paul leonard baker
She told authorities her stepson, 3-year-old Paul Leonard Baker, disappeared from the family’s Beaufort, S.C., home on March 5, 1987, while she was napping. [...] Haddock said deputies plan to charge Baker, husband James Arthur Baker, and the child’s mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer. [1]
James’ affair with Susan, who was employed as their children’s babysitter, caused the breakup of the marriage. [2]
She claimed that James never paid child support afterwards. [3]
After the disappearance, the couple’s 6-year-old daughter was removed by state social workers who discovered broken bones and sores on her body. [4]
He would not detail Mercer’s role in the disappearance but said authorities do not believe the baby’s father, James Russell Dedrick Jr., was involved. [1]
A baby missing for five days was found alive in a box under her baby sitter’s bed, and authorities said Thursday they plan to charge the sitter, her husband and the child’s mother. [5]
- A baby missing for five days was found alive in a box under her baby sitter’s bed, and authorities said Thursday they plan to charge the sitter, her husband and the child’s mother. [1]
The Bakers purchased a home in Beaufort, South Carolina by 1987. [3]
Baker was living with his father and stepmother, James and Susan Baker at the time of his disappearance. [4]
She was pregnant with her new boyfriend’s child by the time her divorce from James was finalized. [3]
In August, Susan Baker wrote a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist’s office, pleading for help for the baby. [1]
James’s affair with Susan, who was employed as their children’s babysitter, caused the breakup of the marriage. [3]
Investigators who searched Susan Elizabeth Baker’s home near this rural Panhandle town found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick tucked under a bed surrounded by items meant to hide her, Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said. [5]
Solorzano said that she moved out of their home with Paul and his sister Nina shortly thereafter. [3]
Sources:
[1] ksl.com - Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive under bed
[2] MPCCN: Paul Leonard Baker
[3] The Charley Project: Paul Leonard Baker
[4] Cold Case - Baker
[5] Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive under bed