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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 33 MIN

The Mysterious Death or Disappearance of Texas Oilman Ed Baker Part 1

from Gone Cold - Texas True Crime · host TTC Productions

In November of 1985, rice farmers harvesting crops just north of the Texas small town of Katy found the smoldering remains of a car in one of the fields. Inside the vehicle, Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies found a badly charred and disfigured body. Later that day, it was discovered that the burnt car belonged to millionaire Houston oilman Ed Baker. As the investigation progressed, the murky waters only muddied further. To this day, precisely what happened to Ed Baker remains a mystery.Part 1 of 2. If you have any information about Edward Gerald Baker’s case, please contact Crime Stoppers Houston at 713-222-8477. Special thanks to Steve Owens of Fascination Street podcast for lending us his voice in the episode. You can listen to his amazing – and fascinating – podcast here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/fascination-street  You can support gone cold and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast Find us at https://www.gonecold.com For Gone Cold merch, visit https://gonecold.dashery.com Follow gone cold on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, and X. Search @gonecoldpodcast at all or just click https://linknbio.com/gonecoldpodcast #WhatHappenedToEdBaker #Houston #HoustonTX #HarrisCountyTX  #TrueCrime #TexasTrueCrime #ColdCase #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #UnsolvedMysteries #Homicide #CrimeStories #PodcastRecommendations #CrimeJunkie #MysteryPodcast #TrueCrimeObsessed #CrimeDocs #InvestigationDiscovery #PodcastAddict #TrueCrimeFan #CriminalJustice #ForensicFiles Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

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