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Carla Baker

Case from Hays, KS dated Jun 30, 1976

Victim Details

Carla Baker

Female

White / Caucasian

Hays

KS

1976-06-30

20

Carla

Baker

07/10/2026

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On a summer evening in Hays, Kansas, on June 30, 1976, the life of 20-year-old Carla Joan Baker, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short. A student at the University of Kansas, Carla was home visiting her parents when she went for a bicycle ride near the western edge of the city and vanished. The following day, her father discovered her abandoned bicycle, prompting a report of her disappearance. For months, there was no sign of Carla, leaving her family and the community in a state of anxio ...
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