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  1. The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin to life imprisonment.

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · CNN — Nearly 30 years after three boys were found dead, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled new DNA testing of evidence from the crime scene can proceed, overturning a circuit court which had...

  3. Jun 7, 2023 · The West Memphis Three were convicted of murdering three boys in 1993, despite lack of evidence and coerced confessions. They were released in 2011 after DNA testing excluded them, but they still seek new tests of shoelaces and other evidence that could identify the real killer.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · 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.

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  5. Jun 24, 2022 · The story of the “West Memphis Three,” whose decades-long murder case was the source for a noted documentary trilogy, returned to court Thursday, with a judge denying one of the men access...

  6. Apr 26, 2023 · A recap of the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, and the controversial case of the West Memphis Three, who were convicted and later released after 18 years in prison. Learn about the victims, the suspects, the evidence, the confession and the controversy.

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  8. Apr 6, 2024 · Mara Leveritt, who covered the case for the Arkansas Times, reflects on the 30th anniversary of the murders of three boys in West Memphis in 1993. She discusses the flaws in the investigation, prosecution and conviction of Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, known as the West Memphis Three.

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