Jessie Misskelley

On June 3, 1993, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley are arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys; at this time Damien is only 18 years old. Another significant event that happened during Damien’s adulthood is his girlfriend Dominic became pregnant and had his child Damian Seth Azariah

pointing fingers at Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, three teenagers who were different from the norm in West Memphis, making it easy for them to be accused. I believe the boys were wrongfully accused of this crime because there is a lack of evidence in the case pointing to the boys, and the crime just seems to convenient for these three to actually pull off. During the

Immediately, rumors began that due to the brutal nature of the crime, it had to be that of satanic doing. On the flip side of the above innocent youngs boys, there are the three very troubled teens that live in the same town. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin. They were three well known teenagers in West Memphis Arkansas. The three teens had definitely made a name for themselves in their home town. There were rumors of

Memphis Three got justice after almost two decades of serving time, the original trial was prejudiced. The three teenagers were Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin, and Damien Echols. They had records of criminal activity and violent behaviour. Furthermore, Misskelley and Echols had dropped out of school. Echols and Baldwin were close friends, but only acquainted with Misskelley. Echols is declared to have a “...serious mental illness characterized

created a Kickstarter campaign, raising $30,000 for a memoir he plans to release (Egan, 2016). In one of his last interviews, he stated his desire to attend law school and utilize his experiences to help wrongfully convicted individuals (Egan, 2016). Misskelley was the only one among the three to return to West Memphis after release (Egan, 2016). Since then, he had stayed out of spotlight (Egan, 2016).

Revenge, the abuse of authority and the desire for power are all present in both Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible and the case regarding the West Memphis Three. To understand the connection you need to know something about the case. Three young boys were murdered on May 5, 1993 (Leveritt 5). They were stripped of their clothing, their hands were bound and they were forced underwater in the nearby creek where they stayed until they were found the next day. Little evidence was collected the day

The justice system present in the United States is one of fairness, equality, and human rights. In a court of law, all men are created equal and have certain unalienable rights that nothing or no one can take away. What is to happen when these rights are denied, abused, or ignored? It is a frightening outcome when unruly factors destroy the basis of this system. As a victim of injustice once said, “People have prejudices, people have fears, people have hates. These things cloud our ability to reason

were found the next day, hog tied in a wooded area called “Robin Hood Hills”. After the case had been “thoroughly” investigated, the West Memphis Police announced on the news that they had found the murderers, pointing fingers at Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, three teenagers who were different from the norm in West Memphis, making it easy for them to be accused. I believe the boys were wrongfully accused of this crime because there is a lack of evidence in the case pointing to the

case of the deaths of three West Memphis children, as three teenage boys are put on trial for the speculation of their murders. Jessie Misskelley Jr., Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin are the suspects in question. The three second-grade boys were found to have been choked, raped, and sexually mutilated before their murders. Sources in West Memphis report that Misskelley, Echols, and Baldwin are worshippers of Satan and the murders were committed as a ritual act to praise Satan. West Memphis is a

itself once again. In a similar case three men, called the West Memphis 3, were accused of killing three 8 year old boys. Steven Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers will all striped down of thier clothes and were killed. Damien Echols, Jesse Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were all charged with murder 30 days after case was brought up. They confessed and pleaded innocent but there was so much evidence against them. Both cases have taught our society many things. The Crucible and the West Memphis