I turned down a very very good job in Arkansas because of this case. That states judicial system is beyond corrupt. They are literal criminals with badges.
Watch west of Memphis. They tested everything Peter Jackson along with Johnny Depp and Manson helped pay for top of the line testing. And nothing said these three didn't do it.
No. The defense brought up "vacuum" DNA. The technology isn't there yet. It's as simple as that. Be careful of believing Damien. Even his supporters admit that he lies.
If the police wouldn't have forced a mildly-mentally handicapped Jessie into a confession, this wouldn't have even gotten to court to begin with. The only evidence the police had was Jessie saying they did it. He just didn't have the mental capacity to realize the ramifications to giving a false confession.
@@KimberlyLetsGo yes kim he is. However he did give details that were verified about the crime scene later. For example the alcohol bottle. He also successfully told of the different mutilations of the children. I do appreciate your kind reply though and would point to some sources that offer primary accounts on case docs etc.
@@KimberlyLetsGo i would also point you to roberta glass who goes over this case in depth along with the actual evidence. It is clear these three are guilty
He was in an interrogation for 12 hours but they only recorded 41 mins. That’s not evidence, cops just suck at their jobs. They are useless morons in a gang with flags
@@dianetempleton2743 It's been nine years since Jason Baldwin collected $30,000 in donations to take a year off and write his memoirs. He kept the money and won't answer questions about why he never produced the book. He's a total con artist and proven liar. A real scammer. His wife left him a few years ago. She probably finally figured out that he's a child murderer.
My guess is that the new evidence was denied testing because it would point to the actual perpetrator(s) and completely clear the 3 boys. If/when that happens the state will then need to pay out a lot of money. Money each of the wrongly convicted deserves, further legal and court fees to try the actual killer(s) plus many more trials and inquiries into the “mishandling” of the case, including every person from the police to the prosecution and everyone in between. It will also prove to possibly very last few Americans that their judicial system is utterly broken and corrupt. After saying that, I have always been 100% behind and in support of the West Memphis Three. Wish there was a way that I could help with this seemingly impossible situation. If there is a way please comment. ❤ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦
1000000000000000000% Incorrect on EVERY LEVEL. You have not responsibly researched the case. And those who have thumbs upped your comment haven’t either. Think about how dishonoring it it to the boys memory what you folks are promoting here. You are 100% wrong, reckless and lazy. Meanwhile, pathologically lying Echols laughs at you all.
Why, if they were guilty, would these 3 men be practically begging for the evidence to be tested? Also if guilty, I would think after getting out of prison on an Alford Plea they would stay quiet and out of the public eye. Js
The reason is about 60 million dollars that can be sought in compensation if they are exonerated. The fact is even if dna testing found them guilty they cannot be punished further as they were released on the basis that their sentenced was reduced to 18 years. And they served that sentence already. So they have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Two of them have profited hugely by becoming celebrities. The one who confessed multiple times has become reclusive and guilt ridden.
@@ashleylovestennis6476 Their cult following is demanding testing so theyre not gonna say no also they did not expect new evidence presumed destroyed to be found
@@EstanislaoSantino-xk8uz By saying I felt bad for the mom crying? Are you illiterate? How is my comment in anyway shape or form an indication of me seeking attention you 🐱
@@Justice4alll320 it seems like it, you don't need to shy away to tell me the truth buddy, you literally are a Fcking attention seeker I can see through you...
The truth was found 2 times in court. The truth is found when you read Damian Echols utterly deranged evil mental health records. The truth is found when you hear Damian stomped and tortured dogs to death as a teen. The truth is found when you actually look for it. CLOWN
Wait for it....drum roll plz...''oh my, we lost the evidence AGAIN'' ... because I can assure you that the prosecutors will NOT ever do the right fucking thing here...just keep covering one another asses and to hell with ''justice'' for the three babies who's lives were cut short and the three teens who's lives were tragically stripped of any semblance of normality...This is such a farce and every single prosecutor and judge involved in the blocking of this should ''Go to Jail'' ... ''Go directly to jail''...''do not pass go''...''do not collect $200''...such bullshit.
Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby did this. There is witness testimony from two teenage boys who signed a declaration that Terry and David did this and they were there when it happened. Terry Hobbs nephew and his three friends (whom also signed a declaration), also heard his uncle Terry and his father talk about the murders and how they needed to keep it quiet. This case needs to be solved and both men held accountable.
Where is this news about the nephew? This would make national news if it was true. Idiots need to stop spreading rumors. That is what got these baby killers set free. And this news story is a joke. Damon changed his name, drank a kids blood in juvenile jail. He was a very messed up kid. They didn't just target him because he wore black. More fake propaganda from Hollywood.
This is tragedy for everyone involved and an enormous miscarriage of justice. What is truly terrifying is that the actual killers were never caught, thus allowing them to continue this horrific carnage of innocent children. God knows how many more were victims, but were never found.
Yeah because we have killed children with mutilated parts laying everywhere. Funny how when the baby killers were in jail. The baby killing stopped when they got caught. People should really read what Echols is about. Not what people like Hollywood tell you what to think. The kid is very deranged and was working up to this. Do you no anything about Crowley? And the blood letting of children? His hero.
I watched this back in the 90's when everyone was sure it was the 3 young men that killed the boys, clearly it wasn't them but the courts railroaded them and sent 3 innocent ppl to prison for many years and finally rather than LE admitting their mistake and letting them out, they make them do an Alford plea.This is the some of the worst police work I have ever seen.
It is my understanding that the state would only do an Allford plea so they wouldn't be on the hook for lawsuits of wrongful convictions and imprisonment....//
It was damian who asked for the Alford plea not the other way round. They where not forced to do anything. He saw the results and his lawyer asked for an Alford plea. He had an evidentiary hearing coming up in 3mnts
You people are absolutely DISGRACEFUL. It was and is and always will be 100% guilt. You show no critical thinking skills and no integrity. Echols and the propaganda MIND CONTROL you. Disgraceful.
I would be looking into the cop that said it was Eckles or another cop that they are covering up. Just a feeling but, 3 kids they either had to trust the person or there are more than one. Kids trust a police officer. Why would the evidence disappear then just show up. Check the local authorities. Just a hunch but them teenagers had reasonable doubt.
Why on earth would a cop go out and do that to 3 little kids though ? Hogtied, and beaten savagely then thrown into the water to drown. Not to mention they where probably sexually assaulted too, since they had the injuries to the ears and the inside of the mouth. It makes far more sense that someone mentally sick or someone evil would do this. And let's face it damien was that. His own mother asked for him not to be let out of the mental facility cos she was in fear of him.
@Andrew Fourman it seems people just don't want to hear the truth. If any of his supporters actually looked into him they'd have to admit that he's capable of this crime.
@@KimberlyLetsGo well firstly there release plea still holds them as guilty. Not to mention all the evidence the supposed exonerating dna evidence that there defense council has has never been released by the defense. If it was a smoking gun showing there innocence it would have been. Several confessions. Echols writtings both in lock up and after show a severe mental disturbance.
I believe the death penalty is a valid form of punishment, but only in cases where guilt is absolutely clear. There must be DNA and other overwhelming scientific evidence evidence. This case just had none against the ones that were convicted.
@@abbyjohnson206Rape and even child molestation are not capital offenses. Unless you commit treason or get caught spying you can't be executed in the US if your crime doesn't result in a death.
I don't believe in the death penalty. As murder is wrong, execution is wrong. Also, there will never be 100 to be sure - though it could be 99,99 - though there are many examples where even DNA has been tampered with, corruption, falsifying evidence.. Also, only dictatorships have death penalties with the US as an exception.
These clowns are guilty and deserve the original sentences handed down to them. Sadly most people only see the information provided by the HBO documentaries. If one actually takes the time to go beyond that they'll find a completely different story from the HBO series
Imagine not realizing DNA on clothes or shoes of a kid has parents DNA all over it, and can prove nothing. Imagine falling for the fallacious tricks of this evil Grifter. Try reading Damian Echols mental health records to learn who this person truly is.
No one is implying that a parent’s DNA automatically makes them guilty. It’s the refusal to allow testing. I’m more concerned with the mental health of someone defending this.
It's a REAL shame that officials from Arkansas would let the real murderer continue to go free I pray diligently that the Supreme Court rules in favor to retest the evidence.
@@HankBukowski I HAVE done the research, it was the stepfather. He hated that little boy. I don't recall why he wasn't charged, but Terry Hobb's hair was found tangled in the laces used to tie the boys up, and another hair was found on a tree stump, that DNA proved to be Terry's best friend. All of the evidence needs to be RE-TESTED.
