The West Memphis Three: Innocent but Convicted?

Were three teenagers wrongly convicted because they didn’t fit the mold of small-town Arkansas in the 1990s? In this episode, we dissect the case of the West Memphis Three—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley—teenagers who were labeled murderers not because of evidence, but because they wore black and liked Metallica. With no physical evidence tying them to the crime and a confession riddled with inconsistencies, we explore how fear, Satanic Panic, and confirmation bias turned a tragedy into a legal disaster. From the bungled investigation to the ignored DNA evidence pointing elsewhere, this is a story about how justice went completely off the rails. Join us as we examine the fight for exoneration, the cultural reckoning sparked by Paradise Lost, and why the case remains a haunting reminder of what happens when fear trumps facts.

#InnocenceMatters #WestMemphisThreeInjustice #WrongfulConvictions #SatanicPanic #JusticeForTheInnocent #ParadiseLostDocumentary #TrueCrimeInjustice

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