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His confessions were about as accurate as Delahanty's description of an Alford plea. so.. There's that.
My problem with the whole case is that there's unknown DNA found at the scene, but none from the accused. Does that make them innocent? No.. But it does raise doubt.
Was any of the 3 young men's DNA found at the crime scene? It was been unusual for none of 3 convicted people's DNA to be found anywhere at a crime scene.
Was any of the 3 young men's DNA found at the crime scene? It was been unusual for none of 3 convicted people's DNA to be found anywhere at a crime scene.
I would suggest reading Devil's Knot and watching the Paradise Lost trilogy.
It seems the biggest mistake that Damien Echols made was talking to the police without having a lawyer present. All the weird things he said were used against him later in court.
The monsters who murdered those children would be on Death Row if they did that in Texas. I know Arkansas has the death penalty so that's what prosecutors should be pushing for.
I don't know enough to say the three are guilty or not but some things I saw in the HBO documentaries were disturbing... The step father was straight out of the Texas Chainsaw Masssacre and the court expert on cults was as phony as a three dollar bill.
Here's a transcript and audio of the questionable techniques the interrogator used to get the mentally handicapped Jessie's confession. Listening to it makes it obvious that the man was influencing his answers.
There was something from one of the fathers tied into the knots. Can't remember what. That seems pretty damning. I think they also found something (fiber from clothing?) from Damien at the site.
Then there is also the man they call "Mr. Bojangles," a man who came into a nearby restaurant and spent time in the bathroom around the time after the murders.
If you really are interested in the case listen to the complete set of information on the "Truth and Justice" Podcast. It's a massive, and well-done compiling of everything that happened with this case. I've listened to it all and have no idea who committed the crime but after listening to all the information I'm fairly certain it wasn't the West Memphis Three.
Here's a transcript and audio of the questionable techniques the interrogator used to get the mentally handicapped Jessie's confession. Listening to it makes it obvious that the man was influencing his answers.
There was something from one of the fathers tied into the knots. Can't remember what. That seems pretty damning. I think they also found something (fiber from clothing?) from Damien at the site.
Then there is also the man they call "Mr. Bojangles," a man who came into a nearby restaurant and spent time in the bathroom around the time after the murders.
If you really are interested in the case listen to the complete set of information on the "Truth and Justice" Podcast. It's a massive, and well-done compiling of everything that happened with this case. I've listened to it all and have no idea who committed the crime but after listening to all the information I'm fairly certain it wasn't the West Memphis Three.
I am mainly going by the post conviction confession to his lawyers. And there is some dispute as to how mentally handicapped he is. As in retarded? Probably not. Just a total moron? Most definitely.
And I know usually anyone going to the bathroom within 5 miles of a crime scene is the obvious first suspect.
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