@@HankBukowskiI have done research. All I find was proof that they were three edge lord teenagers with dysfunctional home lives and some psych issues. High schools have been full of teenagers like this. The vast majority of them never commit a crime worse than drug charges, vandalism, or petty theft. The very small percentage who kill, don’t pull off such a sophisticated and extremely violent murder like this. The killer didn’t do it because of anger, or revenge, or because they felt as if they had to do it to protect themselves in some way. This was a murder that the killer enjoyed in some sick way, and it’s highly unlikely that they jumped from petty crime to such a sadistic murder like that. This killer had probably caused extreme harm before. The three teenagers involved were less likely than someone who had a history of violence towards small children or smaller people. I’m not talking about normal high school fights. That is an expected level of violence that is easily outgrown when you become mature enough to handle emotions like an adult. Authorities should have looked at any with a record or probable history of child abuse. There was nothing that placed them definitively at the crime scene, either. This is true for all proposed suspects since then. Also, given the nature of these crimes, it’s highly unlikely that all three of these men would have done something like this as teens and never resorted to similarly sadistic acts in the years they have been out. It’s been over a decade. That’s a long time for a particularly sadistic psychopath to go without indulging their impulse to hurt others. Yes, I know there have been very rare cases of teenagers doing things like torturing someone to death with no motive other than wanting to do it, but statistically these crimes are much more likely to be committed by an adult with a history of increasingly violent acts against people who can’t fight back. Not everyone who’s gotten busted for vandalism, or has a history of psych issues, is a murderer, even if they listened to metal and liked horror movies. Nor is every edge lord actually remotely dangerous. That describes many people in their teens. These young men would have hit their mid 20s and looked back and thought ‘oh wow, I was an embarrassing kid’ like most adults if they had not gone to prison for something they didn’t do.
The need to do DNA testing. !!! There's no reason not to. Damien has even said he would pay for it. He shouldn't have to. The governor should assist in uncovering the truth. It speaks volumes
They did it. Stop spreading this nonsense about their innocence. None of them have alibis. Jesse confessed 5 times and pretty much everyone knows what happened at this point
Three young boys and one perpetrator? No way! The kids would run and scatter everywhere once the attack began. One lone perpetrator could never manage all three single-handedly. Seems so obvious…
There’s been a number of cases where one perpetrator has controlled 3 or more victims. Cary Sayner is one who comes to mind. The Night Stalker & BTK, also, broke into houses & was able to overpower more than one adult at a time.
It would be insane for them not to. Why do I feel like that cop that named Echols in the first place is involved somehow? They LIED and said it had been destroyed in a fire??
Minor trouble yes stalking small children threatening to kill multiple people including his own mother! O an do not forget that the black haired dude who I will not name was dating a 12 year old at the time of these crimes and he was 18 yea nothing to see here! Do not go look into his past because if you do you will realize they probably did it!
What possible GOOD REASON can they cite for NOT agreeing to retest? They are covering for someone, and do not want that to come to light, nor for the truth of what happened to be exposed. They shouldn't have the authority to just arbitrarily say, "No."
God bless Eddie Vedder, Johnny Depp, Natalie Maines and Peter Jackson for seeing the corruption in this case and supporting for these 3 innocent teenagers and keeping this case in the media
Those boys were not guilty at all. I will never think that they are. Never. They haven't found the real killer as of yet because of evidence that was hidden. Research.
They are SO guilty and I only clicked to say this - the ONLY victims are those 3 little boys failed by the justice system - y’know the ones the 3 killers and their supporters never mention.
You're right. A bunch of local hillbillies ganged up on him because they couldn't possibly fathom why a young man living in a backwards hillbilly town in poverty would prefer metal to hillbilly country music and magick to listening to a hillbilly pedo pastor's take on the nature of life.
The “evidence” was already tested in 2011 by Echols team. After the results, they used their leverage and power to get them out on a GUILTY plea. The new Prosecutor gave his reasons for accepting it. He 100000% believed in their guilt but chose to accept the guilty plea. It’s easy to research. You’ve been foolishly brainwashed. Echols team NEVER revealed the results of the testing.
The Dna proves nothing Einstein. A parents DNA is all over clothes and shoes of a child they live with. Grow a brain cell. And maybe try reading Damian Echols public mental health records... learn that he totured and murdered Dogs as a teen. maybe learn about his blood drinking in mental hospitals? Maybe do 1 second of actual research?
At the end of the day these 3 pled guilty. An Alford please is still a plea of guilt. Let’s not forget the innocence project is wrong %40 of the time. It’s not talked about for obvious reasons but it’s a fact.
I had seen the entire 3-part HBO documentary twice in the past and watched it again last night. It all still makes my jaw drop. One would like to think that the justice system is about justice, but too often, it is not. Too often, as in this case, It is about refusing to take responsibility for the the inadequacies of the investigation and rushing to judgment with no physical evidence whatsoever in order to close the case and make everyone think it was solved. This included interrogating (badgering) a mentally-challenged suspect for 12 straight hours, telling him what he and his two friends did, and then turning on the recorder when he finally "confesses," just to get the hell out of there. It also included ignoring the illegal actions of the jury foreman and attempting to hide the case file for years. No matter that 3 innocent young men spent years in prison. Equally abhorrent is that the monster who did this went free without city and state investigators looking for him. Makes me furious and makes me ill.
Yes I’ve seen the documentary twice also and I share your feelings on this case. They ruined those young men’s lives with no evidence whatsoever. How often does this happen? We’ll never know.
You believe lies. Jessie, with his father's permission, was questioned for less than four hours. Over the years he has confessed over 15 times. They were convicted by two juries based on the evidence, not HBO documentaries which brought forth doubt to make a more compelling story.
@@jasonwiggins In 2007 DNA testing excluded the three from all evidence at the crime scene. There was DNA found of a man but testing in 2007 couldn’t provide a name or family tree. Current testing methods are much improved and they have filed with Arkansas Supreme Court to retest. They are innocent.
@@rememberbancroft8617 Sure. Let's start with Stevie's blood DNA that was found on Damien's necklace that the HBO documentaries deliberately left out. Oh yeah, the necklace has been lost.
If the police department was trying to withold evidence, its possible that the killer was in law enforcement and was being protected by everyone in the system including the courts
Why did they lie about Miskelley being interrogated "without" legal or parental guardianship when in fact he did. In top of that what about the Whiskey bottle that place the three at the scene of the slaughter?
His dad gave permission over the phone, initially they thought they might get some reward money. He had nobody present during interrogation. The whiskey bottle was a small part of a bottle among many smashed bottles in an underpass with a homeless man. No evidence linking the bottle to Jessie, and even so, does that mean Jessie threw it that night?
Gee I can't imagine how a slight amount of DNA from a household family member would end up on the shoelaces.... They lived together. That's all. The DNA proved nothing.
Parents touch kids shoes and clothes you buffoon. They confessed, Damian Echols mental health history and records reads that of a lunatic. He drank blood and tottured dogs for fun as a kid. READ IT YOURSELF!!!! PLEASE
Damian Echols drank blood and tortured Dogs to death according to his mental health records. He licked his lips, flipped off and laughed at the parents of the children in court. You are blind and pathetic.
I live near Memphis and I remember this very well. I did not believe they were guilty at all. They were singled out because people wanted rapid arrest.
What happened with these boys is still going on down there. I've seen the blank envelopes with money judge,states atty , everyone in that court tucked them right in their inside breast pockets outside in back of a court house. Then to be told by an attorney down here you can get out of anything for $5,000. I couldn't understand how someone could be on parole in two different states. That friend of mine is gone now. The whole situation was messed up won't go visiting no more never.
I remember watching an episode of 48 hours about these three men, I'm happy that they are out of prison even some of those poor children's family believed that they are innocent. I hope they find the person or people who murdered those poor children.
I have been following this case for over 20 years. Disgusting they claimed the evidence was destroyed but it's sitting there. Justice for the victims 🙏
@@TomLeach-dd8cl If they were guilty wouldn't they have shut up after getting released instead of pushing for further testing of the evidence etc? Why would they risk having their dna show up now that they are already free.
I really hope they find some DNA & reveal the true killers. I've always had my doubts about the 3 teens being murderers but we won't ever be sure unless the evidence gets tested & the case finally gets solved.
Echols could carless about the children. He has ZERO empathy for the kids. He licked his lips, flipped off and laughed at the parents in court. He totured dogs to death as a teen according to his mental health records. He was in and out of mental hospitals FOR DRINKING BLOOD. DO ACTUAL RESEARCH PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
I still believe they're innocent and was railroaded into making a confession and again the evidence is destroyed because they still want these people to suffer from a wrong conviction when the witness cleaned the restroom and the restaurant the real killer is still free.
