NE NE - Margaret Kay Holst, 18, Omaha, 4 Aug 1977

Hmm....I wonder who was the last person to actually see Margaret, aside from the young man she was on the date with? Were they BOTH seen together out in public on the date--i.e. restaurant, movies, a concert? That sort of thing? Or do we only have people saying Margaret told them she was going on a date with the guy and the guy saying he dropped her off at home? Everything is written in a way that with the passage of so much time is vague.
 
As I intrepret the very sparse information available, Margaret Kay Holst left a note saying that she was going on a date with a boy she recently met. I don't know if she named the boy in the note, but evidently he was located and said that they did indeed go on a date and that he "left her off somewhere near her home".

Certainly an odd way to end a date, in my opinion. But evidently the police accepted his story. He was never named as a suspect in her disappearance.
 
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Margaret Kay Holst, 18
Missing since 4 August 1977
 
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Holst, circa 1977; Age-progression to age 55 (circa 2013)

  • Height and Weight 5'6, 130 pounds

  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved red and black shirt, blue jeans, blue sandals, an opal birthstone ring on her left hand, and a small gold band with a stamped "M" on her left hand. Carrying a brown imitation leather purse with a shoulder strap.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasia
  • n female. Red hair. Holst's nickname is Margie. Her eyes may appear hazel or blue. She has a small scar on the center of her forehead, her ears are pierced and her upper teeth are crooked.



Identifiers​

Dentals: Available, crooked upper teeth
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available, entered into CODIS
 

Margaret's NamUs profile was modified today, 11/22/22
She currently has 24 rule outs/exclusions

UP10493
07/01/1995
Lafayette
MO

UP7514
09/04/1979
Miami-Dade
FL

UP67534
05/19/1980
Pinal
AZ

UP8419
01/16/2001
Isle of Wight
VA

UP6629
02/03/1991
Frederick
VA

UP8579
01/25/1981
Hanover
VA

UP6661
02/03/1991
Stafford
VA

UP12683
06/06/2014
Newport News
VA

UP3153
04/19/1981
Will
IL

UP6583
11/10/1979
Livingston
NY

UP6642
08/07/1986
Chesterfield
VA

UP6796
11/18/1985
Alleghany
VA

UP6665
05/14/2007
Petersburg
VA

UP8493
12/06/1993
Fairfax
VA

UP6259
04/22/1981
Lawrence
OH

UP6150
11/07/1998
Stafford
VA

UP8427
07/17/1982
Washoe
NV

UP4768
04/19/1990
Licking
OH

UP4969
11/29/2006
Hamilton
OH

UP4790
04/24/1981
Miami
OH

UP4778
06/16/1987
Lucas
OH

UP6249
11/14/1980
Rockingham
VA

UP2703
06/15/1993
Douglas
CO

UP5203
01/12/2004
Marion
OR
Still 24 ruleouts
 
I'm very new at trying to matchup MP with UPs....

does anything think this could be a match? The opal ring is what caught my eye.

It's possible, sure. I think clothes could easily be different if a person left voluntarily and even if they were taken and held somewhere, but jewelry is a bit more likely to be constant, especially a ring. I think we change earrings more frequently, but JMO!

The height and age ranges work in your comparison. Skeletal remains found 5 years after Margaret went missing seems reasonable enough.

We would need an explanation for how she ended up in Indiana, but it's not a crazy distance. The unidentified was believed to have brown hair, Margaret has red hair, but it looks auburn in some of the photos. I'm not sure we can rule this out based on the hair alone.

Margaret, to refresh:
  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved red and black shirt, blue jeans, blue sandals, an opal birthstone ring on her left hand, and a small gold band with a stamped "M" on her left hand. Carrying a brown imitation leather purse with a shoulder strap.
The Unidentified you are suggesting:

The opal ring, pictured at Namus

Clothing
Blue nylon jacket; Blue long sleeve button up blouse with a pocket; White bra; Gray slacks with stretch panel (possibly maternity); Pink underwear with blue butterflies and "Gotcha" on the front; Blue or gray long knit socks
On the Body

Footwear
Wooden high heel shoes with leather strap and buckles

This could possibly be Margaret, but I don't think it is enough to submit based on a ring and being roughly same age/height. Maybe look and see if there are newspaper articles about this unidentified woman? There might be more information that could help? Do we have a thread here?
 
Margaret Kay Holst

Missing Since: August 4, 1977

Omaha, NE

Age Now: 66 Years Old

Female
Margaret's photo is shown age-progressed to 55 years. She was last seen on the evening of Thursday, August 4, 1977. She left her home in Omaha, Nebraska to meet an acquaintance and was never seen or heard from again. Margaret has a scar on her forehead. Her eyes may appear hazel or blue. Margaret uses the nickname Margie.
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As I intrepret the very sparse information available, Margaret Kay Holst left a note saying that she was going on a date with a boy she recently met. I don't know if she named the boy in the note, but evidently he was located and said that they did indeed go on a date and that he "left her off somewhere near her home".

Certainly an odd way to end a date, in my opinion. But evidently the police accepted his story. He was never named as a suspect in her disappearance.
The Boyfriend did it!
 

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