Editorial: Why I think
the WM3 are Innocent: Statistics, Stepdads & Serial Killers
By Jofo
01/05/06
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My reading habits last winter managed to creep
my kids out, which is an especially impressive feat, given the fact that
teenage boys comprise at least some of said kids. Books on serial killers,
"perfect" crimes, gruesome murders & their solutions occupied my attention
for a few months, for no particular reason. As I read these books, I couldn't
help but to think of the West Memphis Three & their unfair trial &
unjust conviction. Although none of the books pertained to this case specifically,
I managed to glean some understanding on the case from the writings of
experts on investigating murders & crime scenes.
One of the books I read taught me that
serial killers have the ability to manipulate people into doing things
for them & with them contrary to the victim's own doubts or good sense.
It seems this enables serial killers to become killers of a series rather
than just one. A person with this ability, for instance, would have little
trouble convincing a dentist or oral surgeon to pull all of their teeth,
for no good reason, even if there were a murder trial going on involving
bite marks as evidence. Call up some different oral surgeons in your town
& see if pulling all of your teeth on a whim is something any of them
are willing to do. You will find that reputable dentists will refuse without
some sound medical reason.
If you go to this
link then you already know these rehashed facts, about the DNA evidence
that has turned up since the trial putting blood from a stepdad & one
of the victims on the same knife. This same stepdad somehow coaxed an oral
surgeon to yank all of his teeth through his strange powers of persuasion
after bite mark evidence came to light. These facts are eminently ignorable,
since the stepdad was never even a suspect & all evidence pointing
to him is dismissed or lost.
I read another book on a guy that was released
after serving so many years on death row, when DNA evidence proved he couldn't
possibly have done it. Interestingly, in spite of the work put in by the
team of college kids who did the research, found the real killer, fought
for the release of the patsy, resulting in his sentence being overturned
& true justice being done, to this day the prosecutor insists that
a guilty man is now walking the streets. I saw this prosecutor on a show
about this case one night, clinging to this fantasy in spite of the new
evidence that proved his innocence, unafraid to sound as ridiculous as
someone who believes OJ & Robby Blake didn't do it. How could anyone
persist in maintaining a wrong belief, when the evidence is overwhelmingly
in favor of the contrary?
The released man's lawsuit against the
state for millions of dollars for wrongful imprisonment, etc. gives powerful
financial incentive for the prosecutor to keep pretending, in spite of
how dense, stubborn & obtuse such a position reveals him to be.
According to a Department of Justice website
devoted to graphing crimes, a child is 86% more likely to be murdered by
a family member than a stranger. Our wacky Canadian friends have figured
out that in 'blended' families, step fathers murder 60 to 100 times more
often than biological fathers. This well known fact has its own title &
body of research behind it, the prettily monikered 'Cinderella Effect'.
If this crime had been examined according to basic principles of Occam's
Razor, laid down in the 14th century that have served the police well for
generations, probably the guilty party would be behind bars right now rather
than three kids guilty only of standing out from the crowd. Since expedience
masks incompetence well, if I were a member of the West Memphis, AK community,
I'd move out of fear. Not only is the entire legal branch of the govt.
out there ridiculously inept & quick to arrest & successfully prosecute
anyone for anything, but somewhere a murderer with a taste for little boys
lurks.
The preceeding was an editorial based
on the author's opinions and conclusions about the West Memphis Three case
(and others). While the opinions in this editorial are solely the author's,
antiMusic's encourages you to research more about this case so that you
can draw your own conclusions and possibly become as puzzled and angry
as the author. We have provided the following links to aid you in your
research
There were two HBO documentaries made about
the case. Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost 2 The first includes
extensive footage from the trial and was recently released on DVD. Your
local video store may carry one or both films. Netflix and Blockbuster
Online should have both DVDs available. And you can purchase both at Amazon.com
at the links below.
Rant
or Rave? Your turn, post your comments
and thoughts on this news item. But hey keep it clean, we wouldn't want
to have to wash your mouth out with Old Spice.
Posted by kma367:
Jofo, I have gotten the "whole story." I've spent hours at the WMPD obtaining original case documents and at the courts obtaining original trial documents. Those documents are available at www.callahan.8k.com.
As for the "editorialized, propagandized commentary" I have to agree with you there. However, what you seem not to have noticed is that the editorializing and propagandizing is going on in the name of innocence, not guilt. Thankfully, the courts evaluating the case don't rely on websites or movies or factually challenged books when they evaluate the sufficiency of evidence or the legality of a conviction and sentence for murder.
kma367
Posted by hdr:
There's something wrong with the drinking water in the Northeast Corner of Arkansas.
Posted by michelle:
Iseen both paradise losts as they premiered on hbo,and i wasfloored!my husband spent 4yrs in prison for crime he didnt commit and all I can say is since he got out he hasnt been free
Posted by jofo:
yeah, get the whole story- learn how the entire case against the WM3 is one big editorialized, propagandized, commentary by suspicious ignorants, transforming small town hysteria into official courthouse proceeding respectability; that's the only way to explain a dearth of evidence leading to any convictions at all, let alone 3; & one of those a death sentence.
Posted by kma367:
www.callahan.8k.com is a resource for documents and information about the case, without editorial or commentary on the documents contained therein.
You folks should check it out and get the whole story, rather than the parts that those supporting murderers want you to hear.
kma367
Posted by Dsotm:
It's ALL about hype and selling papers. And what sells papers better than teenage killers? PAAAthetic...Nice article though!
Posted by Dsotm:
One question, what motive did those boys have to kill them? Huh? Why would they do it...even if they were THAT bored...Why? Why? Why? They wouldn't. Have some faith in your youth....you loser ass country.
Posted by JoFo:
Nice to hear from daddy byers spokesman, but you're wrong about the timing and the reason he had his teeth yanked. Nice try, though! Maybe if you ever wanna real job, robert blake or OJ will hire you, hang in there!
Posted by kma367:
The alleged "DNA evidence" you're referring to isn't new. In fact, it was obtained during the original trials. The results were actually HLA-DQ Alpha and they placed the blood of either Mark Byers, or his step-son Chris on the knife.
Mr. Byers' teeth were actually removed prior to the discovery of the alleged and disproven "bite mark evidence" and not as a result of him "coaxing" an oral surgeon to remove his teeth. It was due to severe periodontal disease.
After 12 years, there's not a shred of legitimate exculpatory evidence. Without that, they'll stay right where they belong.
kma367
Posted by GTD:
Hell yes! Keep speaking out! The Three must go free! That stepdad is one wck redneck. I didn't even know that he had his teeth yanked. He is the real killer. Free Damien, Jason, and Jesse.
