Pam hicks, mother of west memphis three victim, names new suspects in affidavit the west memphis three, from left, jessie misskelley jr. In the evening of may 5 th, 1993 in west memphis, arkansas three 8 year old boys were brutally raped, mutilated, and murdered by the west memphis three. The west memphis three were 3 teenagers who were convicted of murdering 3 young boys in a satanic ritual in arkansas in 1993. If the case against the wm3 is weak, then the case against hobbs is nonexistent. Purgatory during the 49th annual new york film festival at alice tully hall on monday, oct. West memphis three released from prison after 18 years. More than a decade after three young west memphis boys turned up dead in a drainage ditch, action news 5 has learned dna evidence may connect a family member to the crime scene. Problem is, many of the things he says about him are also true for the wm3, at least damien. Damien echols and the secrets of magick the new york times. The men garnered national attention due to a series of documentaries and books that questioned their convictions as well as the vocal support of numerous celebrities. Five years ago terry was one of the first guests on the opperman report. Convicts have no constitutional right of access to dna. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon.
The west memphis three have a following of celebrity activists. Tests proved that the dna on it was consistent with damien, jason and stevie branch. I cannot comprehend how people can say theres no evidence pointing to the wm3 and proceed to turn around and accuse hobbs. Supreme courts repeatedly denied the west memphis threes appeals, a new batch of dna testing done in 2007 showed that no genetic material on the crime scene evidence was a match to echols, baldwin or misskelley, reported the arkansas democratgazette. Dna evidence proves innocence of west memphis three. The paradise lost sequel was followed two years later with an exhaustive analysis of the case by mara leveritt in her book devils knot. Everyone has a story and this just happens to be mine, said hobbs. The horror commenced on may 5, 1993, when three eightyearold boys went missing in west memphis, arkansas. Over the years, they became known as the west memphis three, and their quest for exoneration would come to an end when they each took an alford plea deal in 2011. Inside the unknown story of the forgotten west memphis three. But the case still lingers in the public consciousness, new developments continue to arise, and there are many questions that remain unanswered about the murders of three eightyearold boys in west memphis, arkansas, on may 5, 1993. Terry hobbs says he is a church member, a father, and working man and in no way a killer.
As further evidence and stories came out, it became apparent the three were unlikely to have committed the crimes. The truth is, with the possible exception of the lake knife as discussed, no physical evidence firmly links either the west memphis three or any other suspect to the crimes. The arkansas supreme court orders a trial court judge to determine whether newly discovered dna evidence or evidence of juror misconduct justifies either a. Dna belonging to stevie branches stepdad, terry hobbs, was discovered in the shoelace of christopher byers.
It turns out that the dna evidence has been linked. In turn, the new twopart oxygen special, the forgotten west memphis three, spawned by ruffs truth and justice investigation, refocuses the attention back on. Former west memphis three inmate damien echols says he. Below is all the evidence against the west memphis three as posted by luckyballandchain in reddits unsolved mysteries sub which supports the case that the three not only committed the murders they were accused of but that the state of arkansas has now aided them in getting away with it. John mark byers, sometimes known as mark byers, was born on march 8th, 1957 in marked tree, arkansas. The secret evidence when noted forensic puppeteer dale broons of the arkansas baptist puppet university was presented with a sock puppet of jason baldwin, he caused the puppet to say howdy, im a child murderer in a very lifelike manner.
Other evidence was left behind at the discovery site. West memphis 3 dna evidence the trench reynolds report. After new dna evidence further supported the west memphis threes innocence, the men were offered a. Details are being reported about the much heralded dna evidence that is supposed to exonerate the west memphis 3 according to their misguided followers new dna testing by the defense shows that none of the genetic material recovered links echols. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Details are being reported about the much heralded dna evidence that is supposed to exonerate the west memphis 3 according to their misguided followers new dna testing by the defense shows that none of the genetic material recovered links echols, baldwin, or misskelley to the crime scene. You may have read one of several books about the murders. The child murders at robin hood hills is a 1996 american documentary film directed, produced and edited by joe berlinger and bruce sinofsky about the trials of the west memphis three, three teenage youths accused of the may 1993 murders and sexual mutilation of three prepubescent boys as a part of an alleged satanic ritual in west memphis, arkansas. Mark is described as being 65 and approximately 238 lbs.
