West Memphis 3 Essays

committed affect countless communities, making society wonder why the convicted would ever commit these horrible acts of injustice. On May 5th 1993, three little boys, all of the age of eight, were found in a ditch, naked and sexuality mutated in West Memphis, Arkansas. Three teenaged boys, Jessie Misskelley Jr has a reputation for having a temper and engaging in fights, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were previously arrested for vandalism and shoplifting, trialed and convicted of capital murder, though

I. Introduction A. Hook 3 teen-agers accused of raping and murdering 3 second-grade boys B. Background Info On May 5th 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas; the three boys pictured above were reported missing at 7pm by Mark Byers, Christopher Byers step-father. The next day, the boys’ bodies were found by a creek in a place called Robin Hood hills. The scene was horrific; the boys were found spread out, naked, and hogtied with their own shoe laces. Chris byers was found not only in the way but castrated

The West Memphis Three vs. The Salem Witch Trials Society makes people feel pressured to make assumptions for their own benefits. There have been many examples of this throughout history. Society has been pressuring people to change and make assumptions, dating back to the stone ages all the way until the present. Why does society pressure people to make assumptions? Society makes people feel as if they are obligated to be what other people want them to be, and perform what society wants them to

Kaitlyn Kline Professor DiFatta Business Law 01 February 2015 The West Memphis three is a case that created quite a stir when it occurred back in the 1993 when the crime occurred and then again in 1994 when there was a conviction. There was a wrongful conviction made when three young men were convicted in this murder case. However, no one questioned it because they were seen as fitting the description of a criminal based upon outside appearances. There were three young boys that were found murdered

states would come to defend the men of the crime. Although the case was full of pressured decisions and faulty evidence the authorities needed to calm the community somehow. The unusual circumstances of the investigation and subsequent trial of the West Memphis Three, along with the unbelievable amount of publicity after their conviction, have made this one of the most controversial murder cases in modern American history. On May 5, 1993 three boys went out for a bike ride before dinner and never came

had some satanic books in his room. Also one witness testified that Damien had a jar of severed testicles in his room, but it was never proven. The West Memphis Three is still a sore spot for Memphis. Some people still believe that Jessie, Damien, and Jason killed the three little boys. All but one parent of the three little boys still

On the evening of May 5, 1993, in West Memphis Arkansa three eight year old, second grade boys named Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch and Michael Moore were last seen alive during the evening in their neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. By nightfall around 9:30 p.m. all of the parents of the three missing boys called the police station about their boys who never returned home. On the following morning of May 6, 1993, police searched for the three young boys in the Robin Hood Woods which is located right

Who: Suspects- Donald Smith and twin brother, Ronald Smith. Victim- Genai Coleman (preschool teacher who was shot). What: Murder of a preschool teacher and a carjacking. Donald Smith was convicted in 2008 of murdering a preschool teacher and carjacking. Witnesses described a man matching his description, security camera footage matched his description, and even DNA evidence was found apparently matching Donald to the crime. However, Donald claimed it was his twin brother the entire time. Fingerprints

English 11-5 9 May 2018 West Memphis Three: Guilty or Innocent? Introduction In the court of law, guilty and innocent alike are protected by certain rights. Is it better to assume a man is guilty based on stereotypes and prejudice? Evidence must be substantial and confessions must never be forced or excessive. All evidence must be legally obtained, but sometimes things don’t happen the way they are supposed to. For in May of 1993, unspeakable acts rocked the community of West Memphis, Arkansas. Three boys

Faisal Alanazi Prof. Meredith Doench ENG 200 11/1/15 Annotated Bibliography Robertson, Campbell. "Deal Frees ‘West Memphis Three’ in Arkansas." The New York Times, Aug 19 (2011). Web. 24 Oct. 2015. The online article, which appeared in the NYT discusses the West Memphis case explaining the circumstances that led to the case and the aftermath of the murder of the three kids. The article also summarizes the case decades after the case when the men involved were released. Instead of taking sides, the

