Christopher Conan Milke was four years old when he was reported missing in Phoenix in the winter of 1989. His mother, Debra Jean Milke, and her roommate, James Lynn Styers, initially told authorities he had vanished while visiting a mall to see Santa on December 2. The story broke down as investigators searched.

Christopher’s body was found in a desert wash on the outskirts of Phoenix; he had been shot three times in the back of the head. Suspicion centered on Debra Milke, Styers, and a friend of Styers, Roger Mark Scott. Scott confessed to involvement and implicated Styers and Debra Milke, saying Styers and Scott took the boy to the desert purportedly to look for snakes and that the shootings occurred there. Styers denied Debra’s involvement. Reportedly an unrecorded statement to a detective also played a role in charging Debra.

All three were arrested and convicted. Debra Milke and James Styers were sentenced to death and Roger Scott received a lengthy prison term. Does anyone have information about Christopher’s last known movements or the people around him that winter?