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In the late evening hours of October 14, 1993, 34-year-old Nelda Louise Hardwick vanished from her home on 18th Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She left a note for her live-in boyfriend stating that she was going to a nearby store and would be back shortly. Her boyfriend reported her missing the following day when she did not return. Nelda was a devoted mother to her four children, and her loved ones do not believe she would have willingly abandoned them. At the time of her disappearance, she ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 14, 1993

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 10, 2022

Nelda

Hardwick

65

34

63 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 14, 1993

Lake Charles

Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish

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

06/11/2026


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