Articles tagged with: death penalty
West Memphis Three »
No physical evidence, no witnesses, no motive, no weapons, nothing. The prosecution decided to focus on the heavy metal music, black hair, black clothes and Stephen King books as PROOF that these 3 teenagers had committed the crimes. Unfortunately, Damien Echolls was sentenced to death, Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life in prison, and Jesse Misskelley received life plus 40 years. Remember, NO evidence at all!
West Memphis Three »
Previously I had discussed the case of the West Memphis Three. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jesse Miskelley, 3 juveniles who were arrested and convicted for the brutal murder of 3 young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. They were wrongfully accused, and convicted with absolutely zero evidence against them.
On December 1stm 2006, Mara Leveritt, author of Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three interviewed Dan Stidham, the WM3 lawyer, and discussed things like DNA, appeals, and possible 'domino effect'. He also goes on to talk about how …