The West Memphis Three: Justice, Prejudice, and the Price of Fear
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In May of 1993, three young boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, and soon three teenagers were accused and convicted of the crime. They were known as the West Memphis Three: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley. The case appeared to be open-and-shut, but as the years went by, doubts began to surface. Was the prosecution motivated by hysteria? Was justice really served? In this episode of "Echoes of the Unknown," we unravel the story of the West Memphis Three—how fear, prejudice, and an obsession with the occult led to a deeply flawed investigation. Join us as we revisit the crime, the trials, and the decades-long fight for freedom.
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