The Twisted Tale of Joe Clark: "The Baraboo Bone Breaker"
17-year-old Joe Clark had a secret obsession. He loved to watch and hear people's bones break. In the summer of 1994, he abducted 13-year-old Thad Phillips, and put him through days of brutal torture
On July 10, 1994, the body of a boy was found draped over a partially submerged tree branch in the Wisconsin River; an autopsy revealed that the boy had died of ‘accidental drowning’ and that there were no signs of foul play.
The body was a local 14-year-old named Chris Steiner.
Chris Steiner lived in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and on July 4th, his parents had awoken in the morning to find their son missing.
The police theorized that the boy had snuck out to go and party with his friends since it was the 4th of July, but further investigation pointed to Chris not leaving the house of his own accord; the screen door to his bedroom window had been sliced open, and muddy shoe prints were found on the carpet.