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Margurite Daniel, a 47-year-old woman from Detroit, Michigan, went missing on June 2, 1978. On the evening of her disappearance, she was last seen with a male companion at a bar near Cortland Street. Very little information has been shared about what may have happened after she left the bar, and despite efforts to locate her, no significant leads have emerged. At the time of her disappearance, Margurite was described as an African-American woman standing 5�5� tall, weighing between 185 to 200 po ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 02, 1978

Victim Details

Jun 27, 2014

Nov 19, 2021

Margurite

Daniel

93

47

65 inches

185 lbs

200 lbs

Black / African American

Female

In the late spring of 1978, a 47-year-old woman named Margurite Daniel was enjoying an evening out in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. On June 2nd of that year, she was seen at a local bar situated around the corner from Cortland Street. Margurite, a Black female with brown hair and brown eyes, was in the company of a male friend that night. After this sighting, she was never heard from or seen again, leaving behind a mystery that has now spanned several decades. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5'5" and weighing between 185 and 200 pounds. A notable distinguishing characteristic was a Cesarean section scar on her abdomen. The circumstances surrounding Margurite's disappearance remain distressingly vague. Very few details about the events of that evening have been made public, and the identity of the male companion she was last seen with has not been released. It is unknown if she left the bar with this individual or what might have transpired after she was last seen. The lack of information has left her loved ones with unanswered questions and a case that quickly grew cold. Despite the passage of time, the Detroit Police Department officially took on the case, with a report being filed years later on June 26, 2014. Decades have passed since Margurite Daniel vanished, and her case remains an unsolved and painful chapter for her family. The few available details paint a sparse picture of her last known moments, leaving much to speculation. The investigation has been hampered by the limited information from the outset. Her case is a somber reminder of the many individuals who disappear, leaving behind families to grapple with the uncertainty and sorrow of not knowing what happened to their loved one. The overview of this case is one of an abrupt and unexplained disappearance, a quiet evening that ended in a mystery that has endured for more than forty years.

Jun 02, 1978

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

15453

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1406260146

2014-06-26

Detroit Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/27/2026


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