CANADA Marguerite Cardwell 31 missing from Calgary, Alberta 1973

[Moonwalker9]

Canada's Missing | Case details

Alias: PETERSON, Elizabeth Marguerite

Marguerite Cardwell was last seen in Calgary, AB on Sept. 10, 1973, when she told a friend that she was planning on travelling to either Edmonton or Vancouver. Her vehicle was found near Canmore, AB on Sept. 16, 1973. Her purse and other personal belongings were found inside the vehicle. Ms. Cardwell had purchased a rifle a few days earlier and has a history of mental illness.

 

[Richard]

Left : Peterson, circa 1973 Right: Peterson, circa 1968

Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell Peterson
Missing since September 16, 1973 from Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: September 3, 1942
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 31 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 120 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Blonde/brown hair; blue eyes. She has a two inch (2") screw in left ankle.
  • Medical: She had attempted suicide prior to her disappearance.
  • DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance

Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell Peterson was last seen in Canmore, Alberta on September 16, 1973.

On September 18, 1973, her abandoned vehicle was found on No. 1 Highway, 12 miles east of Canmore, on a deserted road near Dead Man's Flats. Her car was found with all of her personal belongings and keys in it. Investigators believed she had driven out to the deserted road in the middle of the night and shot herself with a rifle she had purchased; however, after a two-day search of the area her body has never been found, she has never been heard from again, and not even a gun was found in the area. It is known that she had purchased a .303 rifle on September 10, 1973.

Marguerite was divorced and employed at various jobs in Calgary, Alberta. Papers that her daughter has with her T4's all indicate she was working at law firms, oil & gas firms as a secretary. She had a pilot's license from when she lived in Montreal.

A roommate stated that there had been a man at the door of Marguerite's suite, yelling at her the last night she was heard from.

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

RCMP
780-412-5424

Agency Case Number: 73-701-3

Source Information:
The Calgary Sun
The Doe Network: Case File 509DFAB

 

[Richard]

British SMLE .303 Bolt Action Rifle

 

[Richard]

The 1973 purchase information concerning the British SMLE rifle might help solve the case if the RCMP were to release the serial number as a stolen weapon. If it were to show up, it might have a bearing on the case.

 

[Cimatico]

Enhanced image from source Canada's Missing | Case details

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Marguerite...it's now been 50 years.

 

[Richard]

MISSING: Marguerite Cardwell - 09/10/73 - Calgary, AB​

Physical Characteristics & Details:​

Aliases: PETERSON, Elizabeth Marguerite
PETERSEN, Margaret Elizabeth
Missing since: September 16, 1973
Year of birth: 1942
Age at disappearance: 31
Sex: Female
Bio group: White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 165cm / 5 ft 5 in
Weight: 57kg / 126 lb
Build: Slender/Thin
Complexion: Moles
Fractured/Broken Bones: Left Ankle, 2 inch screw in ankle

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LINK:

MISSING: Marguerite Cardwell - 09/10/73 - Calgary, AB — CANADA UNSOLVED

In early September, 1973, 31-year-old Marguerite Cardwell did two things: she purchased a .303 calibre hunting rifle, and on September 10, she told told a friend she was planning to travel to either Edmonton or Vancouver. The mother from Calgary was never seen again.

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Investigating Agency Contact Information:

If you have information about this case, please contact any of the following:​

1. Canmore RCMP: 403-678-5519
   Reference Case#: 20101321585
2. Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
3. Email the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at:
   canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
   (Case reference: 2014004543)

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that the purchase of the rifle was to mislead... I don't think she used it to commit suicide... she was a successful woman although I must say that I thought it could have been suicide since maybe she knew some secret or combination safe and to protect herself or her family... it could also be that she was pregnant and the father may have abandoned her...
I think we will never know what really happened...
either way
rest in peace

 

[John/Jane Doe]

509DFAB - Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell Peterson

 

[John/Jane Doe]

509DFAB - Marguerite Elizabeth Cardwell Peterson