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Robert and Benjamin Moore were best friends and brothers who spent most of their time together.

They were smart and good looking and both were naturally funny.

In fact it was rare to see either of them without a smile on his face.

And like most boys their age, they like to tease their little sister, play video games, and ride their bikes.

When Robert and Ben disappeared on the morning of August 30th 1993. Their mother,

Roberta, had left the house to care for her elderly father who lived nearby.

The boy's father, John Moore, was home with their three children.

When John called Roberta to tell her that the two boys were missing, she rushed home.

From that day forward, her life was a daily struggle with a deep

visceral pain of loss and confusion. Join us at the quiet end for close to home

the disappearance of Robert and Benjamin Moore.

John Moore's behavior that day and his recollections of what happened should have been a cause

for concern and suspicion by investigators,

but they somehow accepted implausible conclusions.

Today we'll analyze the religious obsessions in small town politics

that led to a botched investigation.

In doing so, we'll search for reasons why two innocent brothers were taken from their

mother and their young promising lives were ended so close to home.

So I have a really nice Wisconsin beer I've been waiting to put into an episode.

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