In the case of the West Memphis Three, forensic analysis and expert witness statements were used both inappropriately and appropriately. The inappropriate use of forensic evidence and expert witnesses put two teenage boys in jail for life and one on death row. Fortunately for

Labeled as the monstrosity Atlanta Child Murders AKA "The Night Stalker," Wayne Williams was only convicted of only killing two adults due to convincing circumstantial and DNA evidence. Williams was suspected of murdering at least 28 black youths from 1979 to 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a spree of child murders led to Williams’ arrest. Williams’ murder victims were male and female African American ranging from ages 9 and 17. Williams also murdered three adults during

For the general majority of current day Americans, the experience of the Central Park Five is seen as a journey of injustice—with the Five now widely regarded as innocent. It all started in 1989, when Central Park jogger, Trisha Meili, was attacked and raped. At the time all eyes were on the boys, whose actions in the park prior to the rape and confessions in the precinct branded them as prime suspects. The victim was left for dead in a ravine, sodomized and beaten to a point where she has lost most

Reason Case was accepted for investigation: On 12/2/17, Hennepin County Child Protection accepted a report of alleged predatory offender status concerning Tayshawn Robinson, Makayla Mason and Jemeul Robinson by their father’s partner Lillian Simmons. Per reporter received an anonymous report concerning children Tayshawn Makayla and Jemeul. Per reorter the children father’s partner Ms. Lillian Simmons was conited of murder in the 1st Degree in 1989. Ms. Lillian Simmons resides in the home with the

Although Wayne Williams was convicted for killing 2 adults, the Atlanta Child Murders began in July of 1979 after the bodies of 2 children were found hidden under the bushes of at the side of an Atlanta road. (Biography.com Editors, 2015). For the next 22 months the city and FBI would find 29 victims suspected of being murdered by Wayne Williams a free-lance photographer and hopeful music producer with a criminal record of impersonating the police. (unknown, 2014). 14-year-old Edward Smith was found

In the case Roper v. Simmons three friends Christopher Simmons 17, Charles Benjamin 15, and John Tessmer 16 decided to rob Shirley Crook 46 on September 9, 1993. As the time came, two of the three decided to go through with the robbery but John Tessmer decided that this was not for him and backed out. After that moment Christopher Simmons and Charles Benjamin went through with the crime. Then at 2 am the two boys Christopher Simmons and Charles Benjamin met up to commit the crime. They then went

The Atlanta child murders began on July 28, 1979, when a woman came across two bodies hidden under some bushes by the side of the road. Both bodies were black male children and one body was of a 14 year old that was reported missing a week before and shot with a .22-caliber weapon. The other body was that of a 13-year-old that was also reported missing three days before and was murdered by asphyxiation. These 2 murders would mark the start of a string of murders and it would continue lasting 22 months

Claude Jones, Kerry Dixon, and Timothy Jordan were all linked to the murder of liquor store owner Allen Hilzendager in 1989. Jones was seen with another man pulling into the liquor store; one left the car and shot the owner. Witnesses who were standing across the road couldn't see the killer. Dixon and Jordan both testified that Jones was the shooter although Jones claimed to never enter the store, so they were both spared the death penalty. The deciding piece of evidence was a strand of hair found

was a normal day after school for many families on May 5th, 1993. The sunlight was still out as the sounds of far away cars roared through the wind. The giggles of nearby school children drifted through and faded within the quiet neighborhood of West Memphis. To the surprise of many the tranquility of this small town in Arkansas would soon be lost and a force so strong would shake America. As the sun began to lower and prepare for the next day, three little boys never made it back home for dinner that

Around 7:00, there were 3 teens in a white Monte Carlo they have been drinking vodka & smoking a lot of marijuana. Matthew Whitten was driving & he spotted Johnny on the opposite side of the road. One of the unknown teens said that the driver turned his steering wheel & the car