UT UT – Linda Sue Hanoian Peterson W/F, 29, Murray City, Salt Lake Co, 16 Sep 1978

[folieadeuxnola]

Linda Sue Hanoian Gustke Peterson



Last Seen: Saturday, September 16th, 1978

Missing From: Murray City, Salt Lake County, Utah



Physical/Clothing/Medical
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 29 Years Old
DOB: 03/02/1949
Height: 5’6”-5’8” (66”-68”)
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Brown, Shoulder Length
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Orange maternity top, blue jeans
Jewelry:
Characteristics/Medical/Scars: 5 months pregnant, wears reading glasses, pierced ears, scar ridge tissue inside mouth running from front to back 1/8”-1/4”
Transportation:
Fingerprint Status: Not Available
Dental Status: Available
DNA Status: Not Available

Circumstances:
Linda was reported missing by her husband on September 30th, 1978, she stopped by her husband’s place of employment and stated she was going to Kentucky. Linda has not been seen nor heard from since then.

Investigating Agencies:
Murray City Police Department
5025 South State Street, Suite 206
Murray, Utah 84107
Tele: 801.264.2673
Contact: Detective, Kevin Johnston
Web: Police | Murray City, UT - Official Website

Utah DPS
3888 W 5400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84118
Tele: 801.965.4445
Contact: Gina McNeil
Web: Linda H. Peterson aka: Gustke and Hanoian

NCIC # M-032284402

Information Sources:
NAMUS
MP Case # 1380: Missing Person Case
Case Manager: Dustin Driscoll
Tele: 817.240.4106
E-Mail: Dustin.Driscoll@unthsc.edu

The Doe Network 2290DFUT - The Doe Network: Case File 2290DFUT

The Charley Project - Linda H. Peterson – The Charley Project

 

[folieadeuxnola]

NAMUS Exclusions as of 07/14/18

UP12683 - 06/06/2014
Newport News VA

UP9978 - 10/13/2010
Pierce WA

UP8382 - 09/03/1978
Juab UT

UP6947 - 09/03/1986
Salt Lake UT

UP2202 - 01/24/1988
Bucks PA

UP6629 - 02/03/1991
Frederick VA

UP6150 - 11/07/1998
Stafford VA

UP1567 - 06/01/1987
Knox TN

UP3153 - 04/19/1981
Will IL

UP8642 - 03/30/2011
Fulton GA

UP8427 - 07/17/1982
Washoe NV

UP5166 - 06/20/1979
Perry PA

UP71 - 10/09/2001
Simpson KY

 

[alb1on]

Born Linda Sue Hanoian, she married Carl Gustke in 1967 in Los Angeles and in 1976 she married William P Peterson, also in LA and presumably having divorced her first husband.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

Born Linda Sue Hanoian, she married Carl Gustke in 1967 in Los Angeles and in 1976 she married William P Peterson, also in LA and presumably having divorced her first husband.

Yes that's her

 

[MissInvizzible]

Anyone know if the second husband might be related to an A. Peterson jr or the second? Or maybe used a different variation on the spelling of the last name?

 

[Beekarina]

Hmm.....Wish we had more photos. Something about her jumps out as familiar to me.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Picture and details added, 8/8/20:

Linda Hanoian Peterson – The Charley Project

 

[MadMcGoo]

Peterson, circa 1978

Details of Disappearance
Peterson was last seen in Murray, Utah on September 16, 1978. Her husband stated she stopped by his workplace to tell him she was going to Kentucky, in order to visit friends. She then rode away in a station wagon with other friends.

Peterson apparently never arrived in Kentucky. She never got in touch with her husband or her mother, who lives in California, and has never been heard from again. Her husband reported her missing two weeks later, on September 30. Few details are available in Peterson's case.

 

[dogperson]

Kentucky is a long way from Utah and a long car ride if you're pregnant, although she wasn't in the third trimester so maybe it wasn't that bad. I wonder if she and her husband were having any problems and I also wonder what the friends said about the trip. Surely the police questioned them. I wonder if she made it to Kentucky or what, because it isn't clear.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Linda H. Peterson aka: Gustke and Hanoian

The Doe Network: Case File 2290DFUT

Linda Sue Hanoian Peterson (1949-1978) - Find A...
Edit: removed photo posted on find a grave... I do not think this is her. Still trying to verify. This is a photo of Linda Gustke from Michigan.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Yeah, the Find A Grave photo is not this Linda. I don’t want to post a full yearbook group image, but I think Linda’s height could be listed incorrectly. She appears to be shorter than most of the other females standing next to her, not what I’d think 5’8” looks like (JMO).

1965 - Fresno, CA - Roosevelt High School
www.Ancestry.com

 

[MadMcGoo]

1966 - Fresno, CA - Roosevelt High School

 

[JnRyan]

Doing a Google Search reveals very little. Only one page. I find one part of the Charley Project to be interesting: "Her husband stated she stopped by his workplace to tell him she was going to Kentucky, in order to visit friends. She then rode away in a station wagon with other friends."

Did the husband's co-workers corroborate this? Who were these 'friends' and did LE identify them? I can't find anything further.

 

[VaYank5150]

Have they recovered the car she was driving?

 

[HelpingHeart]

If she never made it to Kentucky, are her friends missing too? This is confusing.

 

[kelsie]

any updates?

 

[heartanium]

23 November 1978, The Salt Lake City Tribune, pg 26

Hanoian is an interesting maiden name, haven't seen that around before.

 

[Pennysmom1]

In the above newspaper article, does anyone else think it's extremely odd her mother offered a $500 reward for information? Why isn't her husband offering the reward??


This Utah website has a really good photo of Linda, but I can't seem to be able to copy it.

Linda Hanoian PETERSON

Linda Peterson was reported missing by her husband, William Peterson on September 9th, 1978. At that time Mr. Peterson told Murray Police Linda had left their home in a station wagon with friends. Mr. Peterson said Linda and friends were traveling to Kentucky in order to visit other friends and...

bci.utah.gov

<<Linda Peterson was reported missing by her husband, William Peterson on September 9th, 1978. At that time Mr. Peterson told Murray Police Linda had left their home in a station wagon with friends. Mr. Peterson said Linda and friends were traveling to Kentucky in order to visit other friends and Mr. Peterson became worried when he didn’t hear from Linda. Linda was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance and is described as a 29 year old white female, 5’8″ tall weighing about 130 pounds. Linda had hazel eyes and dark brown hair with an olive complexion. Linda has no known direct family members.>>

A couple of more thoughts...
1. It is really sad that Linda has no known direct family members. Her mother must have passed.

2. This information says Linda was 6 months pregnant, not 5.

3. This information says Linda left their home in a station wagon with friends. Other sources say she went to his workplace and told him she was going to Kentucky.

4. If Linda left with friends, wouldn't they have information of when she was last seen and where?

 

[Pennysmom1]

Linda Sue Hanoian Peterson (1949-1978) - Find a...

Linda H Peterson was last seen in Murray, Utah. This incident occurred on September 16, 1978. She allegedly stopped by her husband’s workplace. She wanted to tell him she was going to Kentucky. She has never been heard from again. Her husband reported her missing two weeks later, on September...

www.findagrave.com