<i>"One of my officers found a tennis shoe, and, inquisitive, he just jumped in the water and felt one of them."</i><br /><br />On the evening of May 5th, 1993, three eight-year-old boys - Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers - went out to play in the neighborhood around Robin Hood Hills in West Memphis, Arkansas. They were supposed to be home by dark but never came home. By 8:00 PM, their families had contacted police and were beginning to search for them with flashlights, but held back by the creeping darkness and the elements.<br /><br />The following morning, the community gathered to help participate in the search. Hours passed without any sign of the three. But at approximately 1:45 PM, a juvenile parole officer peered over the steep bank of a water-filled ditch near where the woods bordered the nearby Blue Beacon Truck Wash. He spotted something in the water...<br /><br /><br /><br />Learn more about this podcast at <a href="http://unresolved.me" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>http://unresolved.me</b></a><br /><br />Check out the podcast store at <a href="https://unresolved.dashery.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>unresolved.dashery.com</b></a><br /><br />If you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to <b><a href="https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod</a></b> to become a Patron or Producer<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support</a>.