Does anyone think the West Memphis Three are guilty?

shawn703

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:12 AM
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Does anyone think the West Memphis Three are guilty?

I've seen both Paradise Lost documentaries, and if I just go by the information in them I would have to say that those three guys were wrongly convicted and that Byers guy is the real guilty one. But it also seems like the documentaries are pretty one-sided. Has anyone here researched the case pretty well, and could argue that they are guilty? I just don't see how they could have been convicted, even in a backward county like that one (and I grew up in a similar place), if the story is exactly as portrayed in the documentaries.

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meegbear

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:20 AM
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1. I'm unfamilair with it ...

Synopsis? Links?

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The Great Escape

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:23 AM
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2. Here's One...

really a fascinating story

http://members.aol.com/ddraig93/memphis.html

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NaturalHigh

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:25 AM
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3. Guilty

Of course, that's just based on those same two documentaries you mentioned and what little I've read. I haven't done enough research to give you any more info than what you already have. The case is too sickening for me to research.

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Feathered Fish

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:27 AM
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4. I go

back and forth on it. Both "Paradise Lost" and the sequel are not exactly objective. Right now, I don't think they are, but a couple of weeks ago out of the blue I started to think about it again (I haven't seen any news about it for a LONG time), and I thought well, maybe.... but more often than not - I think they are not guilty.

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grumpy old fart

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:34 AM
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5. Guilty

Jury said so.

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displacedtexan

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:34 AM
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6. The conviction bothers me, too.

The physical evidence was either extremely weak or nonexistent. It looks like those guys were convicted on a theory after a witch hunt.

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devilgrrl

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:41 AM
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7. I think they're innocent.

Who gives a shit about about the verdict - means nothing - they didn't do the deed, so FU!

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prole_for_peace

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Wed Nov-24-04 01:47 PM
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8. Not guilty.

I have done a lot of reading on this case and they were convicted on the basis of fear and being "different"

I think there is a definite case in looking at Byers for these. There are bite marks on his step son and then the guy gets all his teeth pulled. That plus a lot of other things should make everyone look at him.

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