ON 5-5-93 AT APPROX. 6:30 P.M. BRYAN GOT OFF WORK FROM DONS SUPER SHINE AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO HIS MOTHERS AT 1823 GOODWIN WENT TO BARTON TO GOODWIN TURNED ON GOODWIN BY EAST JR. HIGH. AT THE DEAD END OF GOODWIN BY N. 14TH HE OBSERVED 4 W/MS 1 WAS CARRYING A SKATE BOARD AND 2 BIKES GOING INTO THE DEAD END TOWARD ROBIN HOOD HILLS. JUST SAW THE BACKS OF THE BOYS BUT FROM THE BACK ONE LOOKED LIKE STEVEN BRANCH BECAUSE OF THE BLOND SPIKED HAIR. IS NOT SURE WHAT ANY OF THE BOYS WERE WEARING. APPEARED TO BE YOUNG BUT NOT SURE HOW [WORD MARKED OUT] OLD. DIDNT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT HE PLAYED IN THE WOODS AS A KID AND KNOWS THAT THE KIDS PLAY BACK THERE.
WENT TO HIS MOTHERS HOUSE AND PICKED UP HIS WIFE + CHILD AND LEFT FOR MARION BY WAY OF INGRAM OVERPASS TO THE INTERSTATE.
THE NEXT DAY AT LUNCH WENT TO HIS MOTHERS FOR LUNCH SHE ASKED IF HE HAD HEARD ABOUT THE 3 KIDS THAT WERE MISSING STATED THAT
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HE HAD NOT. THEY WATCHED THE NOON NEWS AND IT WAS THE FIRST STORY ON. AFTER THE STORY HE TOLD HIS MOM ABOUT SEEING THE 4 BOYS GOING INTO THE WOODS HE LEFT AND WENT TO 14TH + BARTON AND TOLD JOHN MARK BYERS WHAT HE HAD SEEN. THEY ASKED IF HE WOULD HELP THEM LOOK HE WENT AND GOT A 3 WHEELER + HELPED SEARCH. BRYAN + BO HAMRICK SEARCHED THE BAYOU BY 20TH ST. + CHECKED THE 7TH ST. BAYOU.
