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“West of Memphis, east of the truth” by Gary Meece West Memphis Evening Times – March 12, 2013 “West of Memphis” is here. It’s in that desolate expanse of gumbo soil between the rotting Mayflower Apartments and the service road, on a weedy knoll that used to be the infamous Robin Hood Hills. At this point, that bleak and forbidding site will yield as many new clues as to what actually occurred here May 5, 1993, as any other contemporary source anyone is likely to come across. But they’ll keep trying, those “supporters. ” Before there were “supporters,” there was the first “Paradise Lost” documentary, which seemed to establish that the three Metallica-loving teens were arrested by incompetent police and convicted by conniving prosecutors in the brutal murders of three West Memphis 8-year-olds, all based on the flimsiest of evidence and fueled by Satanic panic over the teens’ strange preferences for black T-shirts and long hair in a throwback, inbred community that had never been exposed to lovers of hard rock and Stephen King novels. By the time the second “Paradise Lost” movie rolled out, shameless camera-hog John Mark Byers, adoptive father of one of the three boys, was being suggested as the likely culprit. Funny, but Byers’ whereabouts that night always have been fairly well-documented so the suggestion that he was directly involved in the brutal slayings has been and remains a “straw man” argument. It’s barely possible that he somehow could have slipped off into the woods, brutalized those boys and thrown them hogtied into the water, but it’s not credible. He was loud, though, and huge and kind of scary and had a trifling but real criminal record and liked to play around with guns, and hence was an all-too-easy target. The filmmakers didn’t let facts get in the way of a good story. The Arkansas author of the book on which the upcoming feature film about the case is based also could not resist pegging Byers as “a person of interest,” despite much evidence to the contrary. By the third “Paradise Lost” feature and now with the fourth documentary in general release, Byers fell off the hook and the favored “culprit” has become yet another grieving dad in the case. We all have had moments we would not wish to share with the world, and Terry Hobbs, somewhat understandably given the nature of the wrongs done his family, has had more than his share of those moments, dug up for all to see. Mysterious overheard third-hand conversations about “family secrets,” allegations of a sometimes-nasty disposition from an ex-spouse and angry ex-inlaws, the discovery of a single hair that may or may not be from Hobbs (and with a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why it would be in a shoelace if it is his) make an even weaker case for prosecution than the supposedly feeble ones represented in the “Paradise Lost” epic. The ironies abundant in the latest round of accusations are absolutely lost on producers Peter Jackson and Damien Echols and their crew. Other misrepresentations and obfuscations abound. Let’s give it this: It’s an artful look at West Memphis and environs, and we are not likely to see many such others. “West of Memphis,” fourth movie about the case, is an advocacy documentary; it’s the movie that the aptly nicknamed “Icky,” his jailhouse bride Lorri Davis and their various movie star/rock god “supporters” wanted made. It’s been quite an effective piece of propaganda, directed by Amy J. Berg. It shamelessly exploits the memories of three little boys, Michael Moore, Stevie Branch and Christopher Byers, whose families still suffer from their loss and from the many subsequent traumas visited upon them by this remarkable case. If you go to the rottentomatoes.com Web site and survey the comments of critics large and small around the country, you’ll discover a couple of things. One, seemingly every newspaper and Web site in the country that bothered to review “West of Memphis” unthinkingly accepted the premise the “West Memphis 3″ were at the very least unjustly accused and convicted; many reviewers cluelessly have asserted their innocence, as if the killers were somehow exonerated by multiple convictions and by the plea-bargained guilty pleas that got them out of prison. Two, virtually every newspaper and Web site in the country that ran a review employed the services of movie reviewers who know nothing about the case except what they’ve seen at the movies, and many of them can’t get even those details right. Over the course of two hours and 30 minutes, “West of Memphis” supposedly demolishes the prosecution’s case against the West Memphis 3, or so bray the critics. It largely does so by simply omitting the prosecution’s case. While far too much of the movie is taken up with Terry Hobbs’ supposed lack of an alibi, the movie suggests that the real culprits, with a real lack of alibis, have alibis that prove these teens just couldn’t have committed the crime. This is pure bunkum. Echols flat-out admitted on the stand that he and his family shaped their constantly changing and wildly divergent explanations to suit the changing circumstances. A woman who was at that time one of his 12-year-old girlfriends (not to be confused with his pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend) says she can provide an Echols alibi though she never took the stand in the 1994 trial, probably because her statements to the police offered no alibi. The Miskelley defense’s weak attempt at an alibi was demolished in the