Damien Echols

is today recognized as the mysterious Damien Echols. Damien Echols was born on the 11th of December at an unknown location in West Memphis,Arkansas in the year of 1974 to his parents Pam Echols and Joe Hutchinson. Damien only had one sibling who happened to be his sister Michelle Echols, who was born three years after him in 1977; in an unknown location as well. In 2012 Damien published a book about some of his fondest childhood

West Memphis, Arkansas on May 5th, 1993. The investigation, trial, and appeals that followed would put the Arkansas criminal justice system under scrutiny for their actions. The West Memphis Police Department arrested and charged Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols, and Jessie Misskelly, Jr. with the three boy’s murders. The entire case was under the constant watch of the media and brought a great deal of attention to the actions and conduct of the West Memphis Police Department, as well as the Arkansas criminal

the crime might have been part of a cult ritual. Damien Echols had been known to listen to satanic music and possibly was part of a satanic cult although he denied any affiliation with a cult or with the crime. Jason Baldwin was a friend of Echols however he was different in that he excelled in school and out of the three teenagers probably had the best shot of going to college and making a life for himself. Jesse Misskelly Jr. didn’t really know Echols or Baldwin but Vicki Hutcheson, a woman who helped

Arkansas. The boys 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

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

bound and mutilated. 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

three teenage boys that were accused of murdering Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steve Branch. The three teenagers, Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin were convicted and sentenced to life for the murder of these three little boys. After 18 years of imprisonment, the state realized that they mess up and gave the chance for Misskelley, Echols, and Baldwin to declare themselves guilty. As a result, they were free, but still with hopes that things would clear out and they finally

evidence was collected the day of their discovery, what was recovered was mislabeled and handled incorrectly. The boys were laying in the open elements for 3 hours before they saw any kind of medical examiner (Leveritt 23). Later, three teenagers (Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin

18-year-old Damien Echols,

Documentary “Paradise Lost” thought that these three young men Damien Echols, Jessie Lloyd Misskelly, Jr, and Jason Baldwin were mainly guilty because of the negative vibes throughout the entire movie. When these three defendants were in custody being interviewed the filmmakers were going back to back from interviewing to the crime scene, giving everyone an okay they are guilty look on their faces. Like when they were interviewing Damien Echols the camera kept turning off and going to the children’s faces