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AT A GLANCE 1993 IN DETAIL [NOTE: Where applicable, sources follow an entry. Those marked with an asterisk (*) can be found in the Document Archive.] 1993 Wednesday, May 5 2:45pm: Pam Hobbs picks up her son, Steve Branch, early from Weaver Elementary School. Principal Sarah Kirkley in The Commercial Appeal 2:55pm: Pam Hobbs arrives home with Steve. Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Pam Hobbs Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Pam Hobbs 3:00pm [shortly before]: Christopher Byers’ grandfather drives over to the Byers’ home to baby-sit Christopher. John Mark Byers is home and tells him that he doesn’t have to stay. Devil’s Knot by Leveritt, p. 311-312 3:00pm: Weaver Elementary school day ends. Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Dana Moore Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Dana Moore 3:00pm [shortly after]: Michael Moore drops by Steve Branch’s house and asks if Steve can play at his house. Pam Hobbs tells Steve to be home by 4:30pm. Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Pam Hobbs 3:10pm: Dana Moore arrives home and sees Michael and Steve Branch riding bicycles on 14th Street. Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Dana Moore Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Dana Moore 3:38pm: Ryan Clark returns home from school. Christopher is not at home. Clark, Ryan, 5/12/93 Notes of interview * 3:50pm: John Mark Byers drives Ryan Clark to court so he can testify as a witness in a reckless driving case. Chris is still not home at this time. Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, p. 25 * Clark, Ryan, 5/12/93 Notes of interview * 4:50pm: John Mark Byers leaves the courthouse to pick up Melissa from her job in Memphis. Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, p. 25 * 4:50pm: Pam Hobbs leaves her house to go to Catfish Island, where she works as a waitress. On the way to work, she drives by Michael Moore’s house to look for Steve. She does not see him. Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Pam Hobbs 5:00pm: Melissa Byers gets off work at Fargotsteins, a jewelry store in Memphis. Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Melissa Byers 5:20pm: John Mark Byers and Melissa Byers return home. Christopher is still not there. There is evidence that he tried to break into their locked house, as Chris was not permitted to have a key. Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Melissa Byers Clark, Ryan, 5/12/93 Notes of interview * 5:30pm: John Mark Byers leaves to pick up Ryan from court. As he is driving to the courthouse, he sees Christopher. He takes Christopher back home, spanks him and orders him to clean up the carport. Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, p. 1, p. 25 * Posey, Bobby, Undated notes from door-to-door questioning * 5:30-5:45pm: Melissa Byers sees her son underneath the carport of their home. This is her last apparent sighting of the boy. Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Melissa Byers Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Melissa Byers 5:30-6:00pm: Kim Williams sees Steve and Michael going into Robin Hood Hills woods and their bikes parked on Goodwin. She does not see Christopher. Williams, Kim, Undated file note * 5:45pm: Allen Bailey sees Michael and Steve. The boys tell him they are going to pick up Christopher. Bailey, Allen, Notes of response to door-to-door questioning * 5:45pm [approximate]: Debra O’Tinger sees three boys she identifies as Christopher, Michael, and Steve passing through her yard. They head in the direction of Robin Hood Hills. O'Tinger, Debra, 6/30/93 Handwritten statement * Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Debra O'Tinger Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Debra O'Tinger 6:00pm [approximate]: John Mark Byers picks up Ryan Clark from court. Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, p. 1 * Clark, Ryan, 5/12/93 Notes of interview * 6:00pm: Dana Moore sees Michael, Steve and Christopher riding bicycles north on 14th street. Michael is riding his bicycle. Chris and Steve are sharing Steve’s bicycle. She sends Dawn Moore, her daughter, after Michael to bring him home for supper. Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Dana Moore Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Dana Moore 6:30pm: Robert Jeff Martins and his mother, Betty Lou Martins, see three boys they identify as Chris, Michael and Steve on Goodwin. Martins, Robert Jeff, Door-to-door questionnaire * Martins, Robert Jeff, 9/7/93 Handwritten statement * Martins, Betty Lou, 9/7/93 Handwritten statement * 6:30-6:45pm: Bryan Woody claims to see four boys enter the 14th Street woods, while driving by at 40 mph. He does not see the faces of the boys but notes that one of the boys had a haircut similar to his own son's. Woody, Bryan, 5/28/93 Report on interview * Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Bryan Woody 7:30pm: John Mark Byers, Melissa Byers and Ryan Clark, while driving around looking for Christopher, stop and speak to a West Memphis police officer. The officer advises them to wait until 8:00 and then call the police. Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, p. 2 * Clark, Ryan, 5/12/93 Notes of interview * Testimony, Misskelley Trial, Melissa Byers Testimony, Echols/Baldwin Trial, Melissa Byers 7:30-8:00pm: The Byers family stops by Clint Garner’s house looking for Christopher. Garner, Clint, 2/21/94 interview * Byers, John Mark, 5/19/93 interview, |
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