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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.
Jun 24, 2022 · Danny Johnston/AP. CNN — 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...
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. 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.
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Apr 19, 2024 · Danny Johnston/AP. 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...
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 confessions and the controversies in this true crime story.
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Jun 7, 2023 · The West Memphis Three were wrongfully convicted of murdering three boys in 1993 based on coerced confessions and satanic panic. They were released in 2011 after DNA testing excluded them from the crime, but they still seek new DNA testing to prove their innocence.
Apr 6, 2024 · When the bodies of 8-year-olds Christopher Byers, Michael Moore and Steven Branch were discovered in a muddy creek behind the Robin Hood Hills neighborhood of West Memphis in May 1993, “satanic...
