Joe Robinson

In the summer of 1987, a quiet Shreveport, Louisiana neighborhood was rocked by a brutal crime that claimed the lives of three individuals, including a young boy. On August 5th, 12-year-old Joe Robinson, a Black male, was found murdered at a residence on West 66th Street. He, along with 8-year-old Eric Williams, had spent the previous day working in the yard with 73-year-old William T. Code and had been given permission to spend the night.

The following afternoon, after the boys failed to ...