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There are several resources to choose from to learn the most current informatiom on the West Memphis Three. If your not completely up to speed and would like to find out more information then please see below for documentaires, books, music, groups and other sites.
Check out:
www.wm3.org
www.jivepuppi.com
www.tristatewm3.com
The Innocence Project Site Click here
These folks are dedicated to helping people who were wrongfully convicted, get the justice they deserve through DNA testing. Check them out they are a great group.
www.callahan.8k.com
This site has everything you could ever want to see...Motions and Orders, Photos, Trial Transcripts, Documnets from the West Memphis Police Dept., Newspaper Articles, Chronology...and more.
This site is a definate must see...you will definately get educated.
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Chronology of Events
Photos
Trial Transcripts
Newspaper Articles
VICKI LIED and ADMITS IT!
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CASE CHAT: Every Tuesday night 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (keep this in mind)
CASE CHAT BOARD
Head over there, sign up on the EZ Board, and discuss your views with other supporters, and non-supporters. There are NON-Supporter boards on the EZ Board as well, it may give you some insite into other peoples views on the case.
The Case Chat happens every Tuesday night however, discussions do happen all the time. Its worth checking out.
INTERESTING ARTICILES:
Here are just a few articles of much interest that my lend insite into scientific thinking on problems with the case. Some things just don’t add up, or are difficult to believe. The case of the West Memphis Three seems like a slap to the face of justice. Many articles are out there, and these are a few that stuck out.
More articles will be posted in the future, if you have read an article you’d like to share, please e-mail us with where we can find it, or post a link in the comments section. We will be more than happy to add it to this list links below.
Who's Bite Mark is it, Anyway?
The Truth About False Confessions
False Confessions By Adults
Vocational Statistics for the Learning Disabled & Retarded
The Psychological Evaluation: Includes IQ tests, etc.
INCONSISTENCIES WITH LINKS TO CONFESSIONS AUDIO AVAILABLE
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HOW TO GET WM3 STUFF
T-shirts, braclets, bumper stickers, and more...order your shirt from the WM3.org store TODAY! Procedes do go back into the case.
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JOIN A STATE/LOCAL/NATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP:
Most of these are on myspace, some of these links are MSN groups and other similar formats. Myspace pages, and myspace groups are popular and a great way to get information in your area. Be sure to join the site or group local to you, and stop by and share your thoughts. Get involved….stay involved
These are listed in alphabetical order.
ALABAMA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA MSN
CONNECTICUT
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
IRELAND
LONG ISLAND NY
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
NEW ZEALAND
RHODE ISLAND
TENNESSE
TEXAS
UNITED KINGDOM
WEST VIRGINIA
If you have a group, supporter site, or awareness site please e-mail us the link to the site and we will be happy to add you to the list.
We try to send out bullitens to folks on myspace one/twice a month, so new folks joining know about the other sites out there.
AWARENESS DAY/WEEK MYSPACE SITES:
WM3 World Awareness Week (WAW)
WM3 Awareness Day Raleigh NC
Damien Echols-Almost Home
Tennessee for Damien Echols
Free The West Memphis Three Week Site
Myspace WM3.org
West Memphis Three
West Memphis Three Benefit Show
FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS 3 SUPPORTERS
HOW YOU CAN HELP JASON, JESSIE and DAMIEN:
People wonder all the time about what they could possible do to try and help these guys out, and it actually very easy to help. You can click on the links to donate or to read about what each fund is for. There is a detailed explanation of what each fund is, and what it helps to accomplish. So check it out. It is your decision to donate.
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10 EASY WAYS TO HELP-Click here
THE DEFENSE FUND:
HELP FUND THE DEFENSE
COMMISSIONARY FUNDS:
DAMIEN’s FUND
JASON’s FUND
JESSIE’s FUND
SEND THEM A GIFT:
DAMIEN’s WISH LIST
JASON’s WISH LIST
JESSIE’s WISH LIST
WRITE TO DAMIEN, JESSIE, JASON:
Write them a letter! Be sure to include the prison ID # and you may want to go read the rules for sending mail to the prisons: Important Writing Rules
Damien Echols #SK931
Varner Unit
PO Box 400
Grady, AR 71644
Jason Baldwin #103335
P.O. Box 600
Grady, AR 71644-0600
Jessie Misskelley, Jr. # 103072
P.O. Box 600
Grady, AR 71644-0600
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WE WANT A PICTURE OF YOU!!!
