The new Freedom Fund (
http://wm3org.typepad.com/ ) is to be split equally among all three men. There is also a fund (I'll try to find a link) that is specifically for Jessie. And, I have never heard of a baby that Lorri abandoned to be with Damien, either.
Although I don't believe Lorri has been pocketing the monies donated so far, there have been many expenses (travel for expert witnesses comes to mind) beyond the DNA testing that Peter Jackson funded. I am confident that the money was properly used. Also, money donated directly to the commissary accounts was earmarked for a specific prisoner. I donated equally to all three accounts, as anyone could have done.
I'm sorry that some people feel it necessary to bad mouth Lorri. She has worked long and hard for this outcome, imperfect though it is. And, although as I said I don't think she took any money from the funds, if she did (for living expenses, etc.), I don't see how that would have been so terrible. As far as I can tell, she hasn't been living a life of luxury.
As to D, J an J ever receiving financial compensation, that won't happen - ever. It was a condition of the Alford plea and IMO a primary reason that the near-bankrupt State of Arkansas was so willing to accept the Alford plea. I know that's a bit cynical, but it's how I feel.
It seems to me that the State was more concerned with their financial bottom line than they were with justice. What other explanation is there for releasing three men who were already incarcerated if the State sincerely believes them to be guilty? Either the State is lying and they know that the WMFree are innocent or the removal of the possibility of the men suing the State was more important than justice. Take your pick.
I really look forward to the release of
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory in January (I saw a date of January 12 posted somewhere) on HBO. Hopefully, that documentary will "encourage" the State of Arkansas to reopen the case. I, too, want the
real killer behind bars and these three innocent men exonerated.