This is 1 of those cases that'll never be 'solved.' I think b/c very powerful & influential sickos need to see unspeakable things being done to children. It's as simple, & awful, as that.
I cant believe I ever defended those clowns. In my defense, I was young enough and naive enough to believe that a "documentary" had to be telling the truth.
@@ladyred5468 Its all in the court transcripts and with unbiased interviews done with the prosecutors and key witnesses. If you really want to know the truth, like I did, start with Damien's psych eval reports. There are over 100 pages of documented events in Damien's psychiatric treatment. Start there. There was no "witchhunt" because Damien was "weird". They focused on Damien as a suspect because his own parole officer suggested that he was more than capable of murder based on his psychiatric history. In those 100+ pages, you will get a very clear indication that Damien was violent and dangerous. Even to his own family who did not want him around anymore even before the murders.
@@velveetaslingshot i appreciate the information no one is ever helpful with this stuff. looked into a mini documentary but that one goes along with the innocence theory so the information is obviously bias.
Echols doesnt care. He only cares about his fam. He flipped off and licked his lips in court to the parents of the children. You people defending him are truly sick.
I remember watching documentaries on this awhile ago. It was just insane how they were thrown in jail over no evidence and the idea of being satanists.
Like it or not, facts are facts. The DNA doesn't match, no sufficient evidence was found, they wouldn't even be able to go to court with this today. The work of the police was biased. Jessie really wasn't able to give a good resignation, those of you who claim that his IQ is ok, then no, it will put even an academic worker under such a burden (12 hours of constant pressure). Both the prosecution and defense attorneys did a terrible job (both evidence and witnesses). This case, like many others in the USA, should be reopened and show that the legal system is not without mistakes, the work of the police is not without mistakes, but that it is WRONG to convict based on a few vague and circumstantial evidence.
Yes the fact the are still alive on this earth is in injustice. Damian Echols the blood drinking dod torturer according to his public mental health records which you clowns havent read.
@Bloom Tik Bloom well maybe that's your experience but everyone who I've interacted with that studied the case started out thinking they were innocent and after researching came to the conclusion they were guilty I still don't know how to feel about it entirely but that's just my experience
@@bloomtikbloom9593 You believe a dog torturer, blood drinker, who claims he is God and threatened to eat his parents is innocent? You need help. God help you
Evil people love to see the guilty set free. It's their favorite pastime. These reporters always fail to mention the evidence that law enforcement had, the confession of one of them, the details that person gave about the crime that only the killers would know. All 3 should have been executed long ago.
This case haunts me all the time. I saw the HBO series and all parts. These murders were dumped on 3 innocent men because the true killers either were inside the police department or someone the Memphis police is covering for. Now its 30 years later, memories are gone or very hazy, and evidence is gone.
Damian Echols mental health records states he drank blood in mental hospitals, said he was God, torteured and stomped Dogs to death for fun, threatened to eat his parents, planned on getting his GF pregnant in order to sacrifice the child. Read the public records yourself. I dare you.
Absolutely atrocious these people should be ashamed of themselves and allow them to retest every single possible thing they can. What is wrong with these official people those poor young men have been nailed to the wall for years and they are innocent
If ANYONE, in wanting to be objective and understanding all of what encompasses evidence, studies this case, YOU KNOW THEY ARE GUILTY AS HELL. Zero doubt if you are logical, honest and rational.
If this police depart was found tampering with this case, that police department would certainly be shut down; that might be the issue here. I have seen a case (I knew the people involved) where the police were caught tampering with the evidence. That entire police force was shut down, and a police force from another county had to temporarily replace them.
Murderers plain and simple. If you truly didn't kill those poor 8 year olds, why take the plea? Now in my book, ALL 3 of them are child killers. I would have more respect for Damien, if he would have taken that needle to the arm. Now he's just another sicko Child murderer!! Disgusting and Disgraceful!!
The cops are in on it! Why dont they get THEIR DNA!?? Test THAT!! Its sad and just unbelievable that these 3 teenage boys had to suffer the unimaginable in prison!! And the true killers of those 3 sweet little baby boys walk free!!!! 😡
Does anyone know what happened after Hobbs called for the boys to come home? After he was walking towards them ?!? I’m confused. Did they just not return home? A crime like this had to take time and how does 1 person dump 3 bodies into those woods without being seen or not leaving evidence this was not a crime done by and amateur by any means.
You should watch West of Memphis, or even the documentary made by Bob Ruff. The crime scene wasn't sophisticated. The murders could easily have been done by one adult. There were no witnesses because the police didn't bother interviewing the residents of a nearby apartment building. They decided who the killers were and didn't bother looking elsewhere.
Well, in theory, he followed them, got pissed off, probably hurt Stevie too bad to turn back, used his parental authority and offed them all to silence them.
Justice needs to happen and the real killers punished. The state doesn't want to admit they framed these kids and took nearly 20 years from them. All the evidence they have should absolutely be tested.
On May 10th, 5 days after the murders, Echols spoke to investigators, describing the murders as a “thrill kill”. He also offered that the the murders were part of the killer wanting “more power” from killing such young children. He also told investigators that the “killer probably felt good doing it” and he “probably thinks it’s funny” and “doesn’t care if he gets caught”. He volunteered that the “boys were not that big and easy to control” and that the “killer was local and knew the kids went out there. Damien had described himself as sociopathic and homicidal in a recent Psychiatric hospitalization. Damien had told a friend before the murders that he wondered what it would be like to kill someone. He was devoted to Aleister Crowley, who taught on acquiring power through child sacrifice. Damien had already been killing and mutilating animals and was ready for the next step. Pretty much EVERY kid who knew him knew he was a Satan worshiper. NO SATANIC PANIC...he really was one. Later, he mockingly laughed at the families of the victims. People who believe in his innocence are simply non-fully researched and dishonor those three victims. Damien also spoke about wondering what it would be like to kill someone. He even told L.G. Hollingsworth just prior to the murders, “I’m thinking of killing someone.” Confessed to Ken Watkins and bragged about the killings at the softball game. Back then, he REALLY WAS demonic, part of a Satanic Cult, Homicidal, on and off his Imipramine, 3 times Psychiatrically hospitalized. He was a severely DISTURBED and mentally ill young man filled with rage and a desire to attain favor and power with his Master. And child sacrifice of was a way for him to get it….in HIS PSYCHOTIC mind.
You may very well be right about him being mentally ill. That doesn't mean that he killed those three children, and it certainly doesn't mean that the other two did. You're a fool for going along with that Satanic panic nonsense. It's just that; nonsense. As far as disrespect to the victims, that's exactly what you're doing. DNA has excluded him. Period. End of the discussion.
Just do a quick search about Damien's mental hospital records. And his early interviews and lies. That was not just "satanic panic" They absolutely did this.
If they were self-proclaimed satanists, as was kind of a trend back then brought on by rebellious teens, then I wouldn't doubt they were the killers. I have not followed this case, and don't even remember it (and as a 24 year old in 1993, I was very much on top of news thanks to cable TV--not internet, lol).
@@starvingbuddha7622 He's not stupid. He knows good and well that retesting isn't going to happen because the case is closed. They were tried and convicted. So he can put on a show and make all this noise about retesting knowing it won't happen.
These boys bragged that they committed this crime to multiple people, they were found guilty by 2 different juries, they admitted that there was enough evidence to likely convict them again in a retrial and confessed once again to this crime by taking the Alford plea and didn't want to prove their innocence in court...Guilty Guilty Guilty. They are as guilty as hell, I see Jessie the squealer didn't make a show, I bet Dan (I'll believe Jessie's confession if we find the smash Evan Williams bottle) Stidham was begging Jessie not to turn up just in case he felt like confessing for the 29th time.
Jessie has been stashed away deep, away from the public, because they all know he could spill his guts again if given the chance. A good reporter should track him down
I was so amazed to hear Damien Echols speaking on Midnight Gospel episode on Netflix about his knowledge of Ceremonial Magick; and how his prison life was actually a blessing in disguise allowing him to meditate and research such knowledge,That was a MIND BLOWING episode and just great in so many ways. He's a super intelligent and interesting guy!
Everyone just going to ignore the man covered in blood and muddy legs and feet. He could have seen this and ran or could have been the killer. Sad nobody will ever know
After looking it at on the HBO special both parts and I concluded that the Step-dad did it. He even killed the mom of Christopher Byers. It was very weird how she died. Just look into the mom Melissa Byers it was John Mark Byers.
