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5-12-93
Ryan Clark
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May 12, 1993: interview


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States he got home at exactly 3:38pm. --Chris was not @ home. Ryan had to be in court @ 4:00pm. --his dad took him. Dad dropped him off @ court & told Ryan he was going to go pick his mom up from work and go look for Chris.
Dad picked him up from court around 5:30 - 6:00pm Closer to 6:00pm. Dad told him that Chris had broken a seal on the window to get into the house --told him that Chris would be grounded for a week and that he had left Chris @ the house with his mom.
When they got home they were suppose to go to Shoney's to eat. Mom was on the phone long distance. Said she had heard Chris go upstairs --Ryan went upstairs to look for him. --went outside and checked down 14th --Wilson --States he, his mom, & dad went up to Big Star -- told a police officer that Chris was missing --told them to call the station to report it. Next door neighbor said she saw Chris on a skateboard and Steve Branch and Michael Moore came up on their bikes--left skateboard in the street and got on the bike with Steve. States that he had not seen Chris with Steve before.
Ryan found a skateboard about 6 houses from his on the side of the street.
States that he went to the woods --with Brett Smith. E. Q. H. S. at about 9:00 pm. Richiy Masters and Robbie were with them. Went in from the Goodwin dead end -- went @ the end to the bayou by the swing. Heard what sounded like 5 real loud splashes in the water.
States that he heard the grass and brush crackling.
After the first two splashes Ryan yelled--hello--is anyone over there. After the 3rd splash Britt and Ryan got scared and ran back to the dead end. States that he & Britt ran down W.E. Catt until they got to the dead end of McCauley. Ran to the end towards the pipe--found Richey and Robbie and told them what they had heard. When they got to the pipe they heard a gunshot.
Richey & Robbie went across the pipe to check things out. They were gone about 10 minutes. They came back. all 4 boys crossed the pipe and started looking in the woods. Walked down into the chute and crossed on a tree toward the open field. Thinks that they were in the woods on the north side of the pipe for about 30 minutes--saw the brown jacket but knew it had been there for some time. When they came back out Britt's mother was waiting on them. They went back to Ryan's house to see if Chris had came home. They left again and just drove around and looked in a couple of empty houses. Came home at midnight & his dad made him go to bed. Knows of atleast 13 people were out searching

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May 20, 1993 interview

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT



1993: Undated interview


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Interview with Shawn Ryan Clark


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Asked Shawn (Ryan) Clark about known friends of Brother Chris. he stated Clint Garner who lives on McCauley Circle (Ryan stated) - Clint was going to go with them that Wed but he had a baseball game. A guy named Aarron was a good friend but he moved to Skyline View in Marion about a month ago he did live on Barton. He also Played with a kid named Scooter he is black. North from Barton before Goodwin, also Cortez. Black kid lives on 14th Street between Barton and (unreadable). Also he played with some black kids next door & Carlos.

When asked if he knew anyone who Dealed(?unreadable) in Comic Books, he appeared to know who the guy was he said he's in his 30's & he lives on Goodwin, then he said he didn't know the guy but had heard about him From Chad Bell & Carlos. (Ryan) called Chad Bell's house & talked to someone, then Ryan

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stated his name was Reno. (Ryan) stated that he had heard the Guy had gotten into a lot of Fights, but that Chad Bell & Carlos said he was a real Nice Guy.

asked Ryan about Chris & Robin Hood:

Ryan stated Chris was affraid to go accross the Pipe. Ryan stated that about a month ago that him & Chris went fishing near the Pipe & Chris wouldn't Go accross the Pipe at the Bayou Ditch. Chris always Played on the South Side of the Bayou Ditch, never on the Blue Beacon side.

Ryan talked about a week before Chris was killed that Chad Bell & Chris Husband(?) talked about a Guy in a white van that chased them in the white van. Said it was a white Guy

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with a beard (short beard) Panel type (work van)

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Ryan stated Steven Branch was the Fastest & strongest of the three. Chris & Michael are on medicine.

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June 24, 1993: Cleared notice

