The West Memphis Three Case: What The Police Really Found At The Scene

The initial conclusion, drawn by police at the scene, was that the boys had been raped but this was not verified by the autopsy. The dilation of the anus was wrongly believed to have been. The west memphis three are three freed men convicted as teenagers of the 1993 murders of three boys in west memphis, arkansas, united states. Damien echols was sentenced to death ,. In may 1993, three young boys in west memphis, arkansas were found dead, naked, and hogtied in a ditch.

In 1993, the murders of three boys in west memphis led to the wrongful convictions of damien echols, jason baldwin, and jessie misskelley, now known as the west memphis. The west memphis three have been wrongfully convicted for crimes they did not commit. But, crucial new evidence of their innocence has been uncovered including crime scene dna that. As the west memphis three languished behind bars for 18 years, thousands of supporters called out for their freedom while others vehemently declared their guilt. West memphis three, three american men who in 1994, while teenagers, were found guilty of murdering three young boys in west memphis, arkansas, allegedly as part of. On the night of , john mark byers reported three boys missing and the next day the bodies of steve branch, michael moore, and christopher byers were found in a.