Cook, circa 1970

Mary Margaret Cook
Missing since November 14, 1970 from Highland City, Polk County, Florida.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: April 26, 1945
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 25 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4' 11"; 145-150 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White and one-half American Indian female. Brown hair; hazel/blue eyes. She always wore glasses at the time of her disappearance.
• Marks, Scars: She has a birthmark above her ankle outside on her right leg.
• Other: She may have been pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
• Jewelry: She never took off her wedding rings, yet the rings were found at the house.
• Dentals: She never had dental work; she had an excellent set of teeth.
• DNA: Mary's mother gave DNA sample to Polk County in March, 2003, but doesn't think it has been entered into CODIS.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Cook, a 25-year-old mother of two, was last seen on November 14, 1970. She reportedly went on a shopping trip to retail store in Lakeland but never returned. There was no eyewitness to Margaret going to the store but her husband. Her 1959 white Cadillac was found in the store's parking lot the next day. Cooks wallet was found inside the car, but $200 her husband allegedly gave her was missing.
Cook's body has never been found and no one has ever been charged in her disappearance.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Polk County Sheriff's Office
863-533-0344
Email

Agency Case #: 2008-152883

NCIC Number: Not Entered
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Bay News 9
Cold Case Investigations
FDLE