![]() Since August the newspaper reporters have forgotten Erica. Snowman from Christmas was still stuck in the dirt near the Baker's front porch. Apparently he'd lived close by to Elizabeth Miller in Colorado the day that she disappeared, and along with the computer porn investigators had found newspaper clippingsīy June, 1999 the yellow ribbons that had been tied to trees in her neighborhood were worn and dirty. he was convicted, but a month later was out of jail. Partin wasĪrrested in Columbus when his girl friend found child pornography on his computer, including videos. James Partin who lives within a few miles of the Bakers' residence. The Erica Recovery Center closed to be reopened later in a different building. The volunteers gradually vanished and the publicized searches stopped. ![]() Bad weather prevented searches for weeks at a time. Searches continued through March, “For this weekend, with the weather getting nice, we need all of On Saturday MaParents and volunteers passed out posters and yellow ribbons and raised funding to continue the The police rousted scores of sexual predators from Montegomery, Greene and ClarkĬounties. The police brought the bloodhounds, they found nothing. Germantown, Ohio someone found a pink Pooh shirt in the mud. Thousands of missing children posters were taped to windows in communities from Ohio to California. No one has seen her, or anything she wore or had in her Until this day, no trace of her has ever been found. Others helped search for her in areas within four miles of her home. Volunteers drained the nearby pond and hundreds of Soaking wet and muddy under a pine tree near the bleachers and blue building where she was last seen by two joggers. ![]() Runs behind the bleachers and around Erica's elementary school. Senior center, which was crowded that day for the father/daughter dance that her father had forgotten to buy tickets for, is about 80 meters south of where Erica was last seen. Someone? The bleachers are in an open area clearly visible from practically anywhere in the park. Was she alone and crying? Or was she waiting for Of the bleachers, Erica stood by the bleachers and near a blue building to one side of the bleachers for about 15 minutes in a pouring icy rain. At about 4:00 pm, while the joggers made their way around three times around the track in front Winnie the Pooh shirt and a red or pink raincoat. ![]() She loves to help other people."Īt about 3:05 PM, Erica went to Indian Riffle Park to walk her Aunt Cristi's dog. Her mother said that her favorite book, "How Angels Got Their Wings" sat on the shelf near her bed, and that when she disappeared she'd been working on a science project about She read the Pooh books and kept a half-dozen stuffed animals from the storiesĪt the foot of her bed. As with Valiree Jackson, Winnie the Pooh was a favorite. The walls of her room were painted pink, her bedspead was pink,Īnd she often wore pink clothes to school and around the house. Erica also loved to play pool, a video shows her playing with one of her brothers. Her mother Misty said that she loved bowling and roller skating. Greg Baker showed investigator's a picture of her with her cheer leading outfit on and said that she was, "A hottie." According to investigators he often took her to work with him, and fellow workers have said that they had a great relationship. Greg then went to the Dayton Mall, the Four Dollar Shoe Store and finally home where he saw a TV show about dogs that sniff out criminals.Įrica was a cheer leader for the "Wee Wildcats" at her elementary school. He'd forgotten to buy tickets for a father/daughter dance at the Indian Riffle Recreation Center and reportedly Erica was very disappointed. On Sunday, Februher dad, Greg Baker, brought her home from visitation at about 2:30 PM.
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