RIDGE:Did you actually kill any of these boys? We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. The three boys were found brutally murdered in a shocking fashion in a wooded area called the Robin Hood Hills. 9:00 AM - Jessie Sr. wakes up Jessie Jr. to go to work with Ricky Deese and Josh Darby. Jessie Misskelley Jr Confession in West Memphis Three Case Home Law Jessie Misskelley Jr Confession in West Memphis Three Case February 3, 2022 by Madison Gregory Note: This is a transcription of the taped confession of Jessie Misskelley, Jr. regarding the murder of Chris Byers, Steve Branch and Michael Moore. He lived with his parents and his nine-year-old sister, Dawn. Christopher Byers had lacerations to various parts of his body and mutilation of his scrotum and penis. Did you actually hit any of these boys? I want you to think about it. There was additional new evidence discovered in 2007 that I cannot now recall. Jessie Misskelley Jr., released from prison in 2011 in the infamous West Memphis Three case was jailed Saturday night after he was arrested on a slew of traffic citations. Although Jason Baldwin has been out of the spotlight for the past . GITCHELL: Did you ever use, did anyone use a stick and hit the boys with? . "[90], The appellate legal team argued that Echols did not waive his assertion that he was not mentally competent before his 1994 trial because he was not competent to waive it. RIDGE:No kind of design or anything? 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Times article on Damien Echols art exhibit at Copro Gallery", "SALEM Exhibit of Echols' Artwork at the Copro Gallery", "DAMIEN ECHOLS ARTISTS ON ART MARCH 25 6:15 7:00 PM", "The Midnight Gospel: Damien Echols' appearance explained how the Netlfix voice actor escaped death row", The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry (The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies), Echols of West Memphis 3 talks about appeal, death row, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Memphis_Three&oldid=1134318011, Echols co-wrote the lyrics to the song "Army Reserve", on, Echols and Michale Graves released an album titled, Echols began creating art while on death row as a "side effect of my spiritual, magical practice. There was anal-dialation on two of the boys, which is most likely from the water. However, after blood was found on the knife, Byers stated that he had used it only once, to cut deer meat. According to his mother, Christopher was a typical eight-year-old. The court sentenced him to life plus 40 years in prison. JESSIE: I would say it was about that big around, I would say about that long. Jessie Misskelley said in a short interview a few months ago that he is happy staying out of the limelight, as he lives and works in West Memphis. Judge Laser then sentenced them to time served, a total of 18 years and 78 days, and they were each given a suspended imposition of sentence for 10 years. RIDGE: Beat them up real bad, and then they took their clothes off? JESSIE:We go out kill dogs and stuff and then carry girls out there. Baldwin and Echols were acquainted with Misskelley from school, but were not close friends with him. [9] Echols and Baldwin were close friends, and bonded over their similar tastes in music and fiction, and over their shared distaste for the prevailing cultural climate of West Memphis, situated in the Bible Belt. 19. GITCHELL: Did they call them by name? He was last seen wearing blue pants, a blue Boy Scouts of America shirt, and an orange and blue Boy Scout hat, and riding a light green bicycle. RIDGE: Alright, where did he cut him at? RIDGE: Has he done things with them before? Eight months after his original confession, on February 17, 1994, Misskelley made another statement to police. [29], During Misskelley's trial, Richard Ofshe, an expert on false confessions and police coercion, and Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, testified that the brief recording of Misskelley's interrogation was a "classic example" of police coercion. (He was submerged in the water and just a few minutes later, they were just damp?). [27], Vicki Hutcheson, a new resident of West Memphis, would play an important role in the investigation, though she would later recant her testimony, claiming her statements were fabricated due in part to coercion from police. . (Jessie confuses the boys here; this is pertinent in the second statement(*)). [86][87] In prison in 1999, he married landscape architect Lorri Davis. Later that evening, their parents reported the boys missing. RIDGE OR GITCHELL? [90] Hospital records for his treatment in Little Rock 11 months before the killings show a history of self-mutilation and assertions to hospital staff that he gained power by drinking blood, that he had inside him the spirit of a woman who had killed her husband, and that he was having hallucinations. [6] The judge sentenced them to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. RIDGE:What did they look like? He testified that his own failure to put this incident on the court record and his failure to meet the minimum requirements in state