During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the juveniles killed the children as. Forensic experts said dna evidence tied terry hobbs, branchs stepfather, to the crime scene, wregtv reported in 20. True detective season 3 centers on the case of 12 and 10yearold siblings will and julie purcell, who, on the day steve mcqueen died and. Dna evidence may connect family member to west memphis 3. The men were offered the alford plea deal in 2011 after new dna evidence. Numerous books have been written about the murder of three 8 year old boys in west memphis, tn in 1993. The west memphis three are three men known for being convicted as teenagers in 1994, of the 1993 murders of three boys in west memphis, arkansas, united states. The west memphis three are now free its been a year since dna evidence led to the release of damien echols, jason baldwin and jessie misskelley jr. In fbi profiler john douglass book law and disorder, he makes a strong case for hobbs. The first reason is that to me the west memphis 3 fit the profile of school shooters. In 2007 investigators attempted to develop dna evidence collected at the scene. Damien echols was sentenced to death, jessie misskelley, jr. Sorry but it isnt a fact that hobbs is the murderer but is a judicial fact that the wm3 are murderers. If you are reading this website you have probably spent a few hours watching one or more of the five moviesdocumentaries about this case.
West memphis three convicted despite no concrete evidence. The case against the west memphis 3 killers, volume ii this two volume study is the most thorough and definitive case study of this crime in book form. Pam hicks, mother of west memphis three victim, names new. Reopening the west memphis three the history reader. Damien echols in the days following the murders wearing an axe necklace. West memphis three, a year out of prison, navigate new. Today, the west memphis three are free after enduring nearly two decades of hell behind bars. The physical evidence is listed here and the crime lab findings, here. Damien echols has fooled you all the trench reynolds report. John mark byers west memphis 3 murders wiki fandom. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking. West memphis three, three american men who in 1994, while teenagers, were found guilty of murdering three young boys in west memphis, arkansas, allegedly as part of devil worship. Attorneys often bemoan the expectation modern juries have for dna and forensic evidence in murder trials.
Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. When the case was tried in 1993, forensic dna evidence was introduced, but the defense argued that it was tainted or crudely tested. Damien echols, jason baldwin, and jessie misskelley who were 18, 16, and 17 respectively. The true story of the west memphis three, a book by mara leveritt, is published. A skeptics guide to the west memphis three documentaries. Former west memphis three inmate damien echols says he pays very little attention to true crime fandom.
Perhaps most significant were a variety of hairs, including those found under the victims bindings. The worldfamous and infamous case of the west memphis three stands one of the modern crime eras most notorious miscarriages of justice, as well as, ultimately, a definitive triumph for the everexpanding field of dna exoneration. In 1996, hbo aired a documentary called paradise lost. Damien echols is their eric harris and jessie misskelley and jason baldwin are the dylan kleboldlike sycophants.
Of the most significant allegations made by the defense and supporters of the west memphis three was the claim that no dna evidence was ever recovered that connected any of the convicted men to the crime. New dna found on victim in west memphis 3 case excludes damien. A neighbor also allegedly saw him with the boys that night. Steven, your narrative a skeptics guide to the west memphis three documentaries was informative and so well written that i just had to comment on a job well done, i have written a book on the wm3 murders that is titled, the west memphis boogieman. The real west memphis three chris byers, michael moore, and stevie branch welcome west memphis three facts. A necklace was found too late to be included in trial evidence in damien s possession that was covered with blood. It made a vivid case that the three oddball teenagers the west memphis three had been wrongly convicted by shoddy police work in a small town gripped by satanic panic, in farcical trials by countrybumpkin jurors.
The west memphis 3 admitted to guilt in the case and was let go with time served which means that they did thier time for the crime so if trench reynolds wants to think they are guilty then he can sleep well knowing that they paid the price and the west memphis three win because they are finally set free. According to cnn, advanced dna testing, which wasnt available at the time of the trial, has revealed that no physical evidence at the crime scene is able to link the teens to the murders. The book strongly suggests a miscarriage of justice occurred in the memphis three trials. In may 1993, the bodies of three 8yearold boys, christopher byers, steve branch and michael moore, were found naked and hogtied in a drainage ditch in. Like the filmmakers, leveritt argued that a miscarriage of justice occurred in the 1994 trials. If they were born just 5 or 10 years later i think they would have been prolific school shooters. Court documents reveal new details in the cast of the west memphis 3. Convicts have no constitutional right of access to dna evidence, supreme court says in a 54 decision involving a rape case in alaska, the court leaves the issue to states. After the discovery of new dna evidence, the three entered alford pleas in 2011 and were released for time served. In reality the raping, mutilation, and murdering was done by the first two. New possible suspects named in the brutal 1993 west memphis murders of three cub scouts including one of the boys stepfathers.
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