Lieutenant Dan
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Just coming to post that too - seems odd, given all they have fought for these years, with no DNA evidence tying them to the crime.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Bout time.
And lol @ "Dan".
And lol @ "Dan".
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
RhymesMcJuice
Footballguy
Did you ever hear of the West Memphis 3? That was me...and two other guys.
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
keeping it simple. Didn't want to ever cornhole and someone call me "GroovyGroov" or something dumb like that.Bout time.And lol @ "Dan".
Looking over some old stories - the DNA evidence does not really exonerate the WM3. It just shows that teh DNA of someone else was there, and that none of the evidence tested contained their DNA - so it not like a rape kit where the DNS does not match.
The DA still vigorously opposes even a new trial, so maybe this was just a plea bargain that allows the DA to save face, but the defendants to go free. Not sure why it would be 2 out of 3 though, unless there were other issues with the third defendant.
The DA still vigorously opposes even a new trial, so maybe this was just a plea bargain that allows the DA to save face, but the defendants to go free. Not sure why it would be 2 out of 3 though, unless there were other issues with the third defendant.
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
maybe because Echols got the death penalty and the others didn't.ETA - looks like they are saying that Echols will be one of the two released, so I guess that's not the reason.
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Joe Summer
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Given a choice of freedom vs. spending the rest of your life in jail......some people choose freedom.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
keeping it simple. Didn't want to ever cornhole and someone call me "GroovyGroov" or something dumb like that.Bout time.And lol @ "Dan".
Ray Karpis
Footballguy
If it is 2 of 3, it could be Miskelly that isn't released...possibly because he confessed and pled.Also, the DNA issue is only one of the reasons for the hearing on a new trial...there also is a huge issue over juror misconduct that was to be evaluated by the trial court in December. The juror misconduct claim had legs.
Yeah, Terry Hobbs.
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Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Real life is rarely that simple.But I'd agree justice hasn't been served here.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Yeah. If it were me, I would definitely be pissed, but I would much rather be free than be able to sue.
ClownCausedChaos
I ain't got time to bleed
Love the avatar. Carry on.'Bull Dozier said:
They have done 18 years at a max security prison. Figure a 25-year sentence with time off for good behavior. Seems about right.Now, imagine if they were black....
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
then they should go golfing and look for the "real killers"
Carver
Footballguy
For a triple child murder? Where the culprit/culprits bite off the penis of one of the little boy's?
Village Idiot
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The local paper says and I quote;"The case against the three was built on the confession of Misskelly, who has been diagnosed as borderline mentally ######ed."Looking at his picture on the front page he appears to have that look.If you looked at all three of their pictures and were told pick one that looks like he might be mentally challenged, he'd be the choice.'Ray Karpis said:
What if they didn't
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
Not 100% sure, but I think it is now believed that an animal did that.For a triple child murder? Where the culprit/culprits bite off the penis of one of the little boy's?
Carver
Footballguy
They should kill the prosecutor?
I think it was the step-father.
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
A lot of people do
Nigel
Footballguy
I have a hard time imgining three independant minds coming together and concluding "yeah, this sounds like a good idea - let's do it." I know groups of people collectively do sick things but this was beyond sick.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
not sure any one person could hog-tie three eight year old boys on his own, either. Not impossible, but...
Lieutenant Dan
Footballguy
all three have been released
Abraham
Footballguy
What a strange ending to a truly bizarre case. I come down on the side that they got railroaded. Then again, most of my info came from the Paradise Lost documentaries. The lingering issue I face with it is that if these three didn't do it then what explanation is there? The stepfather is most likely, but I doubt he could have pulled all this off by himself. Furthermore, if more then one person was involved (which seems reasonable) then that is a HELL of a secret to have kept for all these years.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Link?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Its been awhile, and I don't remember the extent of the injuries. I thought the lack of blood at the dump site indicated that they were killed somewhere and dumped there. Especially if they knew them, you don't think a 200+ lb man could corner overpower a few boys 1/2 his size?
There is hair/dna evidence that puts the step father at the scene - hair in one of the knots on one of the boys, and hair/dna evidence that puts a friend of the step-father at the scene.
Carver
Footballguy
because apparently, he didn’t do it.
dgreen
Footballguy
Well, that would be why isn't going to be executed, but that doesn't really answer why he wasn't executed in the past. I doubt they sentenced him to death but said, "But don't actually execute him because he didn't do it."He was on death row for about 20 years? Is that normal?
Carver
Footballguy
Yea, high profile cases like this can drag out for a long time.
dharmapunk
Footballguy
Yep, and some crucial points of his confession didn't coincide with the facts of the case. For example, Misskelly said WM3 abducted the children in the morning....but the kids were documented in school all day. Stuff like that made his "confession" inadmissible as evidence. It's likely he was berated by authorities and confused into confessing something he didn't do. And, from memory, one of the defense team's biggest issues was they felt the jury knew about the "confession" anyway and it influenced their decision.
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Hipple Long Ware & Peete
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The paper got it wrong. They used a rarely used type of plea that allows the defendant to plead guilty without admitting guilt. It is often used in these kind of cases to allow the local cops/courts/prosecutors o save face and to stave off 'wrongful imprisonment' lawsuits etc. It essentially mans "i will take the punishment since I fear that I may be found guilty based on the evidence/whats at stake etc, but i do not acknowledge guilt. It's called an alford plea.
http://en.wikipedia....iki/Alford_plea
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