Cateresa Matthews left her house in Dixmoor, IL , went missing Nov 19, 1991 and was not seen again until Dec 8, 1991. She was found on a path running along the I-57 highway. She had been sexually assaulted and shit in the mouth with a 45. mm handgun. Semen was found in the victim which was an important piece of evidence. Police had made no arrests or had no leads for over 10 months until on  Oct 20, 1992 a witness says that Cateresa was last seen getting in Robert Lee and Robert Taylor's car. Later that day Robert Taylor signed a handwritten statement implicating himself and 4 other teenagers in the crime. Later that week Robert Veal and Shainne Sharp signed a statement all contradicting themselves. The court carried on with the case and trialed all 5 teenagers. For the confessions and joined testimony Robert Lee and Robert Taylor were given 20 years in prison with parole. They also tested the other 3 boys on the same crimes. James Harden was given a 120 year prison sentence.