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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 late— 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 didn’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 there’s still hope for them, and you can help.MySpace Layouts MySpace Layouts MySpace Codes MySpace Backgrounds

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My Interests

Music, singing, gymnastics, and "playing" my guitar.

I'd like to meet:

A S.F.

Music:

To many to name.

Movies:

Not that many.

Television:

Don't watch much of T.V.

Books:

"The Vampyr Lesat" "Montmorecy" "Almost Home"

Heroes:

Damien Echols
Jason Baldwin
Jessie Misskelley
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Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers were 8 years old at the time of their brutal deaths in 1993. Three West Memphis teens, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. were tried and convicted of the heinous murders of these three young boys. More than a decade later, questions remain regarding the circumstances of their convictions. 1. CONFESSION OF JESSIE MISSKELLEY JR.—After several hours of questioning, Jessie Misskelley Jr. offered a confession implicating the involvement of himself as well as Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin in the murders of Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers.WHY IS THIS EVIDENCE QUESTIONABLE? Over 11 hours of the interrogation of Jessie Misskelley was not recorded, leaving only 20 minutes of an audio taped confession full of inconsistencies and credibility issues. The recorded confession is not a narrative of events by Jessie Misskelley Jr.; rather it is a series of statements offered in a question and answer format, which hints at coaching by the interrogators. This is evident in the elements involving the proper timing of events and the identity of the victims in relation to the injuries sustained. Expert opinion has termed the confession “coercive compliant”. The conflict between the contents of the confession and the known facts about the crime supports this notion. Among the conflicting statements offered in his confession, was the placing of the victims and Jason Baldwin out of school at times they were unmistakably in school. Other conflicting statements were that the victims were bound with rope whereas they were found tied with their own shoelaces. Jessie’s confession made charges of anal rape whereas the medical examiner found no signs to corroborate the claims. Jessie also stated that one boy was choked into unconsciousness with a stick. Again, the medical examiner could report nothing to substantiate this.It is also important to note that Jessie Misskelley has an IQ of 72 and did not testify at the trial of Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols. Immediately after confessing, Jessie recanted his statements.2. TESTIMONY – 1. Two twelve year old girls testified to overhearing Damien Echols state at a softball game.,,“I killed the three little boys and before I turn myself in, I'm going to kill two more and I already have one of them picked out.”2. After being held in the same juvenile detention facility as Jason Baldwin for a brief period time, Michael Carson testified that Jason admitted to the murders in a jailhouse confession.3. There was testimony placing Damien and Jason at the scene of the crime.WHY IS THIS EVIDENCE QUESTIONABLE? The young softball game witnesses only came forward several months later, after seeing TV news reports filled with stories of the murdering cult and ultimately Damien’s arrest. Although these young witnesses allege overhearing this statement, they could not recall anything else Damien may have said. Nor could they recall the appearances of the other people involved or anything being said by them in response. No explanation could be offered as to why no other details of the alleged conversation could be recalled.There is nothing to suggest that Michael Carson and Jason Baldwin ever made contact while in the detention facility. Out of concern that Carson would perjure himself in court, a counselor from the facility communicated to the prosecution and defense that he had a discussion with Carson about the case in which he revealed details of the crime. The jury never heard that Carson was a medically diagnosed LSD addict, nor was the information provided by the counselor allowed in court.The testimony, which placed Damien and Jason at the scene of the crime, also placed Damien’s then girlfriend at the scene as well. The prosecution itself questioned how accurate this sighting was when they attempted to show that the witnesses had been mistaken in their identification of Damien’s girlfriend, who was never investigated as a suspect. Additionally, Jessie Misskelley was not placed at the scene by this testimony. Other testimony contradicted the statement that Damien and Jessie were spotted near the crime scene at the time specified. 3. FIBER EVIDENCE--fiber evidence consisted of various fibers found in the homes of the suspects which were “microscopically similar” to fibers found at the crime scene.WHY IS THIS EVIDENCE QUESTIONABLE? Of the hundreds of fibers tested by the Arkansas state crime lab, only 4 fibers were found which were “microscopically similar” to various items found in the homes of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, some from clothing items owned by other household members. The term “microscopically similar” entails a finding that the fibers are similar--not that they came from the same source. Unlike fingerprints, microscopic fiber analysis is inherently unreliable. The State’s own expert testified in court that the findings were inconclusive and did not rule out other sources. It is important to note that the fibers were from common items available on a wide scale in West Memphis. It is also important to note that no fibers were found matching any fibers in the home of Jessie Misskelley.EVIDENCE INDICATING THE INVOLVEMENT OF A SATANIC CULT AND EXPERT TESTIMONY GIVEN TO SUPPORT THESE CLAIMS.WHY IS THIS EVIDENCE QUESTIONABLE? The testimony offered by the State’s so called expert was virtually nothing more than a repetition of the myths and fears already circulating West Memphis, Arkansas. Dr. Dale Griffis obtained his “cult cop” credentials entirely via mail correspondence. There has been nothing to substantiate claims of a satanic cult led by Damien Echols in West Memphis. Damien studied various aspects of Wicca and had a personal interest in topics that were portrayed as satanic in nature. As proof of cult activity, the state submitted Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Dean Koontz books seized from his home. They also used black concert t-shirts and song lyrics to demonstrate murderous capabilities. The local media, who seemed reluctant to publish a story unless it contained elements to promote the phenomenon of “satanic panic”, was fueling superstitious suspicions of cult involvement.5. MURDER WEAPON—knife found in a lake behind Jason Baldwin’s parents’ residence was submitted into evidence as murder weapon. Additionally, 2 large sticks are taken from the crime scene and it is suggested by the prosecution that these were used in beating the three victims.WHY IS THIS EVIDENCE QUESTIONABLE?After searching a very small portion of the lake behind Jason Baldwin’s home in the Lakeshore trailer park, a large survival knife was recovered. There was nothing linking this knife to Jason Baldwin and no reason to suspect it was used in the murders. The large lake was open to members of the public and was often an area of fishing. There were likely a number of items that could have been recovered from the lake due its frequent use. Regarding the sticks found in the woods, there was no fibers or blood present on these to indicate they were used in any of the ways alleged by the prosecution.“Eleven.” Gary Gitchell, West Memphis Police Chief (When asked by the media before the trial to rate his department’s case against Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley on a scale from one to ten)“There was a remarkable lack of physical evidence against anybody.” --Prosecutor John Fogleman When asked about the lack of physical evidence against the West Memphis Three - Phoenix Times 1996