These are some pictures of supporters around the world...help add to this with a picture of you. E-mail any picture you have, of you in your "Free the West Memphis Three" T-shirt, tattoo, at an awareness day, anything showing support to the West Memphis Three. Eventualy these pictures will be added to a supporter video, similar to the one below the slide show.
E-mial them to:
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THE SUPPORT IS EVERYWHERE:
Click the link below and add yourself to the growing map of supporters. One more way you can leave you mark, and show your support, just by simply saying "IM HERE"
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A MAP OF SUPPORTERS or TO ADD YOURSELF TO THE MAP!
THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE MURDERS:
A CASE SYNOPSIS
by Burk Sauls of wm3.org
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 didnt 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 theres still hope for them, and you can help.
CHRISTOPHER BYERS BIOLOGICAL FATHER SPEAKS OUT
(From May 2000)
Rick Murray, biological father of victim Christopher Byers, contacted WM3.org in the hopes of making his sentiments public knowledge.
Here are his views on the case:
My name is Rick Murray, and I am the biological father of Christopher, one of the three boys who were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993. I'm making this statement to say that I am not satisfied with the investigation of my son's murder. I am not satisfied with the verdicts of the trials, and I want everyone to know that I believe the wrong people are in prison for this crime.
I have many reasons for feeling this way. I know the people who are close to this thing, and I know that people were mad about it, and they were wanting it to be solved quick. It got to the point where they weren't thinking about the truth, they were only listening to what the police and the reporters were telling them.
There was no evidence to convict the three who are in prison and everybody knows this. They just don't want to see it this way, because it's easier to believe that the police got the right people. One of the reasons I feel the way I feel is because I don't think that Damien, Jason and Jessie are insane, but I feel that it would definitely take an insane person to do what was done to those children.
There are a lot of things that the police just didn't look into. Someone could have driven up along the tree line on the East side of the wooded area, Robin Hood Hills. That dirt field East of the woods. There's a culvert that goes from the service road up along the tree line. Anyone could have driven up there and dumped the bodies in the creek, but the police never tried to find out any more about it. They were too quick to say that the murders were committed by a devil worshipper cult.
I don't believe that anyone should be convicted of murder that they didn't do whether it's my son or not my son. I've talked to people who believe these boys are guilty, and they just don't have any evidence to support what they're saying. It seems to me that if they really cared about the truth they would listen to reason and see that there just wasn't enough to put these three in prison.
I want to know who murdered my son, and I want to know that they will be caught and punished for what they did. I don't want three innocent people to suffer for something they didn't do.
- Rick Murray, May 2000
Music:
It is because of the effort and time so many musicians have given freely that there has been more information and awareness spread. Theres always the "AWARENESS DAYS" happening in many states, usually in June. So if you're a musician, and want to help, look out for awareness days in your area.
WM3 SUPPORTER MUSIC
[If you have a band that has recorded a song concerning this case and would like to make the MP3 available please send us the link and it will be posted on the WM3.org site.
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To listen to some of these songs:
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PEARLY JAM FAN?
Pearl Jam's first full-length studio release in nearly four years has finally arrived.
On the self-titled "Pearl Jam," Damien and Eddie Vedder share writing credit for the song "Army Reserve."
Damien writes: "I am tremedously excited about this ... This is something that will help bring even more attention to the case, and I hope you all like it."
Check out the song/lyrics here:
Army Reserve LYRICS!
Alkaline Trio's latest includes a song about the West Memphis case, titled "Prevent This Tragedy."
Written by singer/guitarist Matt Skiba, it can be found on their album Crimson.
Prevent This Tragedy LYRICS!
ZAO: Parade of Chaos features a song called "Free the Three."
Huge thanks to the band's efforts to raise awareness about this injustice. Get the CD from amazon.com to hear the song!
Free the Three LYRICS!
Musicians for the West Memphis Three: Volume One
Huge thanks to Seven Graylands and all the musicians who donated music and time towards this effort. 100% of the profits go to the legal defense fund.
Chuck Prophet: Age of Miracles has a song about the case.
