Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (54 page)

Rule 37 petition
and satanism
sentenced to death by lethal injection
Social Security designation of disability
suspect
vampire look
withdrawal from medication
writings

Echols, Damien, and Jason Baldwin trial

absurdity in
J. M. Byers’s testimony
change of procedures
closing arguments
credibility of witnesses
cult activity in
cult expert
Damien’s defense
Damien’s testimony
defense witnesses
gag order
location
motion for mistrial
motive in
negative evidence
oddities in
quality of police investigation issue in
secret voir dire
sentences
sentencing phase
state’s final evidence
testimony regarding castration
time of death in verdicts
witness list

Echols, Michelle

Echols, Pam

and baby shower film
questioned

Echols family

Emerson, Scott

Esbat

Evidence

barred
circumstantial
of cult involvement
against Damien
disputed weapons as
effect of water on
final: Damien and Jason’s trial
finding new
items introduced into
against Jason
in Jessie’s trial
knife
lack of
late-coming
negative
new
retesting
sticks as

Evidence analyst(s)

Evil

Damien

Ex parte communications

Expert witness

cult expert
funds for
Jessie’s trial
payment to

 

FBI

Fibers

evidence
microscopically similar

Fifth Amendment privilege

Filmmakers

paid defendants for interviews
see also
Documentary

Fingerprints

First Amendment

Fogleman, John

case against J. M. Byers
circuit judge
circumstantial evidence
Damien and Jason’s trial
Damien and Jason’s trial: closing argument
Damien and Jason’s trial: knives
Damien and Jason’s trial: meeting with judge
Damien and Jason’s trial: new evidence
Damien and Jason’s trial: sentencing phase
and Damien’s writings
evidence
filed charges against Damien finding knife
finding whiskey bottle
and Jessie’s confession
and Jessie’s statement
Jessie’s trial

Jessie’s trial: closing argument

offered Jason deal
possibility of Jessie testifying against
Damien and Jason
prosecutor’s subpoenas
pretrial motions
releasing files
on the trial
witnesses

Ford, Paul

Damien and Jason’s trial

Damien and Jason’s trial: closing argument

Damien and Jason’s trial: sentencing phase
motion for new trial
on payment

Forensic analyst

Forensic dentists

“Free the West Memphis Three,”

Free the West Memphis Three
(CD)

Full moon

 

Gang or cult suggestion

Gitchell, Gary W.

absence from trial
and accuracy of Jessie’s statements
attempt to depose
and blood-stained knife
control of information
focus on cult activity
Ford’s letter to
interviewing J. M. Byers
and Jessie’s confession
and Jessie’s trial
Lax met with
murder investigation
murder investigation: floundering
press conference on arrests
questioned about J. M. Byers’s suspect status
questioning J. M. Byers about knife
questioning Jessie
refused to comment
secrecy
and state police
techniques used by
testimony
on the case
vindication

Griffin, Shane

Griffis, D. W.

jury assessment of

Grinnell, Gail

 

Hair samples

HBO

Heavy metal music

Hicks, Robert

Hobbs, Pamela

in documentary
on Jessie’s trial verdict
lawsuit
reaction to verdict
reported son missing
testimony

Hobbs, Terry

reaction to verdict

Holcomb, Deanna Jane

Holland, Brian

Hollingsworth, L. G., Jr.

Hollingsworth, Narlene Virginia

testimony

Hollingsworths (the)

Holmes, Warren

Huckabee, Mike

Hutcheson, Aaron

groundwork for testimony from
not called to testify
records of interviews with
statements by
tape recording of voice of
as victim
witness

Hutcheson, Victoria Malodean (Vicki)

concerns about the investigation
esbat
and Jessie
Lax interviewed
playing detective
questioned
recording device
records of interviews with
statements
testimony
witness

Hutchison, Joe

in documentary

 

In camera
hearings

second trial

Information

on J. M. Byers
control of
court order prohibiting release of
families source of
ignored
leaked
police needed

Innocence, presumption of

Inquisitor, Inc.

Insanity defense

 

Jesson, Bradley D.

