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West Memphis, Arkansas, sits along the eastern edge of the state, separated from Memphis and Tennessee by the Mississippi River. In 1993, it was a small, working-class city with a population of approximately twenty-six thousand people. The area was economically depressed, with limited employment opportunities and high levels of poverty. Public services, including law enforcement, were under-resourced, and many families lived pay-cheque to pay-cheque.
The city was socially conservative. Church attendance was high, and religious values shaped daily life. Alternative belief systems, nonconformity, and subcultures associated with heavy metal music or the occult were often viewed with suspicion. This type of social environment would later become significant as an investigation into the murders of three little boys unfolded.
Sources:
Documentaries: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) West of Memphis (2012) Books: The Devils Knot – Mara Leveritt (2002)
How Does a Body Decompose in Water? - Biology Insights
What Sparked the Satanic Panic of the 1980s?
West Memphis Three | Background & Trial
West Memphis 3
Britannica Broader DNA and genetic testing to be requested in West Memphis Three case - Talk Business & Politics
M-Vac to be Used on Evidence from West Memphis Three Murders
West Memphis Three: What You Should Know About Their Wrongful Conviction - Innocence Project
The West Memphis Three Trials (1994)
West Memphis Three Trials: The Transcripts
The Jesse Misskelley Trial (January 26 - February 4, 1994): Verdict
The Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin Trial (February 28 - March 18, 1994): Verdict
Follow us on socials: Facebook
Support the Pod: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZVB4D7FFZ2JXJ
Get in touch: [email protected]
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West Memphis, Arkansas, sits along the eastern edge of the state, separated from Memphis and Tennessee by the Mississippi River. In 1993, it was a small, working-class city with a population of approximately twenty-six thousand people. The area was economically depressed, with limited employment opportunities and high levels of poverty. Public services, including law enforcement, were under-resourced, and many families lived pay-cheque to pay-cheque.
The city was socially conservative. Church attendance was high, and religious values shaped daily life. Alternative belief systems, nonconformity, and subcultures associated with heavy metal music or the occult were often viewed with suspicion. This type of social environment would later become significant as an investigation into the murders of three little boys unfolded.
Sources:
Documentaries: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) West of Memphis (2012) Books: The Devils Knot – Mara Leveritt (2002)
How Does a Body Decompose in Water? - Biology Insights
What Sparked the Satanic Panic of the 1980s?
West Memphis Three | Background & Trial
West Memphis 3
Britannica Broader DNA and genetic testing to be requested in West Memphis Three case - Talk Business & Politics
M-Vac to be Used on Evidence from West Memphis Three Murders
West Memphis Three: What You Should Know About Their Wrongful Conviction - Innocence Project
The West Memphis Three Trials (1994)
West Memphis Three Trials: The Transcripts
The Jesse Misskelley Trial (January 26 - February 4, 1994): Verdict
The Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin Trial (February 28 - March 18, 1994): Verdict
Follow us on socials: Facebook
Support the Pod: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ZVB4D7FFZ2JXJ
Get in touch: [email protected]