It was a pleasant summer Sunday in July of 1962 when the Bronx's Boyle family had traveled to Hardscrabble Lake in Pleasantville, New York to relax, enjoy a picnic, a little fishing, and take in the lakeside scenery. James Boyle, his wife Margaret, his three and a half-year-old son Kevin, and the boy's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Boyle, looked forward to getting out of the city and enjoying the day together.