MD LINDA MAE PEUGEOT & LORI PEUGEOT: Missing from LaVale, MD - 22 Sep 1969 - Age 21 & 2 (1 Viewer)

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Name: Linda Mae Peugeot
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 22, 1969
Location Last Seen: LaVale, Allegany County, Maryland

Physical Description
Date of Birth: Circa 1948
Age: 21 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 96 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Light blue sweater, bell bottom slacks with shoulder straps, and a black and white checked blouse.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Linda Mae Peugeot and her daughter, Lori Peugeot were allegedly kidnapped and murdered by Stanley B. Hoss Jr., a convicted cop-killer who grabbed the mother and daughter in the parking lot of the former King’s Department Store in LaVale on September 22, 1969. Linda Peugeot was a waitress at Warner’s. Their bodies were never recovered.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Alleghany County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 301-777-5959
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Maryland State Police
Agency Contact Person: Cumberland Barrack "C"
Agency Phone Number: 301-729-2101
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agency Contact Person: Special Agent Gregory Heeb, CDC
Agency Phone Number: N/A
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 1948

Information Source(s)
Namus
Maryland Missing
Cumberland Times News Archive

Doe Network: International Center For Missing and Unidentified Persons

Doe Network is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing awareness to missing persons and unidentified persons throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.

www.doenetwork.org

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LINDA MAE PEUGEOT & LORI PEUGEOT: Missing from LaVale, MD - 22 Sep 1969 - Age 21 & 2

Linda Mae Peugeot and her daughter, Lori Peugeot were allegedly kidnapped and murdered by Stanley B. Hoss Jr., a convicted cop-killer who grabbed the mother and daughter in the parking lot of the former King’s Department Store in LaVale on...

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Who Killed Linda Mae Peugeot

A young mother and baby mysteriously disappear. A shocking confession from the FBI would crack the case, but is this confession true?

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Who Killed Linda Mae Peugeot​

On September 22nd, 1969 shoppers at the King’s Department Store in Maryland witnessed a man trying to talk to 21-year-old Linda Mae Peugeot and her daughter, 3-year-old Lori. People brushed it off, assuming the man was her husband or boyfriend. Little did they know, they had just witnessed an abduction.

That day, Linda and Lori visited the department store to do some shopping. Lori’s husband was away serving in the U.S. Navy, so Linda decided to stay with relatives in Bel Air, Maryland. As the day drew to a close, Linda’s family began to grow concerned that the two had never returned home.

Soon, the Maryland State Police had launched a state wide search for the young mother and her daughter. The agonising search would screech to a halt in early October 1969 when a disturbing confession came to light. Stanley Barton Hoss told the FBI about that fateful September day in chilling detail.

According to Hoss, he came across Linda at the department store and accosted her at her car. He forced his way in, threatening Linda with a fire arm. He ordered Linda to drive him to Canada, and thus, her ordeal began.

He first took Linda and Lori to Franklin, PA, where they stayed in a motel. The staff did not raise the alarm, as they were not aware that Linda had been reported missing. Later, other reports of Linda and Lori would surface from different states, but these sightings contradict Hoss’ own story.

Sometime between September 22nd and 24th, Linda refused to drive Hoss any further. Stating she was worried about Lori’s welfare. In a fit of rage, Hoss claimed to have shot Linda and put her in the boot of her own car.

Linda’s body was reportedly left at a dump just outside of Akron, Ohio, but subsequent searches for her body turned up empty. After dumping Linda’s body, Hoss claimed to drive himself and Lori through several states before arriving in Kansas.

In Kansas, Hoss alleged he smothered Lori with a blanket before callously leaving her body in a creek. Hoss continued to drive around in Linda’s 1969 Pontiac GTO before his arrest in Iowa. His arrest is what triggered his shocking confession and searches for Linda’s and Lori’s bodies.

Despite their best efforts, investigators have never been able to find Lori or Linda. Hoss was well known to the police, having killed a police officer and awaiting sentencing for sexually violent crimes against a 17-year-old girl. Hoss had also kidnapped 2 others, but they were freed without incident.

Unfortunately, justice was not served for Linda and Lori, as it was determined his constitutional rights had been violated, given he had not been granted a ‘speedy trial’. He would be sentenced to life in prison for killing the officer, but that is as far as the law was able to get him.

His violent behaviour continued behind bars, torturing and eventually murdering a prison officer. His tirade would only end in 1978 when he took his own life in his cell. He took his dark secrets to the grave, ensuring that Lori and Linda’s families would never get full closure.

There have been concerted efforts over the years to find their bodies, but so far, police have come up empty-handed. Whilst this case occurred 56 years ago, it is never too late for justice. It may well be that Linda and Lori are among the long list of Jane Does, waiting to be identified.