The Disappearance of Robert Baron
Episode 210
Robert Baron
On a cold winter morning in January of 2017, fifty-eight year old Robert Baron was reported missing from Old Forge, Pennsylvania. A lifelong resident and pillar of the community, Robert owned the highly popular pizza restaurant Ghigiarelli's which has been a borough fixture since the 1920's.
On the morning of Thursday, January 26th, Robert's son Bobby arrived at the restaurant to find the doors locked, llights off and his father gone. Bobby noted several items out of place and traces of blood inside. When police arrived on the scene they found substantial evidence that a violent crime had occurred inside the restaurant and that the assailant had tried to clean up afterwards.
Three days later, Robert's missing car was found abandoned in an area which had been previously searched. The vehicle was caked with mud and blood was found inside and out. What had initially appeared to investigators as a robbery gone wrong was slowly changing shape into something far more sinister.
Was Robert Baron the victim of a random crime or was he specifically targeted by someone he knew and may have trusted?
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(5) Robert Baron on Searchlight - YouTube
Robert Baron from Old Forge went missing exactly five years ago. | wnep.com
Where is Robert Baron? | Eyewitness News
(12) Finding Robert Baron | Facebook
Two years later, cafe owner’s disappearance haunts the ‘Pizza Capital of the World’
(1) PA - PA - Robert Baron, 58, Old Forge, 25 Jan 2017 | Websleuths
Search for missing Old Forge businessman continues | News | citizensvoice.com
Family still searching for answers three years after restaurant owner goes missing | PAhomepage.com
The search for Robert Baron, family shares new video evidence | wnep.com
(1) PA - PA - Robert Baron, 58, Old Forge, 25 Jan 2017 | Page 3 | Websleuths
Measurements Paint Road Invest
237 1st Street, Old Forge, PA to 511 South Main Street, Old Forge, PA - Google Maps