35 Facts About West Memphis Three
Who were the West Memphis Three?Three teenagers — Damien Echols , Jason Baldwin , and Jessie Misskelley Jr.—were convicted in 1994 for the murder of three young boys in West Memphis , Arkansas . Their fount became infamous due to allegations of mishandled grounds , coerced confession , and a trial that many think was tempt by a clime of fear and prejudice . The trio spent over 18 years in prison before being resign in 2011 after entering Alford plea , which tolerate them to maintain their ingenuousness while acknowledging that the criminal prosecution had enough evidence to convict them ....