Ya back then, we all thought it was him too.(he is now deceased btw) But it's not him, rather more likely the other stepdad, Terry Hobbs. Lots of info out there about him allegedly being the killer(along w/1 or more friends). I believe his own ex wife, Pam Hobbs thinks that as well.
@@DiscoMaiden I agree. The stepfather hated the little boy, and Terry Hobbs's hair was found in the knot that was used to tie the children up, and there was another hair on a tree stump, that DNA was found to belong to Terry Hobbs's best friend.
@@honoringsmc9307Dude, you are the kool-aid drinker. I GUARANTEE you have not spent more than 5 minutes looking into the case files. I initially thought that the WM3 might have done it… until I actually took the time to evaluate the evidence. I have spent probably 50 to 70 hours on this thing and I knew that they were innocent about 2 hours in.
Why did the one guy give such a detailed and accurate description of the killings? Anyone ever look into Echols past? Definitely big psych issues. A bit of a 'charismatic' leader for the other two who both wanted to be as 'cool' as him. No real evidence leading to anyone else.
It wasn't really accurate. And he was fed the answers before being filmed by the detectives. Crime weekly does a series on it that's very thorough and current.😊
@@dlbstl No way he could remember everything and spill it out all in one take. Especially being as he has a very low IQ. I watched one of his confessions.
Damien was in a mental hospital for a while and sucked the blood from a wounded arm while there.... He was so crazy that once released the state of Arkansas ruled that he was eligible for full disability.
FYI it wasnt just your state, the whole world watched you persecute innocent teenagers because your police force is incompetent. Still watching you dissapoint every day.
The fact that they aren’t allowing evidence to be tested speaks volumes about the corruption going on in this case .
And if you think this is bad, look into the state of WI v Steven Avery
I turned down a very very good job in Arkansas because of this case. That states judicial system is beyond corrupt. They are literal criminals with badges.
Should absolutely be tested
Watch west of Memphis. They tested everything Peter Jackson along with Johnny Depp and Manson helped pay for top of the line testing. And nothing said these three didn't do it.
No. The defense brought up "vacuum" DNA. The technology isn't there yet. It's as simple as that. Be careful of believing Damien. Even his supporters admit that he lies.
Thirty years later and I want to point out just 1 thing. You ever notice that the names of the detectives in this case ARE NEVER MENTIONED. HMM
Sorry if my English is bad, but that's a great observation, how come this wasn't noticed before?
Gary gitchell
Astute observation
Wtf are u on about?
Because they can debunk all your nonsense
If the police wouldn't have forced a mildly-mentally handicapped Jessie into a confession, this wouldn't have even gotten to court to begin with. The only evidence the police had was Jessie saying they did it. He just didn't have the mental capacity to realize the ramifications to giving a false confession.
He confessed 6 times and he had previous run ins with the law. So he knew
@@capcrunch7838 He's mentally slow and unreliable though.
@@KimberlyLetsGo yes kim he is. However he did give details that were verified about the crime scene later. For example the alcohol bottle. He also successfully told of the different mutilations of the children. I do appreciate your kind reply though and would point to some sources that offer primary accounts on case docs etc.
@@KimberlyLetsGo i would also point you to roberta glass who goes over this case in depth along with the actual evidence. It is clear these three are guilty
He was in an interrogation for 12 hours but they only recorded 41 mins. That’s not evidence, cops just suck at their jobs. They are useless morons in a gang with flags
The cops and legals don't want to be proven wrong... even at the expense of these little boys killer going unchecked.
Rednecks to the max. Terrible investigation and then to have to fight so hard for their truths. Horrid.
If they could have been proven wrong, they would have been proven wrong.
@@LydiaTheDog-op9wy ARE YOU SURE? I MEAN REALLY SURE??? Seems you know something.
@@dianetempleton2743 It's been nine years since Jason Baldwin collected $30,000 in donations to take a year off and write his memoirs. He kept the money and won't answer questions about why he never produced the book. He's a total con artist and proven liar. A real scammer. His wife left him a few years ago. She probably finally figured out that he's a child murderer.
@@dianetempleton2743it's worse than that she is sure she knows something about which she knows nothing
My guess is that the new evidence was denied testing because it would point to the actual perpetrator(s) and completely clear the 3 boys. If/when that happens the state will then need to pay out a lot of money. Money each of the wrongly convicted deserves, further legal and court fees to try the actual killer(s) plus many more trials and inquiries into the “mishandling” of the case, including every person from the police to the prosecution and everyone in between. It will also prove to possibly very last few Americans that their judicial system is utterly broken and corrupt. After saying that, I have always been 100% behind and in support of the West Memphis Three. Wish there was a way that I could help with this seemingly impossible situation. If there is a way please comment.
❤ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦
1000000000000000000%
Incorrect on EVERY LEVEL.
You have not responsibly researched the case. And those who have thumbs upped your comment haven’t either.
Think about how dishonoring it it to the boys memory what you folks are promoting here. You are 100% wrong, reckless and lazy. Meanwhile, pathologically lying Echols laughs at you all.
Ummm no. The boys as you call them are guilty
You think there is just some “ new groundbreaking evidence “
30 years later
@@oldironsides4107 there's DNA on those ligatures
@@oldironsides4107you do realize that technology has come a LONG way right ?
Why, if they were guilty, would these 3 men be practically begging for the evidence to be tested? Also if guilty, I would think after getting out of prison on an Alford Plea they would stay quiet and out of the public eye. Js
The reason is about 60 million dollars that can be sought in compensation if they are exonerated. The fact is even if dna testing found them guilty they cannot be punished further as they were released on the basis that their sentenced was reduced to 18 years. And they served that sentence already. So they have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Two of them have profited hugely by becoming celebrities. The one who confessed multiple times has become reclusive and guilt ridden.
@@ashleylovestennis6476 Their cult following is demanding testing so theyre not gonna say no also they did not expect new evidence presumed destroyed to be found
The mother’s cry ripped my heart out. I started crying with her.
As you support the murders
Are you trying to get attention buddy?
@@EstanislaoSantino-xk8uz By saying I felt bad for the mom crying? Are you illiterate? How is my comment in anyway shape or form an indication of me seeking attention you 🐱
@@Justice4alll320 it seems like it, you don't need to shy away to tell me the truth buddy, you literally are a Fcking attention seeker I can see through you...
@@Justice4alll320 yep you proving my points.
You'd think in today's world everyone would be on board for finding the truth no matter what
The truth was found 2 times in court. The truth is found when you read Damian Echols utterly deranged evil mental health records. The truth is found when you hear Damian stomped and tortured dogs to death as a teen. The truth is found when you actually look for it. CLOWN
"Today's world" is a joke that hides the truth about everything, lmao.
Agree, but you wouldn't believe how many people still believe all that Satanic nonsense.
Michael, Stevie and Chris need justice
Yeah. They need echols and baldwin locked up again. Those demons repulse me.
I don't know if they did it or not I'm still stuck on that one .. i don't know but Jesus does @@HumanimalChannel
@@HumanimalChannel exactly, these are the same phonies that virtue signal about how compassionate they are
@@HumanimalChannelwhat have they done since they have been released
Terry Hobbs and John Byers did it.
Wait for it....drum roll plz...''oh my, we lost the evidence AGAIN'' ... because I can assure you that the prosecutors will NOT ever do the right fucking thing here...just keep covering one another asses and to hell with ''justice'' for the three babies who's lives were cut short and the three teens who's lives were tragically stripped of any semblance of normality...This is such a farce and every single prosecutor and judge involved in the blocking of this should ''Go to Jail'' ... ''Go directly to jail''...''do not pass go''...''do not collect $200''...such bullshit.
It’s the only way you’re going to stop it happening again. Time for drastic changes in the justice system💁
@@brendanboswell9131 your drastic changes over your criminal messiahs is why crime is skyrocketing thanks a lot genius
@@SkiesKurosawa crime starts at the very top😉
@@brendanboswell9131 you’re wrong, crime causes poverty grow up
@@SkiesKurosawa you’re wrong poverty causes crime
Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby did this.
There is witness testimony from two teenage boys who signed a declaration that Terry and David did this and they were there when it happened.
Terry Hobbs nephew and his three friends (whom also signed a declaration), also heard his uncle Terry and his father talk about the murders and how they needed to keep it quiet.
This case needs to be solved and both men held accountable.
Where is this news about the nephew? This would make national news if it was true. Idiots need to stop spreading rumors. That is what got these baby killers set free. And this news story is a joke. Damon changed his name, drank a kids blood in juvenile jail. He was a very messed up kid. They didn't just target him because he wore black. More fake propaganda from Hollywood.
