Wrongful Death Gary Douglas Baker Found Slain

Linn County investigators on Wednesday found the body of Waterloo resident Gary Douglas Baker, 69, on his wooded property near the South Santiam River, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Baker was last seen July 30.

Detectives have identified someone they termed a “person of interest” in the killing, but they have not named the individual. They said Friday that the investigation was continuing, and that there was no reason to believe there is any danger to the community. Sheriff Tim Mueller announced the discovery of the body Friday.

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Detectives had discovered the body on Wednesday after serving a search warrant on Baker’s residence at 39440 Woodbine Drive, where the unmarried Baker lived with his 17-year-old nephew, Jonathan Stuart Baker.

Deputies had checked the property on July 31 and on Aug. 1 and 3, but Wednesday’s search was much more extensive. Baker’s vehicle, which originally had been reported missing, was found on his five-acre property.

“A post-mortem examination performed by the medical examiner revealed that Mr. Baker was killed by homicidal violence,” the sheriff wrote in a press release.

On July 31, business associates of Baker’s reported that he had not attended any of his scheduled appointments. They told deputies that this is very unlike Baker and thought something may have happened to him. Baker was a marketing associate with Smart Media Technologies, which is based in Henderson, Nev.

On Aug. 1 and 3, other business associates also became concerned when Baker uncharacteristically missed several appointments.

Detectives continued to interview associates of Baker’s, including friends and family and his nephew, who had been taken into custody on Monday morning following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 5, according to police logs.

The pursuit started near the Linn County line and went into Marion County, where the teen left the freeway at the Sunnyside-Turner exit and was apprehended in what Linn County authorities termed a high-risk traffic stop. The Oregon State Police assisted. The teen was booked into the Linn County Jail on charges of felony attempt to elude and reckless driving and remains in custody.

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