Jones, Steve

gave Damien information about murders
suspect

Jones, William

Jonesboro

Jonesboro Sun

Jury(ies)

Damien and Jason’s trial
Damien and Jason’s trial: deliberations
Damien and Jason’s trial: sentences
Damien and Jason’s trial: sentencing phase
Jessie’s trial

Juveniles

tried as adults
waiver of rights

 

King, Marty

King, Stephen

Knife, blood-stained

J. M. Byers and
request for DNA testing
as murder weapon

Knife from lake

as evidence
as murder weapon
not Damien’s

Knives

in closing argument

 

Lakeshore Estates

Law enforcement

interest in cults and human sacrifice

Lax, Ron

and J. M. Byers’s crimes
and Damien and Jason’s trial
and V. Hutcheson’s concerns
and knife discovery
investigative work
and Jones interview
and Murray story
organizing police files
payment to
piecing together police investigation
review of police files

Legal experts, help from

Lesser charges

Littrell, Christopher

Lucas, Buddy Sidney

 

Magic
(Bouisson)

Mallett, Edward

attacks by

Martin, Philip

Mather, Cotton

Maury Povich Show, The

Media

Medical examiner

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Commercial Appeal

protesting secrecy

Metallica

Ministers

Miranda rights

Missing boys

search for

Misskelley, Jessie, Jr.

accuracy of statements
accused by A. Hutcheson
age and mental capacity pleas
alibi
appeals
bite mark impressions
J. M. Byers blamed
conviction
conviction: request to overturn
decision not to testify against Damien and Jason
as defendant
in documentary
V. Hutcheson and
juvenile treated as adult
mentally retarded
news reports on
possibility of testifying against
Damien and Jason
presumption of guilt
pretrial motions
in prison
probable cause to arrest
psychological problem
questioned
reading
retrial denied
Rule 37 petition
and satanism
self-incrimination
sentence
statements
statements: coerced
statements: discrepancies
statements: new
statements: next
statements: on rape
status as minor
telling them what they wanted
theft of flags
tried separately
see also
Confession ( Jessie)

Misskelley, Jessie, Jr., trial

demeanor at trial
fairness of
in camera
hearings
location
opening arguments
verdict

Misskelley, Jessie, Sr.,

in documentary
Jessie’s alibi
permissions
on verdict

Misskelley family

death threats

Mistrial, motions for

Moneypenny, James

Moore, Dana

in documentary
release forms for search
testimony

Moore, Michael

body found
cause of death
evidence analysis from photos of
Jessie found guilty of murder of
mistake regarding castration
murder
reported missing
reports of sightings
signs of sexual assault
testimony regarding injuries
tied

Moore, Todd

blood and urine samples
and documentaries
reaction to verdict

Morgan, Christopher

confession
testimony
unwillingness to testify

Motive

in closing argument
occult theory of
proving
satanism
state’s theory of

Murder investigation

conduct of
directed toward Damien
V. Hutcheson’s concerns about
police conduct in
private
see also
Police investigation

Murder weapon

disputed

Murders (the)

cult-related (theory)
Damien questioned about
Jessie’s role in
Jessie’s statement regarding
witness to

Murray, Ricky Lee

Musicians

supporting West Memphis Three

 

Negroid hair

anaalysis of

Number 666

 

Occult (the)

books on
and crime
and cult
Damien’s interest in
evidence regarding
experts in
focus on
Jason and
Jessie’s ties to
as motive

Occult crime, law enforcement involvement with

Official misconduct, allegations of

Ofshe, Richard

Old Robin Hood

 

Paradise Lost
(documentary)

Paradise Lost 2

Parker, Trey

Pashley, Grove

Peak attention test

Pearl Jam

Peretti, Dr. Frank

changed testimony
jury assessment of
testimony
witness

Physical evidence

lack of
review of

Plea bargain

postconviction

Poe, Edgar Allan

Police

children’s dealings with
charges of ineptitude
corruption
interest in cult activity
tensions between state and local
see also
West Memphis police

Police files

organizing
release of

Police investigation

discrediting
handling of
part 1
part 2
piecing together
quality of, as issue in second trial
tips and leads

Police tactics

with juveniles

Polygraphs

Damien
expert witness
V. Hutcheson
Jessie
juvenile witness
Morgan

Postconviction petitions

Presley, Elvis

Pretrial motions

Damien and Jason’s trial

Price, Val

Damien and Jason’s trial

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