During interrogation, West Memphis police suggested to Byers that he might have left the knife out accidentally, and Byers agreed with this. JESSIE:We go out kill dogs and stuff and then carry girls out there. Byers initially claimed the knife had never been used. 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: His hands, like a stick, he had a bit old stick, kinda holding it over his neck. Baldwin, who is also involved with movies about the life of the West Memphis 3, plans to attend law school. 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). JESSIE: He had been watching them. 17. [9], In October 2003, Vicki Hutcheson, who had played a part in the arrests of Misskelley, Echols, and Baldwin, gave an interview to the Arkansas Times in which she stated that every word she had given to the police was a fabrication. During subsequent questioning, Morgan claimed a long history of drug and alcohol use, along with blackouts and memory lapses. RIDGE: And who made that phone call? Jason Baldwin, 16, Jessie Misskelley, 17, and Damien Echols, 18, were ultimately convicted in 1994. Present in the interview will be Inspector Gary Gitchell and Jessie Misskelley. Despite his reported IQ of 72 (categorizing him as borderline intellectual functioning) and his status as a minor, Miskelley was questioned alone; his parents were not present during the interrogation. RIDGES:Cutting him in the face. GITCHELL: Where did the boys put their bikes? And Susie Brewer Boggan says she is now out of Jessie Misskelley's life. Chris Morgan and Brian Holland, both with drug offense histories, had abruptly departed for Oceanside, California, four days after the bodies were discovered. [73], There have been a number of books about the case, also arguing that the suspects were wrongly convicted: Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt; Blood of Innocents by Guy Reel; and The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three, edited by Brett Alexander Savory & M. W. Anderson, and featuring dark fiction and non-fiction by well-known writers of speculative fiction. Judge David Laser accepted the pleas and sentenced the three to time served. Alright, another boy was cut I understand, where was he cut at? RIDGE:Besides just playing, the little boys, had they been in the water? (Again, Jessie says he arrived at 9 a.m., after stating just above that he arrived at 12 noon!). Confession. JESSIE: He keeps on asking me what are we going to do next, I told him, I cant do nothing now cause I go to work with my daddy everyday. [citation needed], On or about June 1, 1993, Hutcheson agreed to police suggestions to place hidden microphones in her home during an encounter with Echols. The episode premiered May 5, 2011, with extensive background information included on the show's page at the Investigation Discovery site. ", Following a 2010 decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding newly produced DNA evidence and potential juror misconduct, the West Memphis Three negotiated a plea bargain with prosecutors. And, AGAIN, Jessie leaves #4 and again his statement that he left at that point is ignored.). RIDGE:Scared of Damien? RIDGE:Damien and Jason having sex? Jasons friend Ken Watkins came over to visit later. Naw, no psych or IQ issue here). 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. JESSIE: I dont know, I left before them. Examiners reported that both men's charts indicated deception when they denied involvement in the murders. [44], In 2007, Echols petitioned for a retrial, based on a statute permitting post-conviction testing of DNA evidence due to technological advances made since 1994 which might provide exoneration for the wrongfully convicted. Baldwin and Echols were acquainted with Misskelley from school, but were not close friends with him. RIDGE: Okay, one of them were cut on the face real bad, is that what you said? JESSIE:I didnt see a briefcase, not unless they left it there at that day before it happened, unless they left it there by accident then but I didnt see one that day. RIDGE:Does that involve eating part of the penis of the animal? [49], In 2007, DNA collected from the crime scene was tested. JESSIE: We usually you know, kill an animals, you know, so you have to know how to handle the meat and stuff, after we kill it to see if he knows, if he cant handle it, then he dont get in. (She had . JESSIE: Not that I know of, I wouldnt. [10] The police interviewed Echols on May 7, two days after the bodies were discovered. RIDGE:They havent talked to you about this? JESSIE: Um-mm, they were going to catch, they were going somewhere and like I said, Damien and nem left before I did, I told them that I would meet them there and stuff, and I had to get ready it was early in the morning and so, they went ahead and met me, they went on up there and then I come up later on behind them. 