[citation needed], Around 1:45pm, juvenile Parole Officer Steve Jones spotted a boy's black shoe floating in a muddy creek that led to a major drainage canal in Robin Hood Hills. He was considered the leader of the three. He also told mental health workers that he was "going to influence the world. A hair "not inconsistent with" Stevie Branch's stepfather, Terry Hobbs, was found tied into the knots used to bind one of the victims. Misskelley was first questioned on June 3, 1993, a day after Hutcheson's purported confession. [22], Police officers James Sudbury and Steve Jones felt that the crime had "cult" overtones, and that Damien Echols might be a suspect because he had an interest in occultism, and Jones felt Echols was capable of murdering children. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the juveniles killed the children as part of a Satanic ritual. (Listen to the inflection in his voice obviously suggesting an answer). He also opted to stay out of spotlight, so he remains an enigma in many aspects. Miller dismissed a suit Hobbs filed over Maines' remarks and writings implying that he was involved in killing his stepson. [21], The citing of a black male as a possible alternate suspect was implied during the beginning of the Misskelley trial. He has stated that he plans on enrolling in college to become a lawyer in order to help wrongfully convicted persons prove their innocence. [27], Vicki Hutcheson, a new resident of West Memphis, would play an important role in the investigation, though she would later recant her testimony, claiming her statements were fabricated due in part to coercion from police. Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison,[85] December 11, 1974) was on death row, locked-down 23 hours per day at the Varner Unit Supermax. He was last seen wearing blue pants, a blue Boy Scouts of America shirt, and an orange and blue Boy Scout hat, and riding a light green bicycle. [90] Hospital records for his treatment in Little Rock 11 months before the killings show a history of self-mutilation and assertions to hospital staff that he gained power by drinking blood, that he had inside him the spirit of a woman who had killed her husband, and that he was having hallucinations. I went with them and then. She was 13 when he was arrested, along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis nearly two decades ago. GITCHELL: Okay, what is kept inside of that briefcase? RIDGE:Why did you not come forward with this information? (No blood was found on any of the childrens discarded clothes. their arms and stuff, and hold them down like, where they couldnt raise up and the other one stick his legs up. The judge said Hobbs had chosen to involve himself in public discussion over whether the convictions were just. The plea deal did not technically result in a full exoneration; some of the convictions would stand, but the men would not admit guilt. Jessie Misskelley is reluctant to talk, but his father us his son is working and doing fine in West Memphis. RIDGE:But you would be able to point out where these things took place? For other uses, see, "Jason Baldwin" redirects here. 9:00 AM - Jessie Sr. wakes up Jessie Jr. to go to work with Ricky Deese and Josh Darby. Misskelley was arrested in connection to the murders on June 3, 1993. RIDGE:Did you actually rape any of these boys? According to Leveritt, "Police records were a mess. [9] On May 9, during a formal interview by Detective Bryn Ridge, Echols mentioned that one of the victims had wounds to the genitals; law enforcement viewed this knowledge as incriminating. 17. He is a producer, known for Devil's Knot (2013), Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and West of Memphis (2012). RIDGE:Besides just playing, the little boys, had they been in the water? [79], West of Memphis, directed and written by Amy J. Berg, and produced by Peter Jackson, as well as by Echols himself, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2005, Damien Echols completed his memoir, Almost Home, Vol 1, offering his perspective of the case. , money, salary, income, and assets. RIDGE OR GITCHELL? "Jason sends him texts and stuff all the time asking him why don't he come to this. To assist in the appeals process, Echols' appellate legal team retained a Berkeley, California-based forensic psychiatrist, Dr. George Woods, to make their case. (Again,if the anal dilation evidence was at all ambiguous, this type of sodomy would cause obvious tearing and ripping; it wouldnt be a close call). [48], After an expert examined autopsy photos and noted what he thought might be the imprint of a belt buckle on Byers' corpse, the elder Byers revealed to the police that he had spanked his stepson shortly before the boy disappeared. JESSIE: I was looking down, and after I seen all of that, I took off, (Were