West Memphis 3.....33rd anniversary

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But, it wasn't Echols, Baldwin, and/or Misskelley.

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This still triggers some posters

I think it was one of the dozens of serial killer truckers that operated in the US in those days. Probably more than dozens. Sad story.

This case always intrigues me

I've watched every doc, read a few articles/blogs/etc., watched a few YouTube videos... I still don't know what I think happened there. Every theory has a solid rebuttal.

Has anyone else listened to the "Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff" podcast? It's from 2017-2018 and covers the case in extreme detail over the course about 65-70 episodes. It's NOT a cursory 1-2 hour "deep dive" as most podcasts are on cases.

You hear quite a bit of actual recorded court testimony, the Misskelley "confession", etc etc etc. The host went to West Memphis approximately 15-20 times to investigate the crime scene and interview those around the case.

I'm not quite done with the podcast yet, but getting there. Highly, highly recommended. Lots of info not covered in the 3 documentaries or any other place.

I read the book Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt. I do not think they convicted the real killers. I believe they were convicted in what was literally a modern day witch hunt. My money is on the stepfather of the kid who was castrated.

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quote:But, it wasn't Echols, Baldwin, and/or Misskelley. This still triggers some posters

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Truth. It was a a huge victory for the cause of science, logic and rationalism over fear, superstition, and willful ignorance. Needless to say it still drives plenty of posters here crazy that justice prevailed in the end.

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of the kid who was castrated.

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not that one. all though, if you had to suspect one off the bat due to behavior, it'd be that one.

Terry Hobbs the step father of Steven Branch is the most likely person along with his buddy.

I still think Miskelley had some level of involvement or knowledge. He didn't just confess one time after being up for 2 days. He confessed to everyone and anyone that would listen.

Listen carefully to the actual tape-recorded confession from Misskelley.

People who feel he is guilty point to him describing what happened to the victims. However, the West Memphis police testified that they showed Jessie a morgue photo of one of the boys. He then preceded to confess based on exactly what he saw in that photo. Continue listening to the recorded confession and you will NOT find a single detail recounted by Misskelley that wasn't already fed to him, on tape, by the police. He gave ZERO ACCURATE details in that entire confession that he provided on his own. He only spoke on what he saw in the grisly picture and by what the police told him just moments prior on tape. Most of his dialogue is him agreeing by saying, "Yea", "Yes", "Mmmhmm", etc. He was a mentally slow person that simply wanted to please the authorities by agreeing, so he would be released.

Now, people will point to the fact that the police spoke to him at length prior to turning on the recorder. However, the police notes do not offer a single time that he provided evidence in that unrecorded conversation.

His "Bible" confession to attorney Dan Stidham after the conviction was based on everything that he had just heard in court. Furthermore, buried in that confession is actually his alibi, and he didn't even realize it. He was actually involved in an incident around the critical time the kids went missing. Police records document the incident. However, the authorities claim Misskelley wasn't on scene, yet there are a half-dozen witnesses who corroborate that he was indeed present.

It's sad for the 3 victims. It's sad for the 3 convicted. It's sad for all of those involved.

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abuser stepfather Terry Hobbs

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I thought this was the current accepted belief. I didn't realize there were still other theories floating out there.