Blood on black, Gary Meece, Volume 1
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Blood on black, Gary Meece, Volume 1
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eng
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no index present
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non fiction
Main title
Blood on black
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Gary Meece
Summary
They did it. The West Memphis 3 are guilty. They are guilty despite what the documentaries, books and news stories have said over and over. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. killed three 8-year-olds, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore and Stevie Branch, on May 5, 1993, in a wooded area in West Memphis, Ark. The murders were thrill kills, according to Echols himself. But they were much more than that. Police were struck by the ritualistic aspects. Local dabblers in the occult immediately came under suspicion. Under questioning, Echols, already acknowledged as a witch, flaunted his knowledge of the occult, his theories of how the killings could have "magickal" implications and his insights into how the killer would think and feel. He demonstrated special knowledge about the case beyond the little publicly known. He gave out signals that he was a prime suspect; a series of witnesses further implicated him. A confession broke open the case
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Case against the West Memphis 3 killers
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- Children + Crimes against -- United States -- Case studies
- Moore, Michael
- Branch, Steve
- Murder -- Arkansas -- West Memphis -- Case studies
- Nonfiction
- Judicial error
- Byers, Christopher
- Juvenile homicide -- United States -- Case studies
- Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- West Memphis
- Murder + Investigation -- Arkansas -- West Memphis -- Case studies
- Echols, Damien Wayne
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject11
- Children + Crimes against -- United States -- Case studies
- Moore, Michael
- Branch, Steve
- Murder -- Arkansas -- West Memphis -- Case studies
- Nonfiction
- Judicial error
- Byers, Christopher
- Juvenile homicide -- United States -- Case studies
- Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- West Memphis
- Murder + Investigation -- Arkansas -- West Memphis -- Case studies
- Echols, Damien Wayne
- Content3
- Author1