courtroom; the jury didn’t believe his witnesses provided an alibi, for a number of good reasons. Jason Baldwin’s explanation of his whereabouts was so weak that his attorney didn’t even try to present alibi testimony, and Baldwin offers none here. Where was he? What was he doing if he wasn’t brutally attacking and raping those boys? And yet we’re supposed to take his word that he has an explanation now? Sadly, many of our nation’s top film critics already have. Like “Paradise Lost,” “West of Memphis” uses the “CSI factor” to play upon the audience’s prejudice that police investigators should be all-knowing, with all the forensics details immediately at hand to determine the truth with cool scientific ease. Real work is a lot sloppier than that, but then the West Memphis 3, their celebrity pals and many of their supporters aren’t that familiar with real work. Was the investigation perfect? Of course not. Did the prosecutors work hard to make their case and sometimes misstep? Of course they did. Did the medical examiner get some things wrong? Quite possibly, but that’s no reason why we should have to watch snapping turtles tear flesh off corpses just to make a point that would be more relevant if snapping turtles had tied up the boys, beaten them and thrown them in the water. And did Terry Hobbs slash open his stepson’s face and otherwise mutilate these children? Or was all the gore caused by snapping turtles? One supposes the filmmakers would like to have it both ways, as long as they can continue to argue for pardons. The linchpin of the case is that Jessie Miskelley gave multiple and fairly consistent confessions before, during and after his arrest; anyone who can count can determine that the length of the interrogations has been routinely mistated. And it is misrepresented here. The police did not “sweat” the boy; he apparently wanted to talk. Unlike the other two in this case, Miskelley still had a smidgen of moral intelligence in May and June of 1993. He knew he had done wrong, and it often brought him to tears. As for Baldwin and Echols, there are no signs yet that there is a soul in there. It was not Vedder who said “that could have been me “it was henry Rollins , but they all feel that way, because they all know how small town minds nd police forces work. And I hate to say this but especially in religious communities , you find a suspension of disbelief sometimes bordering on psychotic ideation. This is partly what happened in this town. It only takes one authority figure claiming satan for the whole town to lose all sense of critical thinking. “The judge commended the outside effort that had been made to win the defendants’ release. He said it was the first Alford plea he’d handled, but thought it was in the best interest of all involved. Judge Laser said: “I believe this ruling will give rise to discussions for a long time to come. I don’t think it will make the pain go away for the families of the victims. I don’t think it will make the pain go away for the families of defendants. It won’t take away a minute of the time these men have served in prison. This is a tragedy on all sides.” Gee, wonder what side he’s leaning towards … Yeah, LLcoolJ, this article is truly helping to erode the facade. Slowly, as you say (well, you say “slowing eroding,” which is clearly a shit-for-brains way of stating the point, but I got what you were going for). So I guess at this rate, the facade will officially be eroded in, what, 2065? That’s just an estimate I deduced by extrapolating the impact of this fascinating review that has surely been read by dozens, maybe even hundreds of people. “[A]nyone who can count can determine that the length of the [Misskelley] interrogations has been routinely misstated. And it is misrepresented here …” Indeed, West of Memphis continues the tradition of misrepresenting Misskelley’s confessions in these respects: (1) Dan Stidham’s contention that the June 3 interrogation went from “morning till after dark” could imply to the casual viewer that Jessie finally broke down only after such an all-day marathon — when in fact Jessie implicated himself at around 2:20pm after having been at the station only since 10am ; (2) A singular “confession” is mentioned in the film, when there are currently a total 6 confessions available on record (to police, his defense lawyer, and prosecutors) between June 1993 and February 1994 ; (3) The three-month period Misskelley maintained guilt to his own lawyer from June-September 1993 goes unmentioned ; (4) Via its omission of the later statements, the film leaves the impression Misskelley never offered explanation of inconsistencies like the “brown rope” detail he’d offered instead of shoelaces, which he later contended was meant to “throw ‘em [police] off track” and, I’d suggest, to minimize involvement (lack of complete knowledge of the tying up could lend credence to his insistence that he left the scene early). Not to mention, rescue worker Kevin Johnson testified he’d actually told Misskelley about the shoelaces, which, if true, may indicate Misskelley was dicking police around a bit, there, with a false detail. “The police did not ‘sweat’ the boy; he apparently wanted to talk …” Agreed. And don’t take my word for it. Take a look at how Misskelley himself later characterized his June confession in August of 1993, when speaking to his lawyer Dan Stidham. Again, during that summer he was still maintaining guilt. He agrees with Stidham that he volunteered the information and was in no way forced or threatened or