Timothy B. Baker was 47 when he was last known to be in Paducah, Kentucky, on March 5, 2004. He is described as a White man with brown hair and brown eyes, about 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds. At the time he disappeared he was reportedly wearing a yellow and blue striped shirt, blue jeans or slacks, and had a Timex watch.

Authorities say his vehicle was found on the Interstate 24 bridge at the Kentucky‑Illinois state line and a note was reportedly located inside. Reports indicate he jumped from the bridge into the Ohio River, but the record does not describe a recovery and he is not listed as found. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department took the case under agency case number 04‑5034; it was entered in NamUs as MP9749 and family DNA reference samples from his mother and father were submitted to the UNT Center for Human Identification and made available nationally.

The circumstances leave key questions unanswered about his final moments and whether remains were ever recovered or identified. Did anyone in the Paducah area see Timothy or his vehicle on or near the I‑24 bridge on March 5, 2004?