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Originally Posted by glaswizz
You guys might want to check out this book....
Devil's Knot : The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
It is a great true-crime novel. Also, incredibly sad. It is about the 1993 murders of three eight year old children and the subsequent trials of three teenagers charged with and convicted of the crimes. The names of the three teens convicted are: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. They, however, would come to be known as the West Memphis Three. Leveritt's book revolves around the central idea that the three teenagers convictions were a result of "Satanic Panic" rather than actual evidence. The book also focuses on one of the victim's stepfathers and his possible connection with the murders. Currently, all three teenagers convicted are still incarcerated, but all are in various stages of appealing their convictions.
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I'm familiar with that case. I've seen the video on it a few years ago called,
Paradise Lost 2. It was really interesting and if you can find it anywhere, I would recommend seeing it. After I watched it, I was so convinced that the stepfather (Byers) was involved in the murder. He kept changing his story and pointing fingers away from him. He also had his teeth removed after the first trial. There was teeth marks on one of the victims, but none of the teens matched those teeth marks. Byers never gave a good reason for having his teeth removed. I feel for those innocent teens that were convicted. You may be able to find the video online somewhere. Maybe even youtube has something.
I also have a book about the case, which I haven't read. It's called
The Blood of Innocents.
I do hope someday that those men are found innocent instead of rotting away in a prison for someone else's crime. This is a story I've never forgotten.
