[citation needed], While in prison, Echols wrote letters to Gloria Shettles, an investigator for his defense team. RIDGE: okay, what occurred while you were there? Mara Leveritt, an investigative journalist and the author of Devil's Knot, argues that Echols' information may have come from police leaks, such as Detective Gitchell's comments to Mark Byers, that circulated amongst the local public. [57], In early December 2010, David Burnett was elected to the Arkansas State Senate. JESSIE: I was just wearing regular blue jeans, my shoes. All money raised from sales of the album are donated to the legal funds of the West Memphis Three. They were known for wearing black and listening to heavy metal. Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975. RIDGE:Didnt you go there with some more boys once? [59] The three entered into unusual Alford plea deals. Second, Dennis Dent stated he was having a phone conversation with Angela (Jasons mother) between 9:00 and 9:30 pm, during her break at work. [21], California police sent blood and urine samples from Morgan and Holland to the WMPD, but there is no indication WMPD investigated Morgan or Holland as suspects following their arrest in California. 2:00 PM - Ricky Deese's wife sees Jessie in Highland Trailer park. At trial, the defense team argued that news articles from the time could have been the source for Echols' knowledge about the genital mutilation, and Echols said his knowledge was limited to what was "on TV". JESSIE: They asked me how come I left so early and stuff, and I told them that I couldnt stay there watching it no more, so I had to do something to get out of there. JESSIE: Jasons were black up to, about knee. RIDGE:Did you see any of the boys actually killed? (The crime scene was blocked off for over a month and guarded by WMPD precisely to see if the criminal would return to the scene of the crime.No reports of Jessie appearing were made.). Damien was one of the most watched charectars in West Memphis, no one ever mentioned seeing him with a briefcase? During the course of his interrogation, which lasted for several hours, Jessie was given a lie detector test and the police succeeded in securing a confession from Jessie of his own part in the murders of the three boys. "We were writing each other two years before he got out. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Echols spent several months in a mental institution in Arkansas and afterward received "full disability" status from the Social Security Administration. The Alford plea is a legal mechanism that allows defendants to plead guilty while still asserting their actual innocence, in cases where defendants concede that prosecutors have sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. JESSIE: He called me and asked me if I could go toWest Memphiswith him and I told him, no, I had to work and stuff. There was anal-dialation on two of the boys, which is most likely from the water. Police refused an unsolicited offer of aid and consultation from the violent crimes experts of the Arkansas State Police, and critics suggested this was due to the WMPD's being under investigation by the Arkansas State Police for suspected theft from the Crittenden County drug task force. (In Gitchells testimony on the stand he states that Jessie knew about the castration of Christopher Byers and that was not public knowledge, when in fact, that was not true. JESSIE: He was wearing some blue jeans and boots, army boots like, RIDGE:Army boots? Police said the recording was "inaudible", but Hutcheson claimed the recording was audible. Chris Morgan and Brian Holland, both with drug offense histories, had abruptly departed for Oceanside, California, four days after the bodies were discovered. No matches were found. If you will look at John Mark Byers statement of 5-19-93 he describes Todd Moore becoming confused that all boys were castrated and John finding out it was only his son; so there was dicussion between the families and possibly those who knew them. RIDGE:Doesnt get into the club? RIDGE: You were playing around in the water, alright, wha what were you doing in the water? Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975. He lived with his mother, Pamela Hobbs, his stepfather, Terry Hobbs, and a four-year-old half-sister, Amanda. [60], Under the deal, Judge David Laser vacated the previous convictions, including the capital murder convictions for Echols and Baldwin, and ordered a new trial. JESSIE: They had had some houses, trees and stuff, (Trees, houses, and stuff?? Good! [26][43] In June 1996, Misskelley's lawyer, Dan Stidham, was preparing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. [49] She further asserted that the police had implied that if she did not cooperate with them they would take away her child. This more accurately describes the14thStreetWoods, which are normally known as the RHH woods by locals, not the site where the bodies were found (The Blue Beacon Woods). RIDGE: If you read the caption, the grizzly slain from left, 8 year old Michael Moore. [65] Ellington said that, although he still considered the men guilty, the three would likely be acquitted if a new trial were held because of the powerful legal counsel representing them now, the loss of evidence over time, and the change of heart among some of the witnesses. According to HBO's documentaries Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000), no blood was found at the crime scene, indicating that the location where the bodies were found was not necessarily the location where the murders actually happened. They wouldn't be able to pull the same tricks. You mentioned earlier that, one of the meetings you went to with this cult thing, they had some pictures. JESSIE: He made the call from his house and Damien was hollering in the background saying, we done it, we done it, what are going to do if somebody saw us, what are we going to do? He lived with his parents and his nine-year-old sister, Dawn. [30] Critics have also stated that Misskelley's various "confessions" were in many respects inconsistent with each other, as well as with the particulars of the crime scene and murder victims, including (for example) an "admission" that Misskelley watched Damien rape one of the boys. 9:00 AM - Jessie Sr. wakes up Jessie Jr. to go to work with Ricky Deese and Josh Darby. April 11, 1977, West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.), and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. (b. July 10, 1975). Early in the investigation, the WMPD briefly regarded two West Memphis teenagers as suspects. [72], Three films, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, and Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, have documented this case and are strongly critical of the verdict. JESSIE:No, he didnt borrow mine. GITCHELL: Okay, and it has these same three boys in it? Basically, when we went to trial the first time, they came in with ghost stories, rumors, "Arkansas Teen Found Guilty On Three Counts Of