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Skeletal remains, car parts and clothing were found buried in Catawba County today as authorities continued to search for clues to the disappearance of Travis Baker, 19 when he went missing in April 2007.
Investigators were searching in an area where Baker was last seen when they found the remains and other items buried off Long Island Road, south of the town of Catawba, the Observer's news partner, WCNC NewsChannel 36 reported.
The skeletal remains were sent to Chapel Hill for identification. Investigators wouldn't say if the car parts matched Baker's 1998 red Chevrolet Camaro, which has never been found.
They did say they were led to the spot after receiving new information on the case last week.
Baker, a Bunker Hill High School graduate, was last seen around midday April 16, 2007, at an Exxon Station on Oxford School Road near Catawba. He was driving his Camaro and sent a text message shortly before 11:30 a.m. to his girlfriend. The message said he was looking forward to seeing her.
Baker didn't show up for a lunch appointment, or work that night -- leaving two paychecks. Authorities searched lakes Norman, Hickory and Outlook, but found no trace of Baker or his car. They have followed more than 50 leads in the case.