going to correct that??? According to HBO's documentaries Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000), no blood was found at the crime scene, indicating that the location where the bodies were found was not necessarily the location where the murders actually happened. Im saying what time was it that you were actually there in the park? RIDGE:You say that you got sick, so thats what you were saying, did you throw up or anything? The films marked the first time Metallica allowed their music to be used in a movie, which drew attention to the case. Second, Dennis Dent stated he was having a phone conversation with Angela (Jasons mother) between 9:00 and 9:30 pm, during her break at work. RIDGE:can you describe to me what in those woods, whats the location where you were? According to his mother, Christopher was a typical eight-year-old. RIDGE:Okay, how did he have sex with that one? RIDGE:Does that involve eating part of the penis of the animal? [47] John Mark Byers had his teeth removed in 1997, after the first trial but before an imprint could be made. Stidham testified under oath that during the trial, Judge David Burnett erred by making an improper communication with the jury during its deliberations. RIDGE: So, what do you think ought to be done to them for killing these boys? Jessie's Alibi -- Timeline. RIDGE:When you left from there, did you leave running? [71] Douglas believed that the perpetrator had a violent history and was familiar with the victims and with local geography. Misskelley ignored this advice and went on to detail how the boys were abused and murdered. Only logical answer is that Jessie had no idea where the bikes were put down), JESSIE: When they hollered, when they seen them boys. JESSIE: Jasons were black up to, about knee. GITCHELL: Now, youre pointing to the Byers boy again? RIDGE:Youve been back to this place since that murder. Jessie Misskelley (Jessie Loyd Misskelly Jr.) was born on 10 July, 1975 in 1975, is a Producer. Damien Echols told Action News 5's Janice Broach that he worries about Misskelley. He is in a relationship with a woman who befriended him while he was in prison. JESSIE: I saw him cut one of the little boys. (*****During this statement Jessie says that the boys were beaten by Damien and Jason with their fists, then he is asked if they were hit with sticks, and he answers yes. Each man then entered an Alford plea to lesser charges of first- and second-degree murder while verbally stating their innocence. [57], In early December 2010, David Burnett was elected to the Arkansas State Senate. RIDGE:What kind of shirt were you wearing? they they skipped school, (The children did not skip school; they were all accounted for that day in class). Baldwin and Echols were acquainted with Misskelley from school, but were not close friends with him. [9] Friends and neighbors also conducted a search that night, which included a cursory visit to the location where the bodies were later found. RIDGE:They are sick okay. Directed by Atom Egoyan Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Mychael Danna Cinematography by Paul Sarossy . JESSIE:I was close by the interstate. On September 17, 2011, 48 Hours re-aired the episode with the update of their release and interviews from Echols and his wife, and Baldwin. GITCHELL: Ive got a feeling here, youre not quite telling me everything, now you know that were recording everything, so this is very, very important to tell us the entire truth. RIDGE: When youve been by yourself, and Im sure in the last three weeks youve been by yourself with them sometime. Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975. His psychosis dominated his perceptions of everything going on in court, Woods wrote. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old? JESSIE: Uh, I dont know what he done with it, cause after I left then they, I dont know what they done with, after I left I dont know what they done with it. Baldwin was initially resistant to agree to this deal, insisting as a matter of principle that he would not plead guilty to something he did not do. Damien first came into my life in 1996, when my friend and I watched a documentary called Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. RIDGE:Oh, they come way up on him? Jessie Misskelley, Sr. of Marion, AR September 5, 1938 - February 21, 2021 Jessie Loyd Misskelley,Sr. "WM3" redirects here. Briefcase? On June 2, 1993, Hutcheson told police that about two weeks after the murders were committed, she, Echols, and Misskelley attended a Wiccan meeting in Turrell, Arkansas. (Gitchell plainly sounds like he knows hes talking to someone with a childs mind). Stidham overheard Judge Burnett discuss taking a lunch break with the jury foreman and heard the foreman reply that the jury was almost finished. JESSIE: They laid their