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Robert Kelley Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on Mar 15, 1979

Victim Details

Oct 19, 2017

Mar 27, 2020

Robert

Kelley Jr.

69

22

60 inches

75 inches

100 lbs

300 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 15, 1979

East Baton Rouge Parish

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

Unknown

33089

LSU FACES Laboratory

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

70803

Teresa Wilson

Assistant Director

South Campus Drive & Tower Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Louisiana

2255784761

Other

University

http://www.lsu.edu/faceslab/

673

Baton Rouge Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

06/30/2026


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In the spring of 1979, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, a young couple's sudden disappearance left a void that has been painfully felt for decades. Robert Kelley Jr., 22, and his girlfriend, 23-year-old Ida Faye Basco, were last seen on March 15 of that year at their home on Hooshootoo Road. In the days that followed, it became hauntingly clear that they had vanished without a trace, leaving behind a life that seemed to have been abruptly paused. Their home offered no clues to their w ...
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Last Seen: Mar 15, 1979

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    Does anyone else find it strange that there was absolutely no sign of a struggle at Robert Kelley Jr... ...Read More
    12/23/2023
    I’ve been digging into the case of Robert Kelley Jr. and Ida Faye Basco, and something that stands... ...Read More
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    09/28/2023
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