West Memphis Three

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     The West Memphis Three: Accused and convicted of killing three young boys, a crime they didnt commit.

 

 

 

 

The West Memphis Three are three men who were tried and convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the children were killed as part of a satanic ritual. A number of documentaries have been based on the case, and celebrities and musicians have held fund raisers in the belief that they are innocent.
In July 2007, new forensic evidence was presented in the case and a status report jointly issued by the State and the Defense team stated, "Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants." On October 29, 2007, the defense filed a Second Amended Writ of Habeas Corpus, outlining the new evidence.
Following a successful decision in 2010 by the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding newly produced DNA evidence, the West Memphis Three reached a deal with prosecutors. On August 19, 2011, they entered Alford pleas, which allow them to assert their innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them. Judge David Laser accepted the pleas and sentenced the three to time served. They were released with ten-year suspended sentences, having served 18 years and 78 days in prison.




The victims:

My personal opinion is that Terry Hobbs stepfather of Steve Branch either murdered all three boys or knows who did. He claims he never saw any of the boys the day they were found murdered but neighbors say they saw the boys playing in the backyard and yell at the boys to get back inside the house. Steve Branch's mom also later found Steve's jack knife amoung Terry's possessions. When asked about the knife Terry said he didn't want his 8 year old son having a jack knife. If that is true then why wait so long to take the knife from him?And why lie about seeing the boys? To top it all off a hair was found in the restraints binding Steve Branch's hands together that matched Terry Hobbs!

Also what about the bloody man that was spotted in a local restaurant? There was also a black hair found on one of the boys.

Please spread the news far and wide... THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE (Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley JR) ARE INNOCENT. Help get fair justice for chris,michael and steve while exonerating Damien,Jason and Jessie.