Also the bloody man at jack in the box Michael Carr
It was solved long ago😏
There is DNA evidence linking the stepfather Terry Hobbs to the Moore boy. It was found in the knots of the shoestrings used to tie him up.
Also Terry's hair was literally found at the crime scene the poor boys deserve justice
This is tragedy for everyone involved and an enormous miscarriage of justice. What is truly terrifying is that the actual killers were never caught, thus allowing them to continue this horrific carnage of innocent children. God knows how many more were victims, but were never found.
They were without doubt caught. Convicted by two juries based on the evidence and not HBO documentaries.
Yeah because we have killed children with mutilated parts laying everywhere. Funny how when the baby killers were in jail. The baby killing stopped when they got caught. People should really read what Echols is about. Not what people like Hollywood tell you what to think. The kid is very deranged and was working up to this. Do you no anything about Crowley? And the blood letting of children? His hero.
Who do you mean “ they” ?
They WERE caught.
The true killers were caught? Who were they ?
I watched this back in the 90's when everyone was sure it was the 3 young men that killed the boys, clearly it wasn't them but the courts railroaded them and sent 3 innocent ppl to prison for many years and finally rather than LE admitting their mistake and letting them out, they make them do an Alford plea.This is the some of the worst police work I have ever seen.
It is my understanding that the state would only do an Allford plea so they wouldn't be on the hook for lawsuits of wrongful convictions and imprisonment....//
It is TYPICAL police work.
I read it was the stepfather, but I don't know if he's dead or alive.
He "allegedly" hated his stepson. 🤔
It was damian who asked for the Alford plea not the other way round. They where not forced to do anything. He saw the results and his lawyer asked for an Alford plea. He had an evidentiary hearing coming up in 3mnts
You people are absolutely DISGRACEFUL. It was and is and always will be 100% guilt.
You show no critical thinking skills and no integrity. Echols and the propaganda MIND CONTROL you. Disgraceful.
The police should be prosecuted in this case. Every single one that worked on it. What a pack of dopes.
I would be looking into the cop that said it was Eckles or another cop that they are covering up. Just a feeling but, 3 kids they either had to trust the person or there are more than one. Kids trust a police officer. Why would the evidence disappear then just show up. Check the local authorities. Just a hunch but them teenagers had reasonable doubt.
Why on earth would a cop go out and do that to 3 little kids though ? Hogtied, and beaten savagely then thrown into the water to drown. Not to mention they where probably sexually assaulted too, since they had the injuries to the ears and the inside of the mouth. It makes far more sense that someone mentally sick or someone evil would do this. And let's face it damien was that. His own mother asked for him not to be let out of the mental facility cos she was in fear of him.
Whew especially after what Memphis police have been to
@@Victoria12339 Just because a person wears a badge does not make he or she an honorable person. Cops go rogue all the time.
@@Victoria12339 Exactly. If people would just read Exhibit 500, they would see that Damien was deeply disturbed.
@Andrew Fourman it seems people just don't want to hear the truth. If any of his supporters actually looked into him they'd have to admit that he's capable of this crime.
They better let them test the new evidence! Because if they don't, what are they trying to cover up?
Really. What are they afraid of finding out?
Cover up echoles and co are still guilty as can be
@@capcrunch7838 What do you base that one?
@@KimberlyLetsGo well firstly there release plea still holds them as guilty. Not to mention all the evidence the supposed exonerating dna evidence that there defense council has has never been released by the defense. If it was a smoking gun showing there innocence it would have been. Several confessions. Echols writtings both in lock up and after show a severe mental disturbance.
@@capcrunch7838 That DNA needs to be released!
Thanks for giving me this extra info. I can tell you've done a lot of studying on this.
I believe the death penalty is a valid form of punishment, but only in cases where guilt is absolutely clear. There must be DNA and other overwhelming scientific evidence evidence. This case just had none against the ones that were convicted.
I agree, I think the death penalty should be for people who can’t be rehabilitated like serial killers and rapists.
DNA EVUDENCE IN 2007 SHOWS THE MENPHIS 3 ARE NOT C9NNECTED TO THE CRINES BUT THE NEW D.A. IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT IT
@@abbyjohnson206Rape and even child molestation are not capital offenses. Unless you commit treason or get caught spying you can't be executed in the US if your crime doesn't result in a death.
I don't believe in the death penalty. As murder is wrong, execution is wrong. Also, there will never be 100 to be sure - though it could be 99,99 - though there are many examples where even DNA has been tampered with, corruption, falsifying evidence.. Also, only dictatorships have death penalties with the US as an exception.
These clowns are guilty and deserve the original sentences handed down to them. Sadly most people only see the information provided by the HBO documentaries. If one actually takes the time to go beyond that they'll find a completely different story from the HBO series
Imagine refusing to let them test for evidence
Imagine not realizing DNA on clothes or shoes of a kid has parents DNA all over it, and can prove nothing. Imagine falling for the fallacious tricks of this evil Grifter. Try reading Damian Echols mental health records to learn who this person truly is.
@@WhatisReal11 they didn't investigate properly. And being mentally ill doesn't make you a killer
It was bshit. I feel so bad for all involved. As a 90s goth kid it was media trying to blame someone.
@@remery71wrong the media set them free you monster
No one is implying that a parent’s DNA automatically makes them guilty. It’s the refusal to allow testing.
I’m more concerned with the mental health of someone defending this.
It's a REAL shame that officials from Arkansas would let the real murderer continue to go free I pray diligently that the Supreme Court rules in favor to retest the evidence.
That's what happens with lazy, dumb cops!😮
These were the real murderers.
Do a modicum of actual research.
@@HankBukowski
I HAVE done the research, it was the stepfather. He hated that little boy.
I don't recall why he wasn't charged, but Terry Hobb's hair was found tangled in the laces used to tie the boys up, and another hair was found on a tree
stump, that DNA proved to be Terry's best friend.
All of the evidence needs to be RE-TESTED.
Wow Kevin, you are really brainwashed by the PR and propaganda.
@@HankBukowskiI have done research. All I find was proof that they were three edge lord teenagers with dysfunctional home lives and some psych issues. High schools have been full of teenagers like this. The vast majority of them never commit a crime worse than drug charges, vandalism, or petty theft. The very small percentage who kill, don’t pull off such a sophisticated and extremely violent murder like this. The killer didn’t do it because of anger, or revenge, or because they felt as if they had to do it to protect themselves in some way. This was a murder that the killer enjoyed in some sick way, and it’s highly unlikely that they jumped from petty crime to such a sadistic murder like that. This killer had probably caused extreme harm before. The three teenagers involved were less likely than someone who had a history of violence towards small children or smaller people. I’m not talking about normal high school fights. That is an expected level of violence that is easily outgrown when you become mature enough to handle emotions like an adult. Authorities should have looked at any with a record or probable history of child abuse. There was nothing that placed them definitively at the crime scene, either. This is true for all proposed suspects since then. Also, given the nature of these crimes, it’s highly unlikely that all three of these men would have done something like this as teens and never resorted to similarly sadistic acts in the years they have been out. It’s been over a decade. That’s a long time for a particularly sadistic psychopath to go without indulging their impulse to hurt others. Yes, I know there have been very rare cases of teenagers doing things like torturing someone to death with no motive other than wanting to do it, but statistically these crimes are much more likely to be committed by an adult with a history of increasingly violent acts against people who can’t fight back. Not everyone who’s gotten busted for vandalism, or has a history of psych issues, is a murderer, even if they listened to metal and liked horror movies. Nor is every edge lord actually remotely dangerous. That describes many people in their teens. These young men would have hit their mid 20s and looked back and thought ‘oh wow, I was an embarrassing kid’ like most adults if they had not gone to prison for something they didn’t do.
Lazy framing corrupt police and system. How disgusting and embarrassing.
Anything to close a case, even if the so called perp is innocent.
Framing? Ughhh do 20 min of research these three are murderers
@@BrittneyDeShea420 there not innocent
Delusional 😂😂😂 they did it and they should think themselves lucky they got out!
All guilty
An Alford plea when there's little evidence makes no sense to begin with since it's a claim that the evidence against you is overwhelming....
@KathrynElizabeth-kx9do I'm not blaming them, I'm criticizing the prosecutors who should know better...
I always thought it was the step dad
Same
He was likely either paid very well to have a hand in things &/or was threatened to keep quiet.
I read they found the step dad DNA on a tree nearby!
They found his hair on the god damn ligatures years ago and they STILL didn’t do shit. It’s so sickening
Terry Hobbs is guilty as sin
Points to that stepfather. So sorry for the teens to be accused. And those little boys brutally murdered.
