Ohio for the West Memphis Three

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Brief Overview
Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled "confession" from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too lateâ€” Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 13 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didnâ€™t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.
But thereâ€™s still hope for them, and you can help.
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What do you know about the case? You SHOULD know. Your rights are at risk. Do you know the difference between a status offense and a criminal offense?
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Paradise Lost & Paradise Lost 2
(A Series of Unfortunate Mishaps)
Chronology of Events
1993
May 5: The three victims are last seen at approximately 6:30pm.
May 6: The first body is found in a ditch in the woods behind the Blue Beacon Truck Wash at approximately 1:45pm.
May 7: Damien Echols is interviewed regarding the crime by juvenile officer Steve Jones and WMPD Lt. Sudbury.
May 9: Damien Echols is interviewed again, as are Jason Baldwin and Domini Teer.
May 10: Damien Echols is interviewed at the WMPD.
June 3: Jessie Misskelley "confesses." Damien, Jason and Jessie are arrested.
June 7: Lawyers for the three are appointed.
August 4: Damien, Jason and Jessie plead not guilty to capital murder charges at a pre-trial hearing.
1994
January 19: Jury selection begins for Misskelley trial in Corning, AR.
January 26: Misskelley trial begins.
February 4: Misskelley trial ends. Jessie is convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Michael Moore and second-degree murder in the deaths of Chris Byers and Steve Branch and sentenced to life in prison plus two twenty-year sentences. Please click HERE to continue with Jessie's post-conviction legal chronology.
February 22: Jury selection begins for Echols/Baldwin trial in Jonesboro, AR.
February 28: Echols/Baldwin trial begins.
March 18: Echols/Baldwin trial ends. Damien and Jason are both found guilty of three counts of capital murder.
March 19: Damien is sentenced to death by lethal injection and Jason to life in prison without possibility of parole.
TOTAL BULLSHIT!