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Peggy Sweeten Missing Person Case

Last seen in Grove, Oklahoma on Jan 17, 1998

Victim Details

Dec 17, 2010

May 17, 2023

Peggy

Sweeten

79

51

64 inches

65 inches

145 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 17, 1998

Grove

Oklahoma

Delaware County

74344

9439

Ottawa County District Attorney's Office District 13

Miami

Oklahoma

Ottawa County

74354

Randy Matthia

Investigator

102 East Central Avenue # 201, Oklahoma

9185423224

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.ok.gov/dac/District_Attorneys/Kenny_Wright/index.html

1998-0687

1998-06-15

Ottawa County District Attorney's Office District 13

Black

Brown

Brown

No

07/17/2026


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In January 1998, 51-year-old Peggy Anne Sweeten vanished from her home in Grove, Oklahoma, a community nestled near the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. The last person to reportedly see her was her husband, James 'Jim' Sweeten, on January 17, 1998. According to James, he returned home from a work-related conference to find Peggy gone. He claimed she had left behind her wedding rings and a typed note stating she was leaving him for another man she had met on the internet. This narrati ...
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Last Seen: Jan 17, 1998

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  • Peggy Anne Sweeten - The Charley Project
  • Delaware County Sheriff's Office clears 1998 cold case - Fox 23
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    I've been following the Peggy Anne Sweeten case for a while, and something about James's behavior ha... ...Read More
    11/01/2024
    Has anyone else found it strange how James didn't report Peggy missing for five months? I mean, that... ...Read More
    10/12/2024
    I'm curious if anyone else finds it strange how long it took James to report Peggy missing. Five mon... ...Read More
    06/13/2023
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