I agree i been watching this case since the beginning and i think it was the stepdad as well.
@@Mikehunthertz51 and you are 100% incorrect.
@@annekhoury4489CORRECT ** !! Terry Hobbs & David Jacoby’s DNA (HAIR) was all over the seen. so STFU
The Step-dad had his hair on the murdered boys shoes. He did it.
You couldn't care less about the victims.
The need to do DNA testing. !!! There's no reason not to. Damien has even said he would pay for it. He shouldn't have to. The governor should assist in uncovering the truth. It speaks volumes
They did it. Stop spreading this nonsense about their innocence. None of them have alibis. Jesse confessed 5 times and pretty much everyone knows what happened at this point
@@itizamystery Results will show. Not long now.
@@itizamysteryboom, facts. But don't let the facts get in the way of what morons want to believe.....
Three young boys and one perpetrator? No way! The kids would run and scatter everywhere once the attack began. One lone perpetrator could never manage all three single-handedly.
Seems so obvious…
Unless the kids knew the perp.
Not necessarily true, fear is a powerful force.
Even then@@Scorpiobw
There’s been a number of cases where one perpetrator has controlled 3 or more victims. Cary Sayner is one who comes to mind. The Night Stalker & BTK, also, broke into houses & was able to overpower more than one adult at a time.
And two months later the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in damien’s favor, this case might finally have a conclusion that’s based on evidence
It would be insane for them not to.
Why do I feel like that cop that named Echols in the first place is involved somehow?
They LIED and said it had been destroyed in a fire??
Minor trouble yes stalking small children threatening to kill multiple people including his own mother! O an do not forget that the black haired dude who I will not name was dating a 12 year old at the time of these crimes and he was 18 yea nothing to see here! Do not go look into his past because if you do you will realize they probably did it!
Why did the state lie about the evidence?
For a conviction. They are always making up their story or theory.
Is this what they call justice
From a person that lived in west Memphis there police think they have there own laws and rules
Fine example of why you don’t talk to police especially when you have a D.A. that only cares about conviction
I was in Memphis with my son at St Jude hospital when this happened. There were police cars everywhere. This was horrible.
I hope your son is ok now… and thriving 🤗😊
@Casey Manuel he is doing good. He still has some issues but he's alive.
What possible GOOD REASON can they cite for NOT agreeing to retest?
They are covering for someone, and do not want that to come to light, nor for the truth of what happened to be exposed.
They shouldn't have the authority to just arbitrarily say, "No."
They're covering for the homosexual, John Byers.
barneyronnie
No. TgTs Jason Baldwin. He has dozens of penis and butthole tattoos
They pleaded guilty so case is solved
@@barneyronnieHe’s dead. You mean Terry Hobbs.
Case is considered closed with the plea agreement. The boys got freedom but agreed to the Alford plea. Doubtful they will open the case again. Sucks.
Let technology of today to solve this case. This crime must not be left cold.
Those baby boys deserve Justice
AI
Those poor little boys were Angeles in life and death rest in peace Little Memphis three
Thanks THV11 for keeping a spotlight on this terrible injustice.
It seems the state doesn’t want to risk the possibility of having to pay for wrongful conviction
Prayers for their healing and the families
So who was Mr Bo janglea. The black guy covered with blood and mud. And the police lost the evidence.??
God bless Eddie Vedder, Johnny Depp, Natalie Maines and Peter Jackson for seeing the corruption in this case and supporting for these 3 innocent teenagers and keeping this case in the media
I think they are guilty,an Damion,an him writing his crazy books,I wouldn't give a cent for one,I just wonder if he thinks of his son,
You should read On Death Row. The book is heartbreaking. How would you feel if your child was found guilty, for something he didn't do?
Those boys were not guilty at all. I will never think that they are. Never. They haven't found the real killer as of yet because of evidence that was hidden. Research.
They are SO guilty and I only clicked to say this - the ONLY victims are those 3 little boys failed by the justice system - y’know the ones the 3 killers and their supporters never mention.
Police just randomly picked Echols out because he dressed in black? Ya right.
You're right. A bunch of local hillbillies ganged up on him because they couldn't possibly fathom why a young man living in a backwards hillbilly town in poverty would prefer metal to hillbilly country music and magick to listening to a hillbilly pedo pastor's take on the nature of life.
can u believe people swallowed that horse sh!t? its complete utter crap
Missed the 80s? Missed the whole “Satanic Panic” things? There are a lot more people than this who suffer unimaginably through our justice system.
Uh. Yes, that's exactly what happened.
@@michelleprieur1 yeah ok. Sure. Even I'm not that stupid.
Everyone knows it was Terry Hobbs
This case is pretty scary. There is no reason why they cannot test the evidence with the new practices. Everyone deserves the truth.
The “evidence” was already tested in 2011 by Echols team. After the results, they used their leverage and power to get them out on a GUILTY plea. The new Prosecutor gave his reasons for accepting it. He 100000% believed in their guilt but chose to accept the guilty plea. It’s easy to research.
You’ve been foolishly brainwashed. Echols team NEVER revealed the results of the testing.
The Dna proves nothing Einstein. A parents DNA is all over clothes and shoes of a child they live with. Grow a brain cell. And maybe try reading Damian Echols public mental health records... learn that he totured and murdered Dogs as a teen. maybe learn about his blood drinking in mental hospitals? Maybe do 1 second of actual research?
At the end of the day these 3 pled guilty. An Alford please is still a plea of guilt.
Let’s not forget the innocence project is wrong %40 of the time. It’s not talked about for obvious reasons but it’s a fact.
They had no choice. Otherwise, they would of killed Damien.
At the end of the day let’s also not forget none of these 3 had a solid alibi. Guilty af.
The way they were tied up is unique. The killer may have tied others in the same way. Maybe someone will remember this.
John Byers was an active homosexual. The boys spied on him having gay sex, so he murdered them...😮
It's not unique around here
Killers not killer btw
@@TomLeach-dd8cl why do you say that?
@@ChRiStY4t5 because Terry and his friends did it
I had seen the entire 3-part HBO documentary twice in the past and watched it again last night. It all still makes my jaw drop. One would like to think that the justice system is about justice, but too often, it is not. Too often, as in this case, It is about refusing to take responsibility for the the inadequacies of the investigation and rushing to judgment with no physical evidence whatsoever in order to close the case and make everyone think it was solved. This included interrogating (badgering) a mentally-challenged suspect for 12 straight hours, telling him what he and his two friends did, and then turning on the recorder when he finally "confesses," just to get the hell out of there. It also included ignoring the illegal actions of the jury foreman and attempting to hide the case file for years. No matter that 3 innocent young men spent years in prison. Equally abhorrent is that the monster who did this went free without city and state investigators looking for him. Makes me furious and makes me ill.
Yes I’ve seen the documentary twice also and I share your feelings on this case. They ruined those young men’s lives with no evidence whatsoever. How often does this happen? We’ll never know.
You believe lies. Jessie, with his father's permission, was questioned for less than four hours. Over the years he has confessed over 15 times. They were convicted by two juries based on the evidence, not HBO documentaries which brought forth doubt to make a more compelling story.
@@jasonwiggins In 2007 DNA testing excluded the three from all evidence at the crime scene. There was DNA found of a man but testing in 2007 couldn’t provide a name or family tree. Current testing methods are much improved and they have filed with Arkansas Supreme Court to retest. They are innocent.
@@jasonwigginsthen retest the evidence and silence the doubt.
@@rememberbancroft8617 Sure. Let's start with Stevie's blood DNA that was found on Damien's necklace that the HBO documentaries deliberately left out. Oh yeah, the necklace has been lost.
If the police department was trying to withold evidence, its possible that the killer was in law enforcement and was being protected by everyone in the system including the courts
Why did they lie about Miskelley being interrogated "without" legal or parental guardianship when in fact he did. In top of that what about the Whiskey bottle that place the three at the scene of the slaughter?
His dad gave permission over the phone, initially they thought they might get some reward money. He had nobody present during interrogation. The whiskey bottle was a small part of a bottle among many smashed bottles in an underpass with a homeless man. No evidence linking the bottle to Jessie, and even so, does that mean Jessie threw it that night?
I believe the step father of one of the boys did it. He did not like his stepson. The shoelaces have DNA on them.
Gee I can't imagine how a slight amount of DNA from a household family member would end up on the shoelaces.... They lived together. That's all. The DNA proved nothing.
@ryanjacobson2508 if it's on more than just his own kids shoelaces then it can prove something.
@@ryanjacobson2508The boy's stepfather's friend's DNA was also found at the crime scene.
