The West Memphis Three - May 5 2020 - Today in True Crime History

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:30.1	There were two more murders.
0:31.8	15 miles away.
0:32.6	We have a electricity line.
0:35.7	We're described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.
0:39.5	A cop of murder.
0:41.0	On May 5, 1993, three boys went missing from the small town of West Memphis, Arkansas.
0:47.5	And, with their disappearances, came the trial of the century that, even now, makes people scratch their heads in confusion.
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1:06.5	Stevie Edward Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore were best friends.
1:12.1	They all attended the same elementary school, Weaver in West Memphis, and were all in the second grade.
1:18.6	They were Cub Scouts and spent all of their extra time playing in their neighborhood outside.
1:23.8	That's why, on May 5, 1993, no one thought anything of it when the eight-year-old boys were riding their bikes around 6.30 p.m.
1:32.3	It wasn't until police received the first call around 7 p.m. from Christopher's adopted father, John Mark Byers, that anyone knew anything was wrong.
1:42.1	They were last seen just 30 minutes before after Stevie Branch's stepfather,
1:46.3	Terry Hobbs, called the boys inside. Searching that night was limited, but by the next day,
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