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Published: 11/4/10

West Memphis Three Case: Court Orders New Evidentiary Hearings

By  Suzi Parker - Politics Daily
West Memphis Three Case: Court Orders New Evidentiary Hearings

After 17 years of asking, the West Memphis Three are finally getting another day in court. On Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a judge to consider whether newly analyzed DNA evidence might exonerate the three men convicted in the 1993 murders of three West Memphis Cub Scouts. The justices also said a lower court must examine claims of juror misconduct, which opens the door for defense attorneys to bring in all evidence not presented in the original trials. The court voted unanimously for new hearings. Damien Echols sits on death row for the murders of the three children. ...

Published: 08/29/10

Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines and Johnny Depp: Defending the West Memphis Three

By  Suzi Parker - Politics Daily
Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines and Johnny Depp: Defending the West Memphis Three

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Punk goddess Patti Smith, superstar Johnny Depp, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines and grunge political activist Eddie Vedder descended on Bill Clinton's hometown Saturday night with a message. Free the West Memphis Three. The West Memphis Three case has dragged on for 17 years, becoming an international cause. The West Memphis Three are Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr. While teenagers, they were charged with the murder of three 8-year-old boys, who were found in 1993 naked and bound in West Memphis, Ark. The case immediately made national ...

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