He would have to tie up 3 kids at one time . Not happening.. WM3 are all guilty they had it right the first time
Parents touch kids shoes and clothes you buffoon. They confessed, Damian Echols mental health history and records reads that of a lunatic. He drank blood and tottured dogs for fun as a kid. READ IT YOURSELF!!!! PLEASE
So sad and what’s worse is the guilty never paid the price but the innocent did
Yep it wasn’t just 3 victims it was 6 thanks to an extremely corrupt municipality
Damian Echols drank blood and tortured Dogs to death according to his mental health records. He licked his lips, flipped off and laughed at the parents of the children in court. You are blind and pathetic.
Was a correctional officer. At varner supermax when terry Nicholas was there. He read a lot. Model prisoner. I'm glad her wasn't killed
I live near Memphis and I remember this very well. I did not believe they were guilty at all. They were singled out because people wanted rapid arrest.
One of them confessed
@@B-ch6ukwrongly confessed, due to police pressure and him being cognitively disabled. They did not commit the crime. Period.
Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby did it.
Terry Hobbs did it
Duh.
Then they could have arrested the 80 othwr ppl.they investigated.
Echols is a sick puppy so is that jason. Miskelley had a conscience at least
Terry has been living free for 30 years? Can we arrest him now?
Arrest him AND John Byers. They're GUILTY.
What happened with these boys is still going on down there. I've seen the blank envelopes with money judge,states atty , everyone in that court tucked them right in their inside breast pockets outside in back of a court house. Then to be told by an attorney down here you can get out of anything for $5,000. I couldn't understand how someone could be on parole in two different states. That friend of mine is gone now. The whole situation was messed up won't go visiting no more never.
The idiocy is strong with this one.
I remember watching an episode of 48 hours about these three men, I'm happy that they are out of prison even some of those poor children's family believed that they are innocent. I hope they find the person or people who murdered those poor children.
I always though it was Byers. He is an oddity and was just plain weird and too big of a mouth.
@@Chris-mb5lh 100000% wrong. Echols laughs at gullible folks like you.
Case solved 30 yrs ago. Three killers remain legally and factually GUILTY. You’ve drank the propaganda KoolAide.
@@Chris-mb5lh Yeah, I still think it was him and/or Hobbs. Hobbs has a couple of hours unaccounted for near the time of the deaths.
@@Brock_1025you folks are reckless and shameful in your ignorance and perpetuating of lies.
I’ll tell you this much if social media existed then the government would have never gotten away with this!
I have been following this case for over 20 years. Disgusting they claimed the evidence was destroyed but it's sitting there.
Justice for the victims 🙏
Justice was served but then they let them out
20 years of watching documentaries without any real research
@TomLeach-dd8cl You don't know me and what I have researched on this case. Do not assume you know.
@Rose28 oh yeah? If u studied this case live u claim how come u think their innocent? Its pretty obvious they did it.
@@TomLeach-dd8cl If they were guilty wouldn't they have shut up after getting released instead of pushing for further testing of the evidence etc? Why would they risk having their dna show up now that they are already free.
It's so incomprehensible that they were convicted...
"Beyond a reasonable doubt".... That's the standard.
I will Never forget when this happened...I was 10 living in West Tennessee😢
I really hope they find some DNA & reveal the true killers. I've always had my doubts about the 3 teens being murderers but we won't ever be sure unless the evidence gets tested & the case finally gets solved.
I thought they did test it an that's why the boys got out ?
TERRY HOBBS & DAVID JACOBY !!! They’re dna was All Over the case
@@peggypasson8794 NO, they got out on an Alford plea.
There was Stevie Branch’s blood DNA on Damien’s necklace and
@@Jazzykatt23 zactly!!
Great reporting here, thank you
Rest easy little ones.❤❤❤🕯🕯🕯
Echols could carless about the children. He has ZERO empathy for the kids. He licked his lips, flipped off and laughed at the parents in court. He totured dogs to death as a teen according to his mental health records. He was in and out of mental hospitals FOR DRINKING BLOOD. DO ACTUAL RESEARCH PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
I still believe they're innocent and was railroaded into making a confession and again the evidence is destroyed because they still want these people to suffer from a wrong conviction when the witness cleaned the restroom and the restaurant the real killer is still free.
The first guy to find the boys ended up charged for being a pedophile years later
Who was that?
Most of you duped
This is 1 of those cases that'll never be 'solved.' I think b/c very powerful & influential sickos need to see unspeakable things being done to children.
It's as simple, & awful, as that.
It will be solved.
@@hulamei3117 why do u think so? I'd be very surprised, it's been 40 years
@@jennyromeo439 It's been 30 years, not 40. The murders happened in 1993. 2023 minus 1993 is 30 years.
It is solved.
I cant believe I ever defended those clowns. In my defense, I was young enough and naive enough to believe that a "documentary" had to be telling the truth.
where is the proof they did it I’m just curious because no one wants to say why they believe what they do
@@ladyred5468 Its all in the court transcripts and with unbiased interviews done with the prosecutors and key witnesses. If you really want to know the truth, like I did, start with Damien's psych eval reports. There are over 100 pages of documented events in Damien's psychiatric treatment. Start there. There was no "witchhunt" because Damien was "weird". They focused on Damien as a suspect because his own parole officer suggested that he was more than capable of murder based on his psychiatric history. In those 100+ pages, you will get a very clear indication that Damien was violent and dangerous. Even to his own family who did not want him around anymore even before the murders.
@@velveetaslingshot i appreciate the information no one is ever helpful with this stuff. looked into a mini documentary but that one goes along with the innocence theory so the information is obviously bias.
So sad.... 3 dead kids.. 3 kids tortured...
Echols doesnt care. He only cares about his fam. He flipped off and licked his lips in court to the parents of the children. You people defending him are truly sick.
I remember watching documentaries on this awhile ago. It was just insane how they were thrown in jail over no evidence and the idea of being satanists.
Echoles is a satanist and there was plenty of evidence.
That's not what happened. One of them confessed multiple times.
Stop believing everything you see on TV.
Like it or not, facts are facts. The DNA doesn't match, no sufficient evidence was found, they wouldn't even be able to go to court with this today. The work of the police was biased. Jessie really wasn't able to give a good resignation, those of you who claim that his IQ is ok, then no, it will put even an academic worker under such a burden (12 hours of constant pressure). Both the prosecution and defense attorneys did a terrible job (both evidence and witnesses). This case, like many others in the USA, should be reopened and show that the legal system is not without mistakes, the work of the police is not without mistakes, but that it is WRONG to convict based on a few vague and circumstantial evidence.
3:13 For this 8 yo to talk about decorating their classmates tables.. so young. My heart sank. How they must have been feeling then 😢
The biggest miscarriage of justice.
Yes the fact the are still alive on this earth is in injustice. Damian Echols the blood drinking dod torturer according to his public mental health records which you clowns havent read.
I believe the three guys are innocent.
You probably have a 78 iq.
Thank you @Stephanie harlowe, @derrick levassuer @crime weekly for keeping this in peoples minds!!! Justice for the west memphis 6!!!!
Everyone I know who has researched the case and read the transcripts and read the testimony is from the people in the town believes that they did it
@Bloom Tik Bloom well maybe that's your experience but everyone who I've interacted with that studied the case started out thinking they were innocent and after researching came to the conclusion they were guilty I still don't know how to feel about it entirely but that's just my experience
@Bloom Tik Bloom cool, thanks for the info
@@bloomtikbloom9593 You believe a dog torturer, blood drinker, who claims he is God and threatened to eat his parents is innocent? You need help. God help you
Fishy. Remember the two boys who were found dead on a railway line?
Boys on the tracks Saline County Arkansas
Evil people love to see the guilty set free. It's their favorite pastime. These reporters always fail to mention the evidence that law enforcement had, the confession of one of them, the details that person gave about the crime that only the killers would know. All 3 should have been executed long ago.
This case haunts me all the time. I saw the HBO series and all parts. These murders were dumped on 3 innocent men because the true killers either were inside the police department or someone the Memphis police is covering for. Now its 30 years later, memories are gone or very hazy, and evidence is gone.
Naïveté
The real killers were found guilty twice and plead guilty once
Damian Echols mental health records states he drank blood in mental hospitals, said he was God, torteured and stomped Dogs to death for fun, threatened to eat his parents, planned on getting his GF pregnant in order to sacrifice the child. Read the public records yourself. I dare you.
Absolutely atrocious these people should be ashamed of themselves and allow them to retest every single possible thing they can. What is wrong with these official people those poor young men have been nailed to the wall for years and they are innocent
If ANYONE, in wanting to be objective and understanding all of what encompasses evidence, studies this case, YOU KNOW THEY ARE GUILTY AS HELL.