From his site: "West Memphis Moon" is a powerful, harrowing, electro-clash, folk narrative that addresses the complex, multi-layered tragedy of the "West Memphis Three" (three teens questionably convicted of the grotesque 1993 murders of three Arkansas children).
Hip-hop artist Sage Francis mentions the WM3 in his new song "Slow Down Ghandi."
Slow Down Ghandi LYRICS!
Session Nine has recorded 'The West Memphis 3' to show their support.
'West Memphis Three,' written and performed by Josh Kendrick for a WM3 benefit show held at Somewhere Else Tavern in Greensboro, N.C.
'West Memphis in May' by Eclectic Noize.
From the website: 'This was written for Damien Echols. I lived in Jonesboro at the time of Damien and Jason's trial and saw just how insane this trial was.
'RVH'
A song inspired by the medieval witch hunt mentality of this case.
Words and music by Bishop/Fleming/Hensley.
'West Memphis Three'
Written by Matt Daly and performed by The Tracks, a Chicago-based band.
'Free WM3' by Thoracic Distruptor
From the website: 'This track was designed to inform people of the tragedy of three young men who may die in prison for a crime they didn't commit.' Irresistible industrial dance mix using sound clips from the film.
Movies:
These movies are available at Amazon.com, check your local video stores to see if they carry these documentaries. Amazon also carries used copies of both documentaries.
www.Amazon.com
Paradise Lost - Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
One of the most influential documentaries in recent years, the Sundance favorite Paradise Lost is an emotionally raw, must-see crime doc from two of today's most exciting filmmakers--Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky (the team behind Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Brother's Keeper). This dark odyssey began with the tragic murders of three 8-year-old boys, whose bodies were discovered in a shallow creek in West Memphis, Arkansas. The community demanded justice, and one month later the police delivered: three local teenagers accused of sacrificing the boys as part of a Satanic ritual. Despite overwhelming public antipathy towards them, defendants Damian Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley steadfastly maintained their innocence. Although the trial produced virtually no physical evidence connecting the defendants to the crime, the town, the jury, and the police felt that they had their killers, and used the young men’s penchant for heavy metal music and black clothing and a fascination with the Wicca religion as evidence of their guilt. With unprecedented access to all the players, Berlinger and Sinofsky captured the events as they unfolded before their cameras. From actual courtroom footage and clandestine jailhouse interviews to behind-the-scenes strategy meetings and intimate portraits of grief-stricken families, Paradise Lost is a shocking yet uniquely American real-life drama.
Paradise Lost 2 - Revelations
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations revisits the 1993 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators. While focusing on advocates who believe the young men are innocent Revelations also includes footage of the stepfather of one of the victims, who some suspect might be involved in the crime.
A disturbing and moving documentary, Revelations is investigative journalism and advocacy at its best. This case, as with the OJ Simpson and Jon Benet Ramsy murder trials, for better or worse, will remain in the spotlight for years to come as an example of America's judicial system gone
Television:
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WATCH...A Message from Damien, Jason, and Jessie.
A message from each of the West Memphis Three. The guys are thanking all of there supporters, this should remind us all of why we care so much.
Here are a few videos I found that are worth posting up here. These are great short videos, and are worth the few moments of your time for you to view them.
Thanks for the support!
Books:
These books are available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Walden Books, also check your local library. Some bookstores may not carry "Almost Home" you may have to special order it, so please keep that in mind when looking to purchase this book. (Its worth the wait)
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Arkansas Times investigative reporter Leveritt explores the 1993 West Memphis Three murder convictions, which have been the subject of two HBO documentaries. The book is arranged chronologically, from the crime through the trial, and dispassionately dissects the prosecution's case against three teens who were convicted of the grisly murders of three eight-year-old boys. Leveritt interviewed the principals, reviewed the police file and trial transcripts, and leads the reader to conclude from her exhaustive research (430 footnotes) that the case was botched, improperly based on a single confession from a retarded youth and the defendants' alleged ties to satanic rituals. Well written in descriptive language, the book is an indictment of a culture and legal system that failed to protect children as defendants or victims. Highly recommended, known as the bible to the case.
