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Mabel Pugliese, an 82-year-old woman from Lakeland, Florida, was last seen on July 13, 2008. Mabel had early-stage Alzheimer's disease and required a walker or wheelchair due to a hip replacement. On the day of her disappearance, she called out for help, and her neighbor contacted the police. When officers arrived, Mabel seemed disoriented but lucid. She accused her live-in caregiver, Edward Lee Caldwell, of hosting wild parties at her home, though there was no evidence of such events. Despite t ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 13, 2008
Victim Details

Apr 13, 2010

Jul 12, 2024

Mabel

Pugliese

98

82

69 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jul 13, 2008

Lakeland

Florida

Polk County

189

8404

Polk County Sheriff's Office - Bartow

Bartow

Florida

Polk County

33830

455 Noth Broadway Avenue, Florida

8632986200

County

Law Enforcement

08-227869

Polk County Sheriff's Office - Bartow

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

11/28/2025


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