Donald Lee Baker
Missing since August 6, 1956 from the San Gabriel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: October 17, 1943
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 12 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1"; 100 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.
• AKA: Donnie, Don
• Clothing: White t-shirt, blue jeans burgundy jacket with stripes on sleeve.
• Dentals: Not available

Circumstances of Disappearance

Donald was last seen on August 6, 1956 in the San Gabriel Canyon area near Glendora Mountain Road, bicycling with Brenda Jo Howell. An extensive search failed to turn up anything except their bicycles and Brenda’s jacket.

In March 1970, Mack Ray Edwards surrendered to police and confessed to murdering 6 children between 1953 and 1970. He once claimed to have killed 18 but in 1971 while on death row he committed suicide.
Edwards confessed and was convicted of the murder of Gary Rochet, Donald Allen Todd, and Stella Darlene Nolan. He also confessed to killing Brenda Jo Howell, Donald Lee Baker, and Roger Dale Madison. He was never charged with the murder of these children because their bodies haven't been found.
He is suspected in the disappearances of Bruce Kremen, Karen Lynn Tompkins, and Thomas Eldon Bowman. Investigations are currently underway, some new and some reopened.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
323-526-5541
Email

Agency Case Number: 006-00106-3100-400/NamUs MP#4625

NCIC Number: M865952730

NCMEC Number: NCMC1152953
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.