The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis 3
While many artists, actors and musicians have come forward to fight this injustice, this book is the first collection of writings in support of the West Memphis 3. Collected here are case-related fiction and essays by some of the best dark fiction writers working today, as well as eight pages of black-and-white illustrations by -horror-master Clive Barker, a piece by comedian Margaret Cho, and an introduction by filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky creators of the acclaimed West Memphis 3 documentaries Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.
This project is a fundraiser for the West Memphis 3 Defense Fund (wm3.org). Contributors have donated their stories, and all proceeds will go toward legal efforts to ensure that this miscarriage of justice is resolved.
Almost Home: My Life Story Vol 1
Almost Home is a message to you from a faraway place. It is a message from a 12-foot by 9-foot cell in a cinderblock building surrounded by coils of razor wire in the middle of a dirt field in Arkansas. It was written by a young man named Damien Echols and it chronicles his life and his experiences in a way that clearly illuminates him, not as a monster, but as a human being. For over 10 years Damien has been an inmate on death row for a crime he did not commit. He, along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley have become known as The West Memphis Three, and though the story of their arrest and conviction is widely known, most people don’t know the real people behind the sound bites and the TV news segment clips. Damien has spent much of his time behind bars diligently maintaining his integrity and his sanity by writing.
Almost Home is the product of that self-discipline, and in it you will meet someone who has survived an ordeal many of us would find impossible to live through. There are a few who still believe that Damien is a devil-worshipping child killer, but as time passes and more facts rise to the surface, it becomes even more clear that he is the victim of a peculiar species of hysteria. Read this book and know the truth about him. It is an urgent message from death row; the whole story of who Damien Echols was and really is.
TASTE LIKE CHICKEN MAGAZINE
Damien is now writer for this magazine...check it out.
about $5 an issue)
(Cut and paste link)
TLChicken Magazine
Heroes:
CHECK OUT DAMIENS ARTWORK
www.skeletonkeyart.com
Artshows are still happening, so check the Skeleton Key Art website for dates.
Damiens Artwork, is available for sale thru e-bay occasionaly. It is also available at various awareness events, please check with the event to verify if Damiens work is for sale there.
QUOTES:
"The thing with Damien is he was in a town that wasn’t as receptive to that low-level rebellion. If you wear a black trench coat, it’s not okay. And if you walk around with a Metallica t-shirt with your hair teased up like Edward Scissorhands, it is not okay. In a lot of the towns in the South, you don’t have those punk clubs or goth clubs. You’ve got your sports bars and those are your only choice. And if you walk into a sports bar with a Dead Kennedys t-shirt someone is going to give you hell about it."
By -Burk Sauls of wm3.org
I have personally observed people wearing black fingernails, having their hair painted black, wearing black t-shirts. Sometimes they will tattoo themselves."
By -Dale Griffis, purported cult expert, describing people involved in the 'occult"
"Usually what people don't understand they try to destroy"
By -Damien Echols Oldest of the West Memphis Three
"It’s such a music oriented issue. It seems to us that the injustices stemmed from the music these kids were listening to, and the solution may come from that as well."
By -Danny Bland, manager of the Supersuckers
"These boys were vilified for wearing the wrong clothes and listening to the wrong music. I’m by no means the first person to question this, nor am I the last. These guys were made into scapegoats so residents could have a target for their anger."
By -Eddie Daly/Spaghetti
"This is a really f*cked up situation."
By -Jack Black, at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Benefit
"They think I was in a cult or something, just because I was friends with Damien, and I wore Metallica T shirts. They even had them in court. They brought clothes out of my closet. They didn't bring any of my other clothes to court; just some black T shirts. I had white T shirts too."
By -Jason Baldwin Youngest of The west Memphis Three
"I am not covering a Black Flag song, but I would love to help the WM3 in any way I can, since I believe they are innocent. I would really like to paint the album cover, and I have suggested that."
By -Marilyn Manson, commenting on the Rollins benefit album
"FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE!"
By -Trey Parker
"We would like to see Damien Jason and Jessie given new trials – this time based on concrete evidence, actual facts and substance – instead of rumors, prejudice, superstition and what amounts to a modern day witch hunt. We would like to see a real proper investigation to determine who really did kill those three children."
By -Winona Ryder Actress
OTHER FOLKS TO CHECK OUT WHO NEED YOUR SUPPORT:
Tyler Edmonds
Josh Maxwell
Charles Mamou
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