West Memphis Three Case
West Memphis, Arkansas was home to three teenage boys that were accused and convicted of the murders of three young boys. These murders are now known as the West Memphis Three. Two of these boys, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley, were put in extremely different circumstances that if switched, could have decided the fate of the case. If a testimony cannot be proven accurate or is not obtained by ethical means then it should not be accredited until proven otherwise. Damien Echols was an 18-year old boy from West-Memphis, Arkansas that was different than other kids his age. Damien had, what experts would later call, an interest in the “occult”. His interest in heavy metal bands, black clothes, and dark novels would later make Damien a suspect in the murders of three small children. Damien Echols,
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Several elements of the confession did not match up. Such as the timing, the place, and how they were killed. All of these were extremely influential elements that should have been considered, but they were not. The police continued to guide Jessie until the testimony was closer to accurate. Jessie Misskelley’s confession was not obtained ethically by any standard, yet it was still used at trial to put away three teenage boys for a great majority of their lives.
Jessie Misskelley wasn’t a particularly smart boy, and he often agreed with people just to avoid certain situations. Jessie always seemed nervous and fidgety when it came to the case. He knew that they didn’t have any actual evidence on him, but Jessie confessed to get out of questioning. He had confessed because he wanted to go back home to his dad, a place he felt comfortable. Jessie knew there was a chance they could convict him because of his confession, but in the end he decided not to testify against Damien and Jason because he knew it was a false
Several elements of the confession did not match up. Such as the timing, the place, and how they were killed. All of these were extremely influential elements that should have been considered, but they were not. The police continued to guide Jessie until the testimony was closer to accurate. Jessie Misskelley’s confession was not obtained ethically by any standard, yet it was still used at trial to put away three teenage boys for a great majority of their lives.
Jessie Misskelley wasn’t a particularly smart boy, and he often agreed with people just to avoid certain situations. Jessie always seemed nervous and fidgety when it came to the case. He knew that they didn’t have any actual evidence on him, but Jessie confessed to get out of questioning. He had confessed because he wanted to go back home to his dad, a place he felt comfortable. Jessie knew there was a chance they could convict him because of his confession, but in the end he decided not to testify against Damien and Jason because he knew it was a false