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Killer on Loose in Dallas Murder of Well-Known Marketing Executive

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Killer on Loose in Dallas Murder of Well-Known Marketing Executive
By Maria Guerrero • Published May 26, 2020 • Updated on May 26, 2020 at 10:45 pm

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Police Still Searching for Dallas Marketing Executive’s Killer

A killer remains on the loose after the murder of a well-known Dallas marketing executive in broad daylight on Memorial Day.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no description of a suspect.

Dallas police would not say whether the attack on Leslie Squair Baker, 59, was random or a robbery.

Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 5 p.m. Monday in the 6100 block of Royalton Drive, a neighborhood near the Preston Royal shopping center.

Neighbors were stunned at the scene unfolding in their normally quiet neighborhood.

“Having a little difficulty processing it,” longtime resident Eddie Jenkins said. “We’ve been a quiet neighborhood all these years and then something like this happens. It’s kind of hard to believe.”

Officers arrived at the ranch-style house and found Baker in the driver’s seat of a car with an apparent gunshot wound.

 

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]Larry Q. Robertson, president of Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery released the following statement regarding Baker’s death.

"We're shocked and heartbroken by Leslie's senseless death. I personally have known and worked with Leslie for many years, and her tragic passing is very difficult to understand and accept.Leslie was part of the Texas Health Resources family for more than 20 years and had been in her current role since 2007. She quickly became a trusted, valued member of our family. During her time here, she was a key member of our administrative team, known as an intelligent, fair and compassionate leader who kept the care of patients as her guiding light.During this tragic time, we send our heartfelt prayers, condolences and support to her husband and beloved children. We ask that everyone keep Leslie's family in their thoughts and prayers as they navigate through this tragic time."

The Dallas Police Department's homicide unit is asking that anyone with information regarding this offense, contact Detective E. Montenegro at 214-671-3624 or via email: e.montenegro@dallascityhall.com. Please refer to case #092727-2020.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information.
Killer on Loose in Dallas Murder of Well-Known Marketing Executive

 

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Woman shot and killed in her Preston Hollow driveway on Memorial Day
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Surveillance photos show a possible suspect vehicle, a grey four-door car seen speeding away from the neighborhood around the time of the shooting. Police haven't released a suspect description, but Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information.

On Tuesday morning, investigators returned to the crime scene to look for clues. They are investigating a murder that looks like it could have been an attempted robbery or carjacking.
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Bob Buschardt says the Bakers were loved in the neighborhood where a lot of the people know each other.

“Leslie and Robert threw the first big parties that the neighborhood had here years and years ago,” he recalled. “They had Dickey’s Barbecue out here, and the whole street was party central.”

Steve Stoler and his wife, Susan Stoler, have known Baker and her family for years. Susan graduated high school with Baker in 1979

 

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Killer on Loose in Dallas Murder of Well-Known Marketing Executive
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As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no description of a suspect.

Dallas police would not say whether the attack on Leslie Squair Baker, 59, was random or a robbery.

 

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]Killer on Loose in Dallas Murder of Well-Known Marketing Executive

May 26, 2020

A killer remains on the loose after the murder of a well-known Dallas marketing executive in broad daylight on Memorial Day.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no description of a suspect.

Dallas police would not say whether the attack on Leslie Squair Baker, 59, was random or a robbery.

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“I heard what I thought were six shots,” Jenkins said. “Like a 'boom.' Then like a 'boom, pow.' Then followed by four rapid shots.”

 

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One of the best people I ever knew': Friends mourn woman shot outside her Preston Hollow home

Updated: 6:15 PM CDT May 26, 2020

DALLAS — Leslie Squair Baker grew up in Dallas, raised her kids in Dallas, and friends say it felt like she knew everything about Dallas.

“She doesn’t know a stranger. She knows everybody,” said Susan Stoler, who went to Dallas ISD’s W.T. White High School with Baker in the 1970s.

“A wonderful, vivacious, loving caring person. One of the best people I ever knew," Susan said.

Their friendship spanned decades. Susan's husband Steve Stoler, a former journalist at WFAA, was friends with Baker, too.

“It took probably two minutes after you were introduced to her and you felt like you’d had a friend for years,” Steve said.

Credit: Facebook
Leslie Squair Baker was shot and killed outside her Preston Hollow home.
Baker’s Facebook page was inundated with special tributes from her friends Tuesday, as word spread about her death.

Neighbors said they heard six shots about 5 p.m. Monday outside Baker’s home in the 6100 block of Royalton, about a block from the intersection of Preston and Royal.

Dallas Police say when officers arrived, they found Baker in the driver’s seat of a black sedan with a gunshot wound.

RELATED: 59-year-old woman found shot, killed in her car in Preston Hollow

Police tried to revive her and paramedics rushed her to a hospital, but Baker, a 59-year-old wife and mother, died.

On Tuesday, police asked for the public’s help. They want anyone with information to contact Detective E. Montenegro at 214-671-3624 or via email at e.montenegro@dallascityhall.com.

DPD would not confirm whether detectives had any leads or potential motives.

While the coronavirus pandemic has monopolized news coverage in 2020, the story that captured Dallas's attention in 2019 was a spike in violent crime.
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“It’s not just that this happened on Preston and Royal. It’s a fact that a crime like that could happen in any part of the city,” Mata said. “And we are not doing everything we can -- not just the police, but also the civilians to solve these crimes.”

He said citizen cooperation is key.

“In solving these crimes, we are preventing future ones because these individuals are the same people out there committing these crimes over and over and over again,” he said. “Very few people commit murder as their very first crime.”

Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment in Baker’s death. Crime Stoppers can be contacted at 214-373-TIPS (8477).

 

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Woman shot and killed in her Preston Hollow driveway on Memorial Day

May 26, 2020

Surveillance photos show a possible suspect vehicle, a grey four-door car seen speeding away from the neighborhood around the time of the shooting.
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On Tuesday morning, investigators returned to the crime scene to look for clues. They are investigating a murder that looks like it could have been an attempted robbery or carjacking.

Video at the link above reports the victim was talking on her phone to a friend and the last thing she said was that she was being robbed.

 

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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6130-Royalton-Dr-Dallas-TX-75230/26756592_zpid/
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Homicide on Royalton Drive
Homicide on Royalton Drive
On Monday, May 25, 2020, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Dallas police responded to shooting call at 6130 Royalton Drive. Upon arrival, officers observed the victim, Leslie Squair Baker, a 59-year old white female, sitting in the driver seat with an apparent gunshot wound. Officers pulled the victim out of the vehicle and immediately began performing first aid before the arrival of Dallas Fire-Rescue. The victim was transported to an area hospital, where she died from her injuries.

The Dallas Police Department – Homicide Unit is asking that anyone with information regarding this offense, contact Detective E. Montenegro at 214-671-3624 or via email: e.montenegro@dallascityhall.com. Please refer to case #092727-2020.

 

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Sources: Dallas Police Make Arrests In Driveway Murder Of Hospital PR Executive Leslie Baker

“Detectives were led to the suspects’ location after another carjacking in Richardson Tuesday night.

Sources said the arrest was made on Deerwood in Dallas and that Baker, 59, was killed during a random attempted carjacking.”