Download Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three AudioBook Free
"Free the Western Memphis 3!" - maybe you've noticed the word, but have you any idea why their report is so alarming? Do you know the facts? The guilty verdicts handed out to three Arkansas young adults in a horrific capital murder circumstance were popular in their home state - even upheld on appeal. But after two HBO documentaries called focus on the witch-hunt atmosphere at the trials, performers and other supporters lifted concerns about the accompanying lack of facts. Now, award-winning journalist Mara Leveritt supplies the most extensive look yet into this endlessly shocking case. For weeks in 1993, following the murders of three eight-year-old males, police in Western Memphis, Arkansas, seemed stymied. Then abruptly detectives priced three young adults - alleged users of the satanic cult - with the killings. Despite stunning investigative blunders, a confession riddled with mistakes, and an absence of physical facts linking the accused to the criminal offense, the young adults were tried out and convicted. Jurors sentenced Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to life in jail. They sentenced Damien Echols, the accused ringleader, to loss of life. Ten years later, all three stay in jail. Here, Leveritt unravels this relatively medieval case and offers close-up views of its key members - including one with an uncanny knack for evading the law. Mara Leveritt has earned several honours for investigative journalism, including Arkansas's Booker Worthen Award for her reserve The Kids on the Songs. A adding editor to the Arkansas Times, she lives in Little Rock and roll.
