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Nelda Hardwick Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Oct 14, 1993

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 10, 2022

Nelda

Hardwick

66

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

07/05/2026


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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 ...
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Last Seen: Oct 14, 1993

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP625
  • Nelda Louise Hardwick - The Charley Project
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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
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