Four-year-old Paul Leonard Baker was last seen at his Beaufort, South Carolina, home on March 5, 1987. At the time he had blond hair and blue eyes and was reportedly wearing a blue jacket, a camouflage shirt, red pants, and gray sneakers. His stepmother, Susan Baker, says she put him down for a nap about 11:00 a.m., fell asleep after drinking alcohol and taking muscle relaxants, and only learned he was missing later that afternoon after a phone call from his father, James Baker.

Eighteen days after Paul vanished, his six-year-old sister Nina was removed from the home; authorities documented severe abuse, including untreated broken bones and sores. Nina told investigators that Susan frequently beat her with a stick and had also abused Paul for bedwetting. Those findings made Susan a person of interest, and suspicion has at times included Paul’s father as well. A grand jury later declined to indict either Susan or James Baker in connection with Paul’s disappearance. Paul has never been located and the case remains an active missing person investigation.

Does anyone who lived in Beaufort around March 1987 or who had contact with the family have information that could help explain what happened to Paul?