Ida Faye Basco, known as Faye, was 23 when she disappeared in late winter 1979 from a trailer on Hoo Shoo Too Road in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She vanished with her 22-year-old boyfriend, Robert Edward Kelley Jr.; friends who arrived for dinner found the home empty, with no signs of struggle or forced entry. The couple and their red Ford truck were gone and were not seen again.

No formal missing persons report was filed immediately, which complicated the early response. Over the years both Ida and Robert have remained listed as missing; the Baton Rouge Police Department and the LSU FACES Laboratory have maintained active profiles and DNA from Ida’s daughter, who was four when her mother vanished, was later added to databases. Decades later the case remains an open cold case with no confirmed leads.

Does anyone have memories of a red Ford truck or information about Ida or Robert from that area and time?