bikes down when they come out to the, when they hollered for them to come out there, (When they hollered for them to come out there conflicts with claim that Jessie and Jason were hiding and Damien [singular] called the boys over). JESSIE: Yeah, thats where he was cut at. What did you see him cut or who did you see him cut? [59], The families of the three victims are divided in their opinions as to the guilt or innocence of the West Memphis Three. Echols spent several months in a mental institution in Arkansas and afterward received "full disability" status from the Social Security Administration. RIDGE: Where did they lay their bikes down at, thats what Im asking you? RIDGE:They had already gotten them off. MATTINGLY: On February 4th, 1994, Jessie Misskelley was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. [1][2][3], Due to the dubious nature of the evidence as well as the suspected presence of emotional bias in court, the case generated widespread controversy and was the subject of several documentaries. Upon further examination, it was concluded that if these marks were bite marks, they did not match the teeth of any of the three convicted. GITCHELL: So, what else left is there, after that? Since his release, he has published a non-fiction book about both his childhood and incarceration, He and Lorri Davis, a NYC landscape architect who initiated a correspondence with Echols in 1999 and ultimately became his wife, co-authored, Echols provided the voice of Darryl, a fish man (i.e., a fish situated on a robot body), in episode 3 of the animated, This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 02:32. [23], In July 2008, it was revealed that Kent Arnold, the jury foreman on the Echols-Baldwin trial, had discussed the case with an attorney prior to the beginning of deliberations. Jessie Lloyd Misskelley's third recorded statement in regards to the events of May 5th, 1993.Full transcript:http://callahan.mysite.com/wm3/jmfeb.html JESSIE: I was just wearing regular blue jeans, my shoes. None was found to match DNA from Echols, Baldwin, or Misskelley. [68] "I had made the comment if it were ever proven the three were innocent, I'd be the first to lead the charge for their freedom," said Byers, and take "every opportunity that I have to voice that the West Memphis Three are innocent and the evidence and proof prove they're innocent. GITCHELL: Did they call them by name? [10] The clothing was mostly turned inside-out; two pairs of the boys' underwear were never recovered. (Again, the hog tied postion doesnt align with the boys being on their backs. RIDGE:Okay, the night you were in these woods, uh had you all been in the water? RIDGE: Alright, where does that path go too? JESSIE: He was wearing some blue jeans and boots, army boots like, RIDGE:Army boots? After a reported 12 hours of interrogation by police, Misskelley, who has an IQ of 72, confessed to the murders, and implicated Baldwin and Echols. RIDGE: If you read the caption, the grizzly slain from left, 8 year old Michael Moore. This is very, very important, now just tell us the truth. GITCHELL: Okay, and it has these same three boys in it? Each had achieved the rank of "Wolf" in the local Cub Scout pack and were best friends.[15]. GITCHELL: Youre talking about the Byers boy again? Present in the interview is Insp. And what kind of a shirt, you know everybody wears a special shirt with different things, (Begging for an answer having to do with death), JESSIE: He was wearing a mega death shirt. A little gun? Further testing of the knife produced inconclusive results about the source of the blood. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Even if they were notinthe park at 9 a.m. it would not take three hours to walk from their homesorLakeshore, which is where he will claim they met in alaterstatement.). JESSIE: And then Damien, I heard Damien in the background saying we done it, we done it, what we gonna do now what about if somebody saw us. [20] At the time of his arrest, Echols was working part-time with a roofing company and expecting a child with his girlfriend, Domini Teer.[9]. JESSIE: He had that uh, like a, skull like. RIDGE: Jason had a knife, what did he cut with the knife. Several rounds of DNA testing in recent years have failed to turn up any physical evidence connecting the three men to the . JESSIE: Different shirts, different Metaalica shirts have different pictures. Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants. They were known for wearing black and listening to heavy metal. [59] The three entered into unusual Alford plea deals. Following their convictions, Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin submitted imprints of their teeth. GITCHELL: okay, now you have participated in this cult, right? 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