into their light green, two-door 1969 Pontiac GTO with a white top, a man approached them with a gun. This man was Stanley Barton Hoss Jr., a 26-year-old fugitive who had recently escaped from prison, where he was serving a sentence for rape. In the days leading up to this encounter, Hoss had already committed a series of violent crimes, including the murder of a police officer in Verona, Pennsylvania. Desperate and on the run, Hoss saw Linda and Lori as his ticket to freedom. ...Read More

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