Zero doubt if you are logical, honest and rational.
How's that?
Don't the state want to know the truth? what is the update on this today? The world is watching...
If this police depart was found tampering with this case, that police department would certainly be shut down; that might be the issue here. I have seen a case (I knew the people involved) where the police were caught tampering with the evidence. That entire police force was shut down, and a police force from another county had to temporarily replace them.
Murderers plain and simple. If you truly didn't kill those poor 8 year olds, why take the plea? Now in my book, ALL 3 of them are child killers. I would have more respect for Damien, if he would have taken that needle to the arm. Now he's just another sicko Child murderer!! Disgusting and Disgraceful!!
The cops are in on it! Why dont they get THEIR DNA!?? Test THAT!! Its sad and just unbelievable that these 3 teenage boys had to suffer the unimaginable in prison!! And the true killers of those 3 sweet little baby boys walk free!!!! 😡
There is still a highly proficient serial killer out there who acted alone.
He may already be dead but how many more did he kill in the last 30 years?
All 3 are innocent and have always been innocent. The man who murdered these babies was allowed to run free. Disgusting!
Even "wrote" a damn book about his "boy's" murder!😡
Him and his friends
@@Kimberly_11shameful on your part. Lies. You are pathetically misinformed.
Complete BULLSHIT post and 100% false.
Does anyone know what happened after Hobbs called for the boys to come home? After he was walking towards them ?!? I’m confused. Did they just not return home? A crime like this had to take time and how does 1 person dump 3 bodies into those woods without being seen or not leaving evidence this was not a crime done by and amateur by any means.
You should watch West of Memphis, or even the documentary made by Bob Ruff. The crime scene wasn't sophisticated. The murders could easily have been done by one adult. There were no witnesses because the police didn't bother interviewing the residents of a nearby apartment building. They decided who the killers were and didn't bother looking elsewhere.
Well, in theory, he followed them, got pissed off, probably hurt Stevie too bad to turn back, used his parental authority and offed them all to silence them.
Justice needs to happen and the real killers punished. The state doesn't want to admit they framed these kids and took nearly 20 years from them. All the evidence they have should absolutely be tested.
Despite anyone's belief if the teens were set up or guilty, the victims get the least attention and that's not right
On May 10th, 5 days after the murders, Echols spoke to investigators, describing the murders as a “thrill kill”. He also offered that the the murders were part of the killer wanting “more power” from killing such young children. He also told investigators that the “killer probably felt good doing it” and he “probably thinks it’s funny” and “doesn’t care if he gets caught”. He volunteered that the “boys were not that big and easy to control” and that the “killer was local and knew the kids went out there.
Damien had described himself as sociopathic and homicidal in a recent Psychiatric hospitalization. Damien had told a friend before the murders that he wondered what it would be like to kill someone. He was devoted to Aleister Crowley, who taught on acquiring power through child sacrifice. Damien had already been killing and mutilating animals and was ready for the next step. Pretty much EVERY kid who knew him knew he was a Satan worshiper. NO SATANIC PANIC...he really was one.
Later, he mockingly laughed at the families of the victims. People who believe in his innocence are simply non-fully researched and dishonor those three victims.
Damien also spoke about wondering what it would be like to kill someone. He even told L.G. Hollingsworth just prior to the murders, “I’m thinking of killing someone.”
Confessed to Ken Watkins and bragged about the killings at the softball game. Back then, he REALLY WAS demonic, part of a Satanic Cult, Homicidal, on and off his Imipramine, 3 times Psychiatrically hospitalized. He was a severely DISTURBED and mentally ill young man filled with rage and a desire to attain favor and power with his Master. And child sacrifice of was a way for him to get it….in HIS PSYCHOTIC mind.
I mean, he was asked what he THOUGHT about the murderer and he was too young and arrogant not to speculate.
You may very well be right about him being mentally ill. That doesn't mean that he killed those three children, and it certainly doesn't mean that the other two did. You're a fool for going along with that Satanic panic nonsense. It's just that; nonsense. As far as disrespect to the victims, that's exactly what you're doing. DNA has excluded him. Period. End of the discussion.
Just do a quick search about Damien's mental hospital records. And his early interviews and lies. That was not just "satanic panic"
They absolutely did this.
Yes.
If they were self-proclaimed satanists, as was kind of a trend back then brought on by rebellious teens, then I wouldn't doubt they were the killers. I have not followed this case, and don't even remember it (and as a 24 year old in 1993, I was very much on top of news thanks to cable TV--not internet, lol).
How stupid he would be to fight for retesting of evidence. You might be from around there
@@starvingbuddha7622because the police already screwed this case up from the beginning
@@starvingbuddha7622 He's not stupid. He knows good and well that retesting isn't going to happen because the case is closed. They were tried and convicted. So he can put on a show and make all this noise about retesting knowing it won't happen.
These boys bragged that they committed this crime to multiple people, they were found guilty by 2 different juries, they admitted that there was enough evidence to likely convict them again in a retrial and confessed once again to this crime by taking the Alford plea and didn't want to prove their innocence in court...Guilty Guilty Guilty.
They are as guilty as hell, I see Jessie the squealer didn't make a show, I bet Dan (I'll believe Jessie's confession if we find the smash Evan Williams bottle) Stidham was begging Jessie not to turn up just in case he felt like confessing for the 29th time.
@KathrynElizabeth-kx9do Whats incorrect?
Jessie has been stashed away deep, away from the public, because they all know he could spill his guts again if given the chance. A good reporter should track him down
@@frarfarf Yeah I would like to know where Jessie is too, probably confess again if someone offered him a KFC meal.
I was so amazed to hear Damien Echols speaking on Midnight Gospel episode on Netflix about his knowledge of Ceremonial Magick; and how his prison life was actually a blessing in disguise allowing him to meditate and research such knowledge,That was a MIND BLOWING episode and just great in so many ways. He's a super intelligent and interesting guy!
There's an amazing documentary on this called "West Of Memphis", also "Paradise Lost" does a great job as well
😂😂😂hilarious
Those shows do a great job of spreading lies.
I’ve followed this for a long time and have seen neither.I need to watch those.Especially given recent developments.
These boys deserve true, bring out the all the evidence no matter what the evidence might show.
Everyone just going to ignore the man covered in blood and muddy legs and feet. He could have seen this and ran or could have been the killer. Sad nobody will ever know
Yes I think he might of saw it
After looking it at on the HBO special both parts and I concluded that the Step-dad did it. He even killed the mom of Christopher Byers. It was very weird how she died. Just look into the mom Melissa Byers it was John Mark Byers.
Ya back then, we all thought it was him too.(he is now deceased btw) But it's not him, rather more likely the other stepdad, Terry Hobbs. Lots of info out there about him allegedly being the killer(along w/1 or more friends). I believe his own ex wife, Pam Hobbs thinks that as well.
You are correct. He was an actively, practicing homosexual. The boys saw him screwing some guy, so he killed them.
@@DiscoMaiden
I agree. The stepfather hated the little boy, and Terry Hobbs's hair was found in the knot that was used to tie the children up, and there was another hair on a tree stump, that DNA was found to belong to Terry Hobbs's best friend.
And you all concluded wrong. And Echols laughs at you. You’ve drank the Kool Aide. No one taught you to critically think.
@@honoringsmc9307Dude, you are the kool-aid drinker. I GUARANTEE you have not spent more than 5 minutes looking into the case files. I initially thought that the WM3 might have done it… until I actually took the time to evaluate the evidence. I have spent probably 50 to 70 hours on this thing and I knew that they were innocent about 2 hours in.
Why did the one guy give such a detailed and accurate description of the killings? Anyone ever look into Echols past? Definitely big psych issues. A bit of a 'charismatic' leader for the other two who both wanted to be as 'cool' as him. No real evidence leading to anyone else.
It wasn't really accurate. And he was fed the answers before being filmed by the detectives. Crime weekly does a series on it that's very thorough and current.😊
@@dlbstl No way he could remember everything and spill it out all in one take. Especially being as he has a very low IQ. I watched one of his confessions.
Totally agree! RIP to those poor boys & their families.❤
No real evidence period. Cmon, like if law enforcement isn’t corrupt 🤦🏽♀️
Damien was in a mental hospital for a while and sucked the blood from a wounded arm while there.... He was so crazy that once released the state of Arkansas ruled that he was eligible for full disability.
FYI it wasnt just your state, the whole world watched you persecute innocent teenagers because your police force is incompetent. Still watching you dissapoint every day.