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Damien Echols Case Summary

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This case is a great example of how your personal behavior can contribute to a wrongful conviction. The fact that Damien Echols appeared to be a member of a satanic cult led him to be the prime suspect in a horrible crime in West Memphis, Arkansas. The brutal murder of three boys in West Memphis appeared to be related to a satanic ritual. The police asked for a list of everyone in town who was on probation and could be involved in any satanic beliefs. The name of Damien Echols came up and immediately he was the main suspect in this crime, police also focused their attention on the closes friends of Echols whom at the time was Jason Baldwin and Jesse Lloyd. The police investigation was weak, investigators focused on the idea that the murders

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