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Ida Basco Missing Person Case

Last seen in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana on Mar 15, 1979

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Case Description

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In the late winter of 1979 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, a young woman named Ida Faye Basco, who was 23 years old, vanished under puzzling circumstances. Known to her loved ones as Faye, she disappeared along with her 22-year-old boyfriend, Robert Edward Kelley Jr. The couple was last seen at their residence on Hoo Shoo Too Road in Baton Rouge. Friends who had been invited over for dinner that evening arrived at their trailer to find no trace of Ida or Robert. The home showed no signs o ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 15, 1979

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  • Ida Faye Basco and Robert Kelley... - LSU FACES Laboratory
  • Jared Leisek | MISSING IDA FAY & ROBERT KELLEY ... - Instagram
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    Victim Details

    May 23, 2013

    May 19, 2021

    Ida

    Basco

    68

    23

    66 inches

    70 inches

    120 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Mar 15, 1979

    East Baton Rouge Parish

    Louisiana

    East Baton Rouge Parish

    Unknown

    5315

    LSU FACES Laboratory

    Baton Rouge

    Louisiana

    East Baton Rouge Parish

    70803

    Teresa Wilson

    Assistant Director

    South Campus Drive & Tower Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Louisiana

    2255784761

    Other

    University

    http://www.lsu.edu/faceslab/

    480

    Baton Rouge Police Department

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    06/15/2026


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    Forum Posts (1)

    Has anyone looked into the possibility that Ida and Robert might have planned to leave on their own?... ...Read More
    11/25/2024

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