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Dec 15, 2021
Jan 12, 2024
Richard
Baskin
71
68
68 inches
180 lbs
Black / African American
Male
The disappearance of Richard L. Baskin began on a winter day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On January 9, 2021, the 68-year-old man was last seen along a busy commercial corridor, in the 6400 block of Airline Highway. The circumstances of his last known moments were specific; he was seen getting into a yellow cab. At the time, he was dressed in a khaki jacket and jogging pants. His family and the Baton Rouge Police Department were alerted, and a missing person case was opened, beginning a period of anxious uncertainty for those who knew him. The report, filed the same day he was last seen, marked the official start of the search for the elderly resident. Efforts to locate Mr. Baskin were aided by a clear physical description shared with the public. He was a Black man, standing about five feet eight inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds, with black and graying hair and brown eyes. Authorities also noted several distinctive physical features that could have helped identify him, including multiple scars on his abdomen, back, left hand and forearm, as well as his right shoulder and forearm. These details were disseminated in the hope that a member of the public might recall seeing him, but as time passed, concern for his welfare grew significantly within the community. Sadly, the search for Richard L. Baskin ended in sorrow. After he went missing, it was later confirmed that he was deceased. An obituary notice indicates he passed away in 2022, though the publicly available information does not specify the exact date or the circumstances surrounding his death. The case, which began with the seemingly ordinary act of hailing a cab, concluded with a painful loss for his family and community. The investigation into his disappearance is now closed, leaving behind the memory of a man whose final journey remains shrouded in unanswered questions.
Jan 09, 2021
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
No
110567
Baton Rouge Police Department
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
70815
Chad Montgomery
Detective
9000 Airline Highway, Louisiana
2252397832
County
Law Enforcement
2822-21
2021-01-09
Baton Rouge Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
05/29/2026
