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Nelda Louise Hardwick, a 34-year-old mother of four, disappeared from her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 14, 1993. That night, she left a note for her live-in boyfriend stating that she was going to the store and would return shortly. However, she never came back, and her boyfriend reported her missing the following day. Nelda's sudden disappearance raised alarms, as family members insisted that she would not have willingly left her children behind.
Nelda had distinctive ph ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 14, 1993
Nelda had distinctive ph ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 14, 1993
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Nelda
Hardwick
65
34
63 inches
110 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Oct 14, 1993
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
180
6540
Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
70601
Charles Hunter, Jr.
Chief Investigator
707 E Prien Lake Rd # B, Louisiana
3374777537
County
Coroner
93-054275
Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office
4685
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/09/2025
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It's baffling to think how Nelda's case led to the exhumation of a body only to find it was a man's.... ...Read More
10/07/2024
10/07/2024
