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Linda Peterson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Murray, Utah on Sep 16, 1978

Victim Details

Jan 21, 2009

Aug 12, 2020

Linda

Peterson

76

29

68 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 16, 1978

Murray

Utah

Salt Lake County

7137

Murray Police Department

Murray City

Utah

Salt Lake County

84107

5025 South State Street, Suite 206, Utah

8012642673

Local

Law Enforcement

http://ut-murraycity2.civicplus.com/194/Police

Murray Police Department

6768

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/22/2026


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In the late summer of 1978, 29-year-old Linda Sue Peterson was eagerly awaiting the birth of her first child. A nurse at the University of Utah Hospital, she was five and a half months pregnant and, by all accounts, excited about becoming a mother. On September 16, 1978, her life took a sudden and unexplained turn. The last known person to see her was her husband, William “Phil” Peterson. According to his account, Linda stopped by his workplace, a pharmacy near 700 East and 2100 South in Sal ...
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Last Seen: Sep 16, 1978

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  • Linda Hanoian PETERSON - Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
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    Has anyone else been curious about the acquaintances Linda was last seen with? It seems they might b... ...Read More
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    I came across Linda Hanoian Peterson's case again and something struck me as odd. Her husband didn't... ...Read More
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