Linda Peterson was pregnant and a nurse when she disappeared in 1978. (Photo courtesy Murray City Police)
It’s been nearly five decades since 29-year-old Linda Sue (Hanoian) Peterson, a nurse and expectant mother, vanished from Murray, Utah—yet the mystery surrounding her disappearance remains stubbornly unsolved. The Murray Police Department, with new tools and renewed determination, has reopened the cold case, hoping that someone who knew Linda Peterson might finally come forward.
On September 16, 1978, Linda Peterson was last seen saying goodbye to her husband, William “Phil” Peterson, at his workplace near 700 East and 2100 South. She had reportedly arrived in a blue-and-brown station wagon, accompanied by two women, to inform him she was leaving for a spontaneous road trip to Kentucky…