Free The WM3!

Since 1994 three young men (at the time) have been behind bars for murders that they may not have committed. The West Memphis Three are Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. I will sum up the story briefly and there are some great resources that will allow you to research in more depth.

A week after three eight-year-old boys were found dead in a creek in West Memphis, Arkansas, the police told the public that Damien, Jason and Jessie were the murderers. That they were defiantly responsible for these horrific crimes, with NO EVIDENCE!
Jessie Misskelley, who is mentally handicapped, was interviewed and questioned for a long period of time (12 it says on the web site) "without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes." The three of them were arrested on June 3, 1993 and convicted of murder in early 1994.
This is a quote from the website:
"Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40."

It has now been 14 years and they are still in prison for these crimes that they did not commit. Damien waits in solitary confinement for lethal injection.

Within the past week, new evidence has come up linking NO DNA to these three men, however a hair has been found in a tangled in a knot used to tie up one of the murdered boys. This hair matches the DNA of the step father of one of the victims, I hope this is a step towards the WM3's new trial: Click here.

This is a tragic case and I take the stance that, since nobody knows for sure who committed this crime and the original trial was not a fair one, these three men deserve a new, fair trial.
Please view this website and look at the facts. Take a close look at what this means and what this is.

FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE

Listening to Comes A Time - Neil Young.