Donald Lee Baker was 12 when he vanished on August 6, 1956, in Los Angeles County. He and friend Brenda Jo Howell rode their bicycles into the San Gabriel Canyon area near Glendora Mountain Road. Donald was described as 5 feet 1 inch, 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes; he wore a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a burgundy jacket with stripes on the sleeves.

Initial searches turned up few clues. A few days after they were last seen, Donald’s jacket and Brenda’s bicycle were found near Morris Dam about a quarter of a mile south of the last known location; Donald’s bicycle was located about a month later. Authorities at first considered a runaway scenario.

In 1970 convicted killer Mack Ray Edwards confessed to murdering both children and gave a burial location, but a search did not recover remains and no charges were ever filed in these disappearances. The case is classified as a non-family abduction and foul play is suspected.

If anyone has memories of that area or information about Donald or Brenda from 1956, please share what is known.