On the cold, snowy evening of January 14, 1982, Memphis Police Patrolman Larry P. Childress, a 39-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran with 14 years on the force, responded to a home-invasion robbery in the 5600 block of Shady Grove Road. Two men had forced their way into the house posing as police officers, tied up the occupants and were in the process of robbing them when a victim escaped and called for help.

Childress and his partner split up on arrival; while the partner went to the front door, Childress went to the side of the house and encountered the two armed suspects. A gun battle followed and Childress was fatally wounded. The suspects fled, but were captured shortly afterward along with a third man who had waited in a getaway car.

Three men, aged 46, 36 and 32, were convicted of robbery and the murder of Patrolman Childress and each received life sentences. One of the three died in prison, another was later paroled, and the final man was granted parole and released in 2019. Does anyone have memories of Childress or information about the case that could add detail to the record?