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WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS US.
1. THE CRIME SCENE

The lack of blood was a big factor here that seems to have been misinterpreted. The lack of blood made the WMPD prosecutors think that they cleaned it up,but it would suggest from a scientific and criminologists point of view that it is not the actual 'primary' crime scene. So it happened somewhere else, this is the 'secondary' site, the place of disposal.
The extent of Christopher Byers injuries alone would have produced copiuos amounts of blood.No seepage in ground, or splatter on heavy undergrowth was discovered.
No mosquito bites appeared on the bodies.It was a warm May's night and searchers in the area complained about the infest of mosquitos in the Robin Hood Hills.
Search parties went through the night in the area and hear nothing.
Time would have been required to commit this attack.Doing this in the woods, in the dark, and remain undetected whilst groups of people and police were searching the very area seems unlikely.

see Brent Turvey , criminal profilers opinions,
www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/westmemphis/ev idence_11.html
EVIDENCE

Fibres found microscopically similar to clothing belonging to Damien and Jason. These items however were found to be readily availble and similar to clothing purchased from local department stores. Further testing to match the items was inconclusive.
A black book owned by Damien Echols , containing poems, spells and occult symbols.
Two young girls stated they heard Damien admit he did it, but the day they said they heard this he was actually in police custody.
After their arrests a reward of $35,000+ was offered for information. In a predominatly poor region many reports of occult behaviour flooded in.
A knife was found in the water behind the Lakeside Trailerpark where Jason lived with his mother. It was introduced in court , regardless of the fact that testing didnot connect either Damien or Jason to the knife.
The only knife that had blood of one of the victims was the one belonging to Mark Byers, Christopher Byers stepfather.
NO EVIDENCE OR PROOF OF CONNECTION TO CRIME
THE CONFESSION OF JESSIE MISSKELLEY JR.
Jessie Misskelley Jr, attended a special education school he had great learning and comprehension difficulties. With a low IQ and diagnosed as having paranoid physophrenia.
He was easily stressed and had a problem differentiating between reality and fantasy.
He was questioned for 12 hours without legal consent or parental witness.
His father thought he was being questioned , but not as a suspect or for interrogation.
Of the 12 hours only 45 minutes of fragmented tape exist.
Initially Jessie denied having any to do with it, but after 5 hours he began to 'confess'. He was told he flunked the polygraph, in actual fact he didnot.
In the confession Jessie states many inconsistencies of time, and order of events. He stated they were there at noon, the murders happened at night. The three boys were still in school. He stated rope was used to tie the boys up, it was shoelaces.
When Jessie makes an error he is corrected and told the right answer.
False witness testimonial experts Dr Richard Ofshe and Warren Holmes, believe the questions were leading and his confession extremely coerced.
Unlike some Jessie had no concept that he could leave the police station,and in his own words " I just wanted to go home so I told them what they wanted to hear"
He thought it could be fixed up afterwards and recanted that same night.
After his trial he was offered a redution in his LIFE + 40 year sentence if he would testify against Damien and Jason.
He never accepted the deal.

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" People assumed I was guilty and had made up their minds beforehand , simply based on my tastes in clothes , music ect.
In a larger city I would never have been noticed...
My faith is placed in the hope that people will realize they are about to execute an innocent man "
DAMIEN ECHOLS INTERVIEW/ interview Rick Stanton 1996

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HOW DID THIS HAPPEN..???

West Memphis is a predominatly Fundamentalist/Baptist region were any beliefs in 'occultism' or being Wiccan is not tolerated.
Hysteria hit the streets panic, and the police had no leads.
Jerry Driver who worked in juvenile corrections was believed Satanic cults were thriving in the area and was determined to find the ringleaders.
He was the one who suggested Damien Echols ( due to his Wiccan beliefs, black clothing , ect ) to Gary Gitchell of the WMPD.
Reports of SATANISM spread like wild fire. All the worst fears of a grief stricken , shocked community.
Media frenzy of bad press followed. Previous to the Echols/Baldwin trial Geraldo ran a program entitled " The devil made them do it.. When Satanic teens kill kids "
A fair and impartial jury and trial would be almost impossible.
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JOHN MARK BYERS.
Known as Mark Byers he was the only person to have a weapon that contained his stepson , Christopher's blood.
Gently questioned on the stand , he was evasive and contradictory in his answers.
Byers had a record of violence, spousal and drug abuse. He was a drug informant for the West Memphis police, ie Garry Gitchell
This record was expunged by none other than Judge Burnett, presiding Judge over the WM3 case.
He is venomously opposes Damien , Jason and Jessie.
Many suspect him due to the knife , his violent outbursts, fanatical beliefs.
After the trials he was caught holding a gun on a teenager while another boy assaulted him. (with Byers own knife)
His wife Melissa died 3 years after the murders, at this stage they were estranged and Byers already had another girlfriend.
MR BOJANGLES
On the night of the murders a local restaurant , approx 10 minutes away from Robin Hood Hills, 'Bojangles ', made a call to the police.
A black male bleeding from what appeared a cut on his arm had entered the female toilets.
He had mud on his shoes,in a dissorientated , aggitated state.
Police didnot attend the call properly , no report was made until the next day when the boys were discovered.
Then blood scrapings were taken from the wall and a report made.
The evidence was lost by the WMPD , what made this more tragic was amonst the caucasion hairs found on the boys a negroid hair was also discovered.
"Who was Mr Bojangles"?? I guess we will never know.

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THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE
WWW.WM3.ORG
HENRY ROLLINS
WM3 SUPPORT GROUPS
PEOPLE WHO DARE TO QUESTION AND FIGHT INJUSTICE

OTHER SITES OF INTEREST. www.crimelibrary.com/
www.wm3.org/
www.callahan.8k.com
www.jivepuppi.com
www.witchvox.com / under pagan issues
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
www.signatureprofilingassociates.com/westmemphis.htm
www.punkrockacademy.com/stm/essay/wm3.html
www.skeletonkeyart.com/
www.angelfire.com/ab/blueskied/damieninterview.html
www.arktimes.com/Articles/..search for wm3.
www.tasteslikechicken.com