Murder,", Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three, "Youth Is Convicted In Slaying of 3 Boys In an Arkansas City", "Arguments conclude in 'West Memphis Three' appeals", "How Rockers Helped Free the West Memphis Three", "Fresh DNA evidence boosts defense in 1993 Arkansas slayings", "Damien Echols asks for new trial in West Memphis 3 murder case", "Pain tells how much life 3 slain boys had", "Police see progress in Ark. GITCHELL: You didnt see a briefcase? [10] During a polygraph examination, he denied any involvement. JESSIE: They laid their bikes down when they come out to the, when they hollered for them to come out there, (When they hollered for them to come out there conflicts with claim that Jessie and Jason were hiding and Damien [singular] called the boys over). (Jessie just said noon, it is now beingsuggestedto him to use a new time), Above Jessie has stated they met at 9 a.m., not 12 noon. There was a small amount of blood found at the scene that was never tested. In 2000, The album Free the West Memphis 3 was released by KOCH Records. (No blood was found on any of the childrens discarded clothes. "Jason sends him texts and stuff all the time asking him why don't he come to this. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt, and riding a black and red bicycle. [71] Douglas believed that the perpetrator had a violent history and was familiar with the victims and with local geography. 17. [86] Until August 2011, he was incarcerated in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) Varner Unit Supermax. [90] Echols's mental state while in prison awaiting trial was also called into question by his appellate team. JESSIE:He didnt have one that night. RIDGE: Alright, where does that path go too? JESSIE: Um-mm, they were going to catch, they were going somewhere and like I said, Damien and nem left before I did, I told them that I would meet them there and stuff, and I had to get ready it was early in the morning and so, they went ahead and met me, they went on up there and then I come up later on behind them. RIDGE: Is there a path that you go down? From left, Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, the West Memphis Three, after their 1993 arrests in the murder of three boys. RIDGE:Youve been back to this place since that murder. And Susie Brewer Boggan says she is now out of Jessie Misskelley's life. [18], At the time of their arrests, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was 17 years old, Jason Baldwin was 16 years old, and Damien Echols was 18 years old. GITCHELL: Did you ever use, did anyone use a stick and hit the boys with? They both claimed to have had information on the case linking Terry Hobbs to the murders, but were ignored by police initially. [8] Initial police searches made that night were limited. RIDGE:Old t-shirt, where are these shoes at now? Jessie Misskelley Jr. (born July 10, 1975) is one of the three members of what has been called the West Memphis 3 (Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin). Briefcase? GITCHELL: Alright, thats uh the Byers boy. JESSIE: After the murder and stuff, I would say about two or three days later after it happened, I went down there and thought about it and I havent been down there since. JESSIE: When I was there, I saw Damien hit this one (pause) hit this one boy real bad, and then uh, and then he started screwing them and stuff and then uh, (There is no evidence from the Medical Examiner whatsoever that any of the boys were raped; it was inconclusive. [10] The police interviewed Echols on May 7, two days after the bodies were discovered. Best Documentaries of All Time (I didnt see a briefcase), then ask the question again Jessie will come through for you . The man was bleeding and had brushed against the restroom walls. RIDGE: so, your time period may not be exactly right in what youre saying? (Jessie does not state the location of the crime scene; Ridge tells him, and Jessie repeats it. Susie Brewer Boggan, the recent former girlfriend of Jessie Misskelley, Junior, wants to set the story straight about her relationship with Misskelley. RIDGE:An hour after you got home? All three defendants pleaded not guilty. Jessie Misskelley Height, Weight & Measurements At 47 years old, Jessie Misskelley height is 5' 2" (1.57 m) . Following their convictions, Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin submitted imprints of their teeth. If he had been, there would have been clear forensic evidence of it. RIDGE:okay, which one did you see killed? director of photography Film Editing by Susan Shipton Casting By Production Design by Phillip Barker Art Direction by Thomas Minton Set Decoration by Melinda Sanders Costume Design by Kari Perkins [19], Baldwin and Echols had been previously arrested for vandalism and shoplifting respectively, and Misskelley had a reputation for his temper and for engaging in fistfights with other teenagers at school. RIDGE: okay, now when its going on, when this is taking place, you under you saw somebody with a knife, who had a knife? Describe those pictures for me. 1993).3 The jury was also instructed on accomplice liability as follows: In this case, the state does not contend that Jessie Lloyd Misskelley, Junior acted alone in the commission of the offense of three counts of capital murder. Charles Jason Baldwin[83] (born April 11, 1977) along with Misskelley and Echols, entered an Alford plea on August 19, 2011. RIDGE: Alright, what occurred, what did he talk about? Not long after three teens were arrested, including Damien Echols, 18, Jason Baldwin, 16, and Jessie Misskelley, 17. On November 4, 2010, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a lower judge to consider whether newly analyzed DNA evidence might exonerate the three. RIDGE: At 9 oclock in the morning? He is not dating anyone. Officials failed to drain the creek in a timely manner and secure possible evidence in the water (the creek was sandbagged after the bodies were pulled from the water). [67] In late 2007, John Mark Byerswho was previously vehement in his belief that Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin were guiltyalso announced that he now believes that they are innocent. So, how much is Jessie Misskelley worth at the age of 47 years old? He lived with his mother, Sharon Melissa Byers, his adoptive father, John Mark Byers, and his stepbrother, Shawn Ryan Clark, aged 13. Wouldnt any reasonable questioner ask about the contradiction? Under the "Bruton rule", Misskelley's confession could not be admitted against his co-defendants; thus he was tried separately. On September 17, 2011, 48 Hours re-aired the episode with the update of their release and interviews from Echols and his wife, and Baldwin. JESSIE: And started doing the same thing, then the other one took off, Michael uhhMooretook off running, so I chased him and grabbed him and held him, cause they got there and then I left. RIDGE:Was anything on his shirt? JESSIE: He was cutting him in the face. 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