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The West Memphis Three: When Faith in the System Crumbles | The Missing Archive
In this episode of The Missing Archive, host Janice Logan dissects the harrowing case of the West Memphis Three, a true crime mystery that exposed deep flaws in the American criminal justice system. On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys—Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers—were found murdered in a creek bed in Arkansas, leading to the arrest of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on a coerced confession from a teenager with cognitive disabilities and a narrative of Satanic ritualism, despite a complete lack of…
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