The Cold Ones

On Friday, April 3, 1987, Sarah Boyd (32), her daughter Kimberly Boyd (2) and friend Linda McCord (31) attended a gospel concert in Walterboro, South Carolina.   After leaving the concert, they headed back to their hometown of Orangeburg, South Carolina, but they never arrived. Phillip Boyd, Sarah’s husband and Kimberly’s father, returned home from work around midnight, but did not find it strange his wife and daughter had not arrived home yet.   He assumed that they were with friends or at the residence of Linda McCord.   When they had not arrived home by 6:00AM, Phillip Boyd contacted police.   Linda McCord’s husband also contacted police when his wife had not arrived home.    Law enforcement was able to find witnesses who had seen McCord’s vehicle driving down highway 15 going between 30 and 40 miles per hour with another car following them, but there was no description of the other car or its occupants that I could find.   ...

Family Background Paul Leonard Baker was born June 29, 1983 to James Arthur Baker, Jr. and Lynda Solorzano.   His parents divorced in the mid 1980’s after James Baker, Jr. had an affair with the couple’s babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Shirley.   Lynda Solorzano moved out with Paul and his sister, Nina, not long after starting the divorce proceedings.   However, due to Lynda Solorzano’s financial situation and not having the ability to properly care for her children the judge who finalized the divorce gave custody of the children, Paul and Nina, to James Baker, Jr.   After getting full custody of his children, Baker married Susan Elizabeth Shirley in August of 1986 and they purchased a home in Shell Point, Beaufort County, South Carolina.   James A. Baker, Jr. was a sergeant at the Marine Corps Air Station and Susan Shirley, now Susan Baker, stayed home with Paul and his sister Nina.     Case History Three year old Paul Leonard Baker was ...