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Consent to give blood


January 18, 1994

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January 26, 1994: Statement


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RIDGE: Okay, this is Detective Bryn Ridge of the West Memphis Police Department, currently in the Corning courthouse. Today's date 1 26 of 94, the time 9:38AM. In the office with me is Ryan Clark.
RIDGE: Ah, how old are you, Ryan?
CLARK: 14.
RIDGE: Okay, just a few minutes ago, I talked with your mother, Melissa, and your, you were there when I asked her permission to interview you?
CLARK: Yes.
RIDGE: Okay, and you heard her say it was okay?
CLARK: Yes.
RIDGE: Okay.
RIDGE: Ah, Ryan, what I want to talk to you about, ah, is a knife. You may be familiar with it, you may not. Ah, there is a knife that your dad had, I understand a Kershaw? Knife?
CLARK: Ah, he had a knife, but I don't know no name.
RIDGE: Okay. It's...the knife when it's folded down is like almost nine inches long. It's a lock-bladed knife.
CLARK: Like a buck knife?
RIDGE: Yeah.
CLARK: Well, he never did have no buck knife.
RIDGE: It's not a buck knife. Okay. Ah...how bout a blade, it's like a rough blade. Does that ring a bell to you?
CLARK: No.
RIDGE: Okay.
CLARK: Not like a curved lock blade.
RIDGE: (aside) Yes, we're taping. Hold on just a second.
And if you would...Mike Allen just walked into the room. Can you go to Inspector Gitchell and get me that knife that we're concerned about? Can you get me that knife? For just a second?
RIDGE: Does this...you remember this knife?
CLARK: Oh yeah.
RIDGE: You do. Okay, and is this the knife that goes into this pouch?
CLARK: Um hum.
RIDGE: Okay. Alright, that's what I'm going to ask you some questions about.
RIDGE: Ah...first...do you know...when that knife was, when the first time you saw that knife?
CLARK: I think he got it for his birthday, I'm not sure. Or Fathers Day I think.
RIDGE: Okay, John got it. Okay. Was Fathers Day. Now is this...
CLARK: It might have been his birthday or Fathers Day. I think it might have been even Christmas, I'm not sure.
RIDGE: Okay. So...ah...before the murder. Do you know if it was before or after the murder?
CLARK: Ah, I think it...I think he had it before, I'm not sure.
RIDGE: Okay. Did you ever play with the knife?
CLARK: Ummm...no. I had a little ol' bitty, just pocket knife that had scissors and, you know.
RIDGE: Okay. But this knife, did you ever pick it up? Look at it? Mess with it? Ah, play with it, or anything like that?
CLARK: Ummm...no.
RIDGE: Okay. Do you know of Chris ever picking it up and playing with it, taking it with him or doing anything like that?
RIDGE: It's not any trouble, or anything. See I want to make sure, you know.
CLARK: No, we...he always, he always kept it in his room, we never did mess with it.
RIDGE: Okay, Mark kept it in his room?
CLARK: Um hum.
RIDGE: Okay.
CLARK: Or he kept it by his chair.
RIDGE: Okay. Did you ever..in...by his chair, now thats, I guess that's in the living room or dining room?
CLARK: Yeah, but den. It's in the den.
RIDGE: Den. Okay. So if Chris...course Chris is a normal 8-year old kid.
CLARK: Yeah.
RIDGE: Ah, if he had wanted to play with this knife or get this knife, he had access to it?
CLARK: Well, in the kitchen, well, there's a whole bunch of knives. We had like, like one of those like big old pots of wood that all the knives go in.
RIDGE: Yeah.
CLARK: And he could have gone in there and got one of those knives, but...ah.
RIDGE: Well if this one is, is in the den...by, by your dad's chair
CLARK: Yeah (overlapping) Then he probably could have got it.
RIDGE: Then if Ryan wanted to get it he could have.
CLARK: Yeah, yeah he could have.
RIDGE: Okay. Do you ever know of Ryan having the knife?
CLARK: Ahh....me?
RIDGE: No. No. I'm sorry. Chris...having the knife.
CLARK: No. Having it, no. I never did...I never did see him mess with it. He never did mess with knives. He never did.
RIDGE: Ah...do you ever remember him maybe cutting himself with a knife or anything like that? I mean just...ah.
CLARK: Well...he might have. I don't know. He always used to...take toys apart and...hit his hand with a screwdriver, cause I remember that.
RIDGE: Okay. And he, he bled I take it?
CLARK: Not really. Just...break the skin, really.
RIDGE: Oh okay. Alright, so, this knife would have been accessible to him if it's down in the den by the chair? Say if Ryan came in and nobody was else around, if Ryan wanted to get to the knife, he could have, and you wouldn't have known anything about it?
CLARK: Me?...I'm Ryan.
RIDGE: Chris.
CLARK: (overlapping) Chris get the knife?
RIDGE: I'm sorry. I'm, I'm, I'm getting confused. If Chris came in from school, or if he was there at the house, and maybe you were outside playing, or...somebody else's not there.
CLARK: He, he probably could have got the knife, yeah. He could have got the knife.
RIDGE: But you don't
CLARK: He probably could have got every knife in the house. To some...it's just wide open.
RIDGE: Okay. So he had access, to that knife or any other knife in the house.
CLARK: He could...yeah he could have got the knife. Or I could have got the knife. Anybody could have got the knife.
RIDGE: Yeah. But...alright. The next thing is, do you remember any time that he may have cuttin' himself with the knife?
CLARK: No...
RIDGE: That he may have hid from Mark, or your mom, or...anything like that? You know, if, if he's got a knife that he wasn't supposed to have and he cut himself. Do you, you remember him ever cutting himself that he didn't want mom and dad to know he got cut?
CLARK: No.
RIDGE: That doesn't ring a bell?
CLARK: Uh uh.
RIDGE: Okay. Alright...ah...do you know what Mark did with this knife?
CLARK: What do you mean?
RIDGE: Did he, did he hunt? Did he use the knife when he went hunting?
CLARK: Hey, he used to carry it around on his belt whenever he went hunting. He had, like, two knives he used to carry around. He had one, like, it was uh, uh...he used to carry the jig not, the jigsaw knife, then it was another little ol bitty knife that was shorter than that.
RIDGE: Okay, you're calling this one the jigsaw knife?
CLARK: Yeah, the jigsaw with the ridges on the top...
RIDGE: That's the one we just showed you? That's in a nylon holster, and it's a Kershaw.
CLARK: Yeah, Kershaw, whatever.
RIDGE: Okay. Ah...did ah...Mark deer hunt?
CLARK: Yeah. We, we always used to go deer hunting.
RIDGE: You deer hunt too?
CLARK: We killed one, we, we just got through killing one, just a little while ago. Well, back in bow season.
RIDGE: Bow season? Where'd you hunt?
CLARK: we hunted up at, ah...well...it...you know where ah, Crawley's Ridge is?
RIDGE: Yeah.
CLARK: We hunted up there, on this guy's land.
RIDGE: Okay. Did you get one?
CLARK: No. I shot at him first, but I missed.
RIDGE: Okay. Alright ah...alright. Do you know who, or if Mark may have given this knife to somebody?
CLARK: No.
RIDGE: You don't remember him ever giving it to somebody else?
CLARK: Uh uh.
RIDGE: Okay. So you don't know how we came to have the knife?
CLARK: Uh uh. I don't know.
RIDGE: Alright. Well I'm going to conclude the interview. The time is 9:45 AM.