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The West Memphis Three: When Justice Failed Three Boys and Three Teens | The Last Known
In this episode of The Last Known, host Teresa Howarth examines the harrowing and controversial case of the West Memphis Three. This true crime deep dive explores how three teenagers—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr.—were wrongfully convicted for the brutal murders of eight-year-olds Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers in Arkansas in 1993. The narrative dissects the failures of the criminal justice system, including coercive interrogations, lack of physical evidence, and the influence of the early 1990s 'Satanic Panic' on jury perceptions. Listeners will…
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