As it is with so many of the exonerated, it was new dna evidence that led the arkansas supreme court to order hearings on new trial motions for. In this course we will focus exclusively on the west memphis 3 murder case. New forensic evidence and, when dna tests couldnt place the. Forensic evidence in west memphis 3 case reportedly destroyed or missing according to prosecutor. On new dna analysis and other evidence not considered in 14. 644 Echolss defense team received new evidence in the form of sworn affidavits in which terry hobbs nephew, michael hobbs jr. Three; after all, theyd been convicted without any dna evidence. Additionally, the court ruled that in order for a new trial to be considered, an evidentiary hearing needed to be held to examine the. Stevie branch, michael moore and christopher byers were only 8 years old when they viciously murdered in 13. Maddie mccann new suspect christian b link to post. The men were offered the alford plea deal in 2011 after new dna evidence supported their innocence, the new york times reported. Instead, the dna results match terry hobbs, the step-father of one of the victims. To walk free today after the defense presented new dna evidence that. Know as the west memphis three, the cases of damien echols, jason baldwin and. Of dna testing in recent years has failed to turn up any physical evidence. The west memphis three is the collective nickname of three then-teenagers -- damien wayne echols formerly michael wayne hutchison, charles jason baldwin, and. To clear the name of the west memphis three who were convicted in a.
In august of 2011, after new dna evidence had been found that. West memphis three, three american men who in 14, while teenagers, were found guilty of murdering three young boys in west memphis, arkansas, allegedly as. 913 They came to be known as the west memphis three, and their story was. New dna evidence had been discovered implicating stevie branchs. The nude, bound and mutilated bodies of three eight-year-old cub scouts were found in a water-filled ditch in a forest near their west memphis. In 2007, dna collected from the crime scene was tested. None was found to match dna from echols, baldwin, or. Our new filing also includes strong evidence from pam hobbs. A powerful new documentary makes the case for another suspect. Below is all the evidence against the west memphis three as. To examine new evidence that would have probably included dna. Following a 2010 decision by the arkansas supreme court. On the basis of the new evidence, john mark byers told reporters that he now believed the three young men convicted were innocent.
On novem, the arkansas supreme court remanded their case for a lower court to consider the new dna evidence. In court papers filed last week, attorneys for echols stated that -- even with dna testing unavailable in 13 -- they have uncovered no. 32 year kidnapping case has a happy resolve link to post. A new documentary about the murders, west of memphis, also homed in on terry hobbs, claiming that his dna was found on rope used to tie the boys feet. West memphis three, american teenagers who were convicted of a satanic triple murder and released from prison via new dna evidence 17 years later. He says the real killers in the west memphis three case were. A where the monsters go: the case against the west memphis 3 killers. Echols seeks answers about evidence as west memphis three mark a decade out of. West memphis three: three men convicted, dna evidence reopens case. 299 Bob examines the cases sensational theories, develops a criminal profile, and seeks permission from the west memphis three for new dna testing. Reward in west memphis 3 case jumps to 200,000 for new. In the evening of may 5 th, 13 in west memphis, arkansas - three 8 year old boys were brutally raped, mutilated, and murdered by the west memphis three: damien. May 10 police interview damien echols at the west memphis police. West memphis threes damien echols talks up his new memoir, and moving on. The three teens dubbed the west memphis three languished in obscurity.
Damien echols delves into his new book, high magick: a guide to the. Over 20 years of experience helping familes in new hampshire. Evidence in west memphis three case gone, sources say; new dna tests now. In 2007, new dna and physical evidence arose that seemed to further distance the west memphis. Life after death, a book by west memphis threes damien echols. New hearings or exonerated because advances in forensic and dna. 1099 New dna evidence only piled onto the growing consensus that the original trial was a botch. New dna evidence couldnt exonerate the west memphis three, as echols, baldwin and misskelley had become known. New evidence showing that dna found at the crime scene matched terry hobbs. To present new dna evidence, along with new forensic evidence to disprove. West memphis three, steve edward branch, christopher byers, james michael. The men known as the west memphis three thought they would die in prison. Work on his new book began in 2005 when new dna evidence surfaced eventually clearing the way for the release of the west memphis three. A further followup of the case of the west memphis three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new dna evidence.
On octo, the defense filed a second amended writ of habeas corpus, outlining the new evidence. Before being released in 2011 after dna evidence supported their claims of innocence. Ultimately, lax found dna evidence linking hobbs husband to the crime scene. Damien wayne echols born michael wayne hutchison; decem is an american writer and film producer. The new dna evidence failed to convince judge burnett that a new trial for any of the west memphis three was justified, but attorneys for all three. In 2007, lawyers for the west memphis three said new forensic tests showed there was no dna evidence to link the men to the crime. The west memphis three are damien echols, jason baldwin and. Following the submission of new dna evidence in 2010, the state of arkansas. The west memphis three are damien echols, jason baldwin. Damien echols, who served 18 years on arkansas death row, joins american voices with alicia menendez to discuss new evidence that calls into. The great irony of the 18-year quest to free the west memphis three is. The west memphis three could be released as early as today. The police also lost potentially vital dna evidence from a possible. A defense attorney for the newly freed west memphis three said. Echols attorneys said new dna testing identified a hair found at the crime scene that ties hobbs to the crimes. In 2011, after new dna evidence and potential juror misconduct. Several documentaries and books have been dedicated to the case of the west memphis three and the convicted men gain more supporters every day. 273 Forensic experts say dna evidence ties hobbs to the crime scene and that. Are being released because of questions that new dna evidence has.