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. RIDGE: Alright, is that where he was cutting? GITCHELL: What did the stick look like, I mean was it like a a big log like that or is it a stick? . Under the terms of the Alford guilty plea, Echols and his co-defendants accepted the sufficiency of evidence supporting the three counts of first degree murder while maintaining their innocence. GITCHELL: okay, now you have participated in this cult, right? In May 2013, for the 20th anniversary of the slayings, Weaver Elementary School principal Sheila Grissom raised funds to refurbish the memorial. What did he say about that? [74] A biography of John Mark Byers by Greg Day named Untying the Knot: John Mark Byers and the West Memphis Three was published in May 2012. [61] As part of the plea deal, the three men cannot pursue civil action against the state for wrongful imprisonment. RIDGE:The little boys came on over? I could not believe it was in Terry's things. GITCHELL:thats who you are pointing at? A report jointly issued by the state and the defense team stated, "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. [29], During Misskelley's trial, Richard Ofshe, an expert on false confessions and police coercion, and Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, testified that the brief recording of Misskelley's interrogation was a "classic example" of police coercion. The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. ALSO, the Commercial Appeal, local newspaper, picked up chatter about the murders on their police scanner, hearing about the castration, and printed it in the next days paper. I can't help it you just laid on a bed and laid there,'" said Boggan. (There wasno evidence that Christopher Byers had been strangled with a stick or anything else. More, the children were hog tied, wrist to ankle, an improbable [at best] position to sodomize someone). Douglas served as FBI Unit Chief of the Investigative Support Unit of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime for 25 years. Metalcore band Zao's 2002 album Parade of Chaos included a track inspired by the case named "Free The Three". Jessie Misskelley Jr., released from prison in 2011 in the infamous West Memphis Three case was jailed Saturday night after he was arrested on a slew of traffic citations. Judge Laser then sentenced them to time served, a total of 18 years and 78 days, and they were each given a suspended imposition of sentence for 10 years. RIDGE:Are you scared of Damien now? RIDGE: Alright, where did he cut him at? RIDGE:Oh, they come way up on him? Aaron's further statements were wildly inconsistent, and he was unable to identify Baldwin, Echols, or Misskelley from photo line-ups, and there was no "playhouse" at the location Aaron indicated. So they were there for a lot longer. JESSIE: Uh, like a regular knife blade. JESSIE: That one, he runs out, going out the out the park and I chased him and grabbed him and brought him back. RIDGE: What did he hit him with? The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. RIDGE:Well, which one did he have? When police speculated about the assailant, the juvenile probation officer assisting at the scene of the murders speculated that Echols was "capable" of committing the murders," stating: "it looks like Damien Echols finally killed someone. The song is about the West Memphis Three, with 100% of the proceeds going to their benefit foundation for their release. JESSIE: They asked me how come I left so early and stuff, and I told them that I couldnt stay there watching it no more, so I had to do something to get out of there. [58], After weeks of negotiations, on August 19, 2011, Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley were released from prison as part of a plea deal, making the hearings ordered by the Arkansas Supreme Court unnecessary. Alright, when you get the boys back together, where you at from the creek? Even if they were notinthe park at 9 a.m. it would not take three hours to walk from their homesorLakeshore, which is where, JESSIE: No . RIDGE:Alright, youre describing a knife that would be about 6 inches long, is that right? RIDGE: And you mentioned that you heard some voice in the background? The plea deal did not technically result in a full exoneration; some of the convictions would stand, but the men would not admit guilt. At trial, the defense team argued that news articles from the time could have been the source for Echols' knowledge about the genital mutilation, and Echols said his knowledge was limited to what was "on TV". 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. During the course of his interrogation, which lasted for several hours, Jessie was given a lie detector test and the police succeeded in securing a confession from Jessie of his own part in the murders of the three boys. (Again ignores Jessies statement that he left and guides him into saying more happened). Actor Johnny Depp, a longtime supporter of the West Memphis Three and personal friend of Damien Echols, was on hand to support the film in its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. (Jessie indicates here he leaves directly after Damien and Jason reach Michael, yet he is then led on to continue his story). His father said Byers may not have taken his prescription on May 5, 1993. According to Jessies original statement, he is on the opposite side of the bayou, Ridge leads him to the side that aligns with the evidence). [9], Shortly after Misskelley's first confession, police arrested Echols and his close friend Baldwin. RIDGE: Okay, was it after school had let out? JESSIE: When I was there, I saw Damien hit this one (pause) hit this one boy real bad, and then uh, and then he started screwing them and stuff and then uh, (There is no evidence from the Medical Examiner whatsoever that any of the boys were raped; it was inconclusive. Whose car where yall in? During their conversation, Hutcheson reported that Echols made no incriminating statements. RIDGE:Okay, how long was the knife that Jason was using? RIDGE:But have you heard anybody say that they saw Damien and Jason? [81], Jessie Misskelley Jr. (born July 10, 1975) was arrested in connection to the murders of May 5, 1993. 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