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What astounds me about this is the passion of the various factions and how people are so dug into their positions and beliefs. The so-called evidence against these guys is, at best, fanciful, frivolous, gauzy or merely suspicious. The evidence against the stepfather is more than enough for...

I don't follow this case as closely as many here, but I'm not impressed by this thread in either direction. This is more of the "is Damien the type of person who might have done this" nonsense - it's no substitute for actual evidence. Damien insists that he didn't do this - that it was...

A little busy at the moment, but anyone can check the Innocence Project page. They've helped in the exoneration of something like 250 people and have a case extract of each one showing the evidence that was "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" at a trial. Many of those cases, all of which...

I've looked at "Exhibit 500." Correct me if i'm wrong, but it seems that those who believe the WM3 are guilty point to: 1. Damien was crazy. Disturbed. Nuts. In fact, he was getting SSI for psychiatric disability. 2. Jessie Miskeley's multiple confessions. - ALL OF THEM 3. Lack...

Wow. Okay, I've now spent what would equate to a couple straight days reading up on this case, lurked over at The Hoax West Memphis Three board and the West Memphis Three blackboard. Read all I could get my hands on. This is nuts. Count me as a supporter. Outrageous.

Wow - I suppose my bigger question might be this: Why are people so crazy passionate about this case? I can understand that families of hte victims and the families of the defendants, but it looks like everyone is over-the-top over this thing, people on other boards being outright obscene and...

Hi - I'm new here. I'm a retired attorney and interested in the issue of wrongful convictions (and "wrongful convictions" that turn out to be correct). Can someone summarize the issues? Or point me to a link that does so? Thank you.