made promises. http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s665/FredJWalsh/ConfessionwasVolunteered-StidhamandMisskelleyAug1993_zpsd315df13.jpg STIDHAM: “Okay. So basically what you’re saying is that you basically volunteered what you told them, you told them what happened and they didn’t force you to do it? JESSIE: Huh-uh. (Negatively indicating) STIDHAM: Is that what you’re saying? JESSIE: Right. STIDHAM: Okay. Did they make you any promises, talk about giving you the $30,000 reward? JESSIE: Huh-uh (Negatively indicating) STIDHAM: Or say they’d let you go home if you just told them what happened? JESSIE: They didn’t say nothing. They just said you tell me what we need to know, and stuff, and we’ll help you — and stuff. Filmmakers (and Dan Stidham) haven’t gotten more honest about the confession(s). They’ve just gotten a little more sophisticated in their deception since PL2′s infamous “12 Hour” Interrogation title card, which was rightly taken to task elsewhere on this site … http://wm3truth.com/2011/10/a-short-history-of-the-12-hour-interrogation / Ralphie, seems to me you truthers are the one’s who have walled yourself in. You’re invested in the results of a sham trial and nothing can change your mind. Anyone who disagrees is a groupie, or a Hollywood lefty…or just plain unintelligent and uninformed. Seems to be you truther’s are a cult: do you hold regular meetings in a dark room, all wearing jackets adorned with merit badges you earned from reading Misskelley’s “confessions” over and over again? I agree that lies collapse. Many already have . That’s why the three are not in prison. Sorry about getting so worked up over the waste of sperm here. You obviously know how I feel about that.. (as I lick my lips) I know I project too much these days, I keep telling myself I don’t belong here, but as you can see I spend allot of time here thinking about all of your sperm, non supporters. It’s like the Joey version of Green Eggs and Ham, you know I have thought of all possible variations you know. One can be forgiven for watching West of Memphis and concluding that Pam believes Terry had everything to do with the crimes. But. There have been some serious mixed messages from Pam. In March of 2012 she was photographed picnicking with Terry and Amanda and the grandkids — posing for jokey photos with Terry, and with her arm around him. http://www.terryhobbs.com/2012/03/day-at-park.html http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8w_P_FPKYSs/T2_QtrnHCaI/AAAAAAAAAHw/rinCGq5tfqY/s320/Photo%2BMar%2B25%252C%2B7%2B17%2B24%2BPM+%281%2529.jpg Further in that blog entry, Terry related a text he’d received from Pam: “Good morning. Thank God it will be nice and quite 2day. Thank u for your forgiving heart we know I have said stupid stuff mostly out of anger because I didn’t know sooner my baby didn’t come home. Forgive me for the hurt my anger caused. Have a great day ! Between the photo and that text, does this seem like someone who truly believes that the man abused and then brutally slaughtered her child? - Tramautic event - A month later - Drunk to the point of vomiting - attempting to minimize his involvement - tossing out occasional bullshit Exactly Fred. To expect a “perfect” confession from anyone is unrealistic. To expect one from troubled bozo, loser, and child killer like Jesse is preposterous. (Albeit Jesse has a conscience unlike Damien and Jason). Did Jesse know details of the crime that he couldn’t have known unless 1) He was there OR 2) The police told him The answer to that question is unequivocally Yes. Therefore, 1) The WM3 are guilty OR 2) They were framed by the police Tangiers – you are the conspiracy theorist. Exactly my thoughts Cory. Four years later Jessie said in an interview at jail that he initially told the police he didn’t know who dunnit because he was wrestling at Dyess. can you believe this little piece of s ***? The Dyess alibi totally fell apart during the trial. Still it is used by teenage crackpot followers of the pro-wm3 movement. They apparently think well…Jessie says he was there and the prosecution says he wasn’t but we choose to believe Jessie. Within his capabilities Jessie is as much a manipulator as Echols. To all: Today is the first day of a Kickstarter campaign intended to raise money for post-production costs related to my documentary about the West Memphis Three. You can obtain more information here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1102312416/abomination-a-film-by-william-ramsey The film is currently in post-production. As 150 minutes of material has already been compiled, all that is needed are some additional funds to complete the project. Please help if you are able. If I can surpass the amount I’m looking for, I’d like to add an additional disc to the DVD case with visual information on the following provisional topics: Mara Leveritt and the Devil’s Knot: Grinding A Dull Axe; The Defense Rests: Obfuscation and Omissions in all Defense arguments; Fools on Parade: Hollywood and journalistic dupes, etc. I also just completed a small article about a data point many researchers have missed—the pentagram tattoo on the chest of Damien Echols. See here: occult911.wordpress.com Thank you!!
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The West Memphis Evening Times has a scathing review of West of Memphis written by Gary Meece. The article is only available to subscribers on their website, so I’m.
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A Real Journalist Reviews West of Memphis