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Mary Cook Missing Person Case

Last seen in Highland City, Florida on Nov 14, 1970

Victim Details

Feb 27, 2009

Jul 12, 2024

Mary

Cook

80

25

58 inches

59 inches

145 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Nov 14, 1970

Highland City

Florida

Polk County

7210

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven

Florida

Polk County

33880

Matthew Newbold

Detective

1891 Jim Keene Boulevard, Florida

8632986834

County

Law Enforcement

2008-152883

Polk County Sheriff's Office

6431

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

No

06/27/2026


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Mary Margaret Cook, a 25-year-old mother of two, went missing on November 14, 1970, from Highland City, Florida. On the day of her disappearance, her husband, Leathern "Earl" Cook, claimed that she had left to go shopping at a local store to buy Christmas presents for their children. She never returned home. The next day, her white 1959 Cadillac was found abandoned in the store's parking lot, with her wallet inside, but the $200 she was reportedly carrying was missing.

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Last Seen: Nov 14, 1970

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