Ronald Edward Baldwin, 54, disappeared from his 300-acre farm on Buckner Hill North Road in Bonnieville, Kentucky. He was last seen on June 12, 2004, riding four-wheelers in a wooded area of his property with a 12-year-old boy. The boy left to refill his four-wheeler’s gas tank at Baldwin’s home and was later unable to find his way back to where Baldwin had been.

By 9:30 p.m. Baldwin’s girlfriend reported him missing and searches by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, the Emergency Management Agency and a rescue squad ran into the night and resumed the next day. Searchers covered difficult terrain that included dense underbrush and four caves and later expanded to include a neighboring 600-acre farm and regional agencies. A neighbor found Baldwin’s abandoned four-wheeler, his tennis shoes and eyeglasses, and an unfinished bottle of whiskey nearby; Kentucky State Police described the circumstances as suspicious.

At the time he went missing Baldwin was described as a 5 feet 8 inches white male, 232 pounds, with shoulder-length white hair, a beard and brown eyes, last seen in blue bib overalls, a straw hat and tennis shoes. His family has held vigils and community events to keep attention on the case. If anyone saw Ronald on or near Buckner Hill North Road on June 12, 2004, or has information about his disappearance, please come forward.