Stepmother’s Myspace Page: Gothic
October 12th, 2010 | by Jen |Elisa Baker, the stepmother of missing Zahra Baker, describes herself on her MySpace page as a “Gothic” and said in one posting that “your kids rip your heart out.”
Baker, 42, has been described as a “person of interest” by Hickory police in what investigators now say is a homicide case.
Police say they cannot find anyone — other than her father and stepmother — who has seen 10-year-old Zahra Baker in at least a month, although Elisa Baker and her husband, Adam, didn’t report her missing from their Hickory home until Saturday afternoon.
Hickory police were called to the Bakers’ house about 5 a.m. Saturday after a report of a brush fire on the property, and a search warrant indicates officers found a ransom note in a vehicle at the house. Hickory police Chief Tom Adkins said Tuesday that Elisa Baker admitted to writing the ransom note and has been charged with felony obstruction of justice.
Elisa Baker’s MySpace page is titled “Miss Gothicfairy” and includes a mix of rock and country music, a number of personal notes from Baker, and photos that seem to show Zahra Baker and her stepmother’s other children.
One photo of Zahra has a caption — one would assume, written by her stepmother — that describes the young girl as “the dark child LOL.”
In a post written Feb. 22, 2009, Baker wrote,. “I am so sick of people judging me by how I look. I am Gothic and very proud of it.”
The post, full of spelling and grammatical errors, continues, “all i hear is you’ll grow out of it one day or when you gonna be normal. well first of, its something ur born into so you dont just grow out of it and to me this is normal.”
She added, “I’m E’lesa by god and thats who I am til I die.”
On June 16, 2009, Baker wrote, “And your kids rip your heart out. Its a never-endin circle.”
On the same day, she wrote that she has an “amazing husband” and said he keeps her positive, “even when everyone else treats me like c***.”
One person posted a response to that note late Tuesday morning, writing, “Yeah, we can tell family means nothing to you. What did you do to that little girl. Where is Zahra?”