law to represent a defendant in a capital murder case was evidence of ineffective assistance of counsel and that Misskelley's conviction should therefore be vacated. The song is about the West Memphis Three, with 100% of the proceeds going to their benefit foundation for their release. (She had . GITCHELL: Was uh, where you all close to the creek at that point? [67] In late 2007, John Mark Byerswho was previously vehement in his belief that Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin were guiltyalso announced that he now believes that they are innocent. RIDGE:The boots that Damien had on, are they army type boots too, or what kind of boots were they? Despite his reported IQ of 72 (categorizing him as borderline intellectual functioning) and his status as a minor, Miskelley was questioned alone; his parents were not present during the interrogation. GITCHELL: What did the stick look like, I mean was it like a a big log like that or is it a stick? Best Documentaries of All Time Jessie Misskelley is reluctant to talk, but his father us his son is working and doing fine in West Memphis. JESSIE: No, he wasnt wearing anything like that. JESSIE: They had had some houses, trees and stuff, (Trees, houses, and stuff?? No marks of any kind to his body in that region, nor did he die of asphyxia). A month later, three teenagersDamien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr.were charged with murdering the boys. [75], Many songs were written about the case, and two albums released in support of the defendants. [33] His conviction was appealed, but the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. Police said the recording was "inaudible", but Hutcheson claimed the recording was audible. [76], A website by Martin David Hill, containing approximately 160,000 words and intending to be a "thorough investigation", collates and discusses many details surrounding the murders and investigation, including some anecdotal information. [10] The clothing was mostly turned inside-out; two pairs of the boys' underwear were never recovered. RIDGE: Jason had a knife, what did he cut with the knife. The knife was not received at the West Memphis Police Department until January 8, 1994. JESSIE: We usually you know, kill an animals, you know, so you have to know how to handle the meat and stuff, after we kill it to see if he knows, if he cant handle it, then he dont get in. RIDGE:Alright, Damien, what was Damien wearing. RIDGE: This is Det. He also told mental health workers that he was "going to influence the world. [53], In September 2008, attorney (now judge) Daniel Stidham, who represented Misskelley in 1994, testified at a postconviction relief hearing. When told the blood matched both his and Chris' blood type, Byers said he had no idea how that blood might have gotten on the knife. [94], On August 19, 2011, Echols, along with Baldwin and Misskelley, entered an Alford plea, while asserting their innocence. RIDGE: Hes been watching them. The filing cited DNA evidence linking Terry Hobbs (stepfather of one of the victims) to the crime scene, and new statements from Hobbs' now ex-wife. They were known for wearing black and listening to heavy metal. Further testing of the knife produced inconclusive results about the source of the blood. Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants. Then I came down here when he got out," she said. RIDGE:He doesnt have one, he didnt have one that night? RIDGE:Okay, you couldnt stand it. Early in the investigation, the WMPD briefly regarded two West Memphis teenagers as suspects. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. JESSIE: Right after I they beat up all three of them, and beat them up real bad. RIDGE:hes going to Blue Beacon, is he going out towards the fields, wheres he running too? [96] After his release, he has worked on a number of additional media projects. (I didnt see a briefcase), then ask the question again Jessie will come through for you . GITCHELL: Now youre talking about bottom, do you mean right here? . JESSIE: And started doing the same thing, then the other one took off, Michael uhhMooretook off running, so I chased him and grabbed him and held him, cause they got there and then I left. RIDGE:Okay, what about when you get with Jason by himself? But Jessie's life did not go the same direction as Echols and Baldwin. [54], On October 29, 2007, papers were filed in federal court by Echols's defense lawyers seeking a retrial or his immediate release from prison. Piers Morgan Tonight aired an episode on September 29, 2011, about the three's plans for the future and continued investigations on the case. Also presented in the filing was new expert testimony that the supposed knife marks on the victims, including the injuries to Byers' genitals, were in fact the result of animal predation after the bodies had been dumped.[55]. Statement of Jessie L. Misskelley, Jr. 6/3/93. JESSIE:We usually skin it, then make a bon fire and eat it and stuff. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison. And, AGAIN, Jessie leaves #4 and again his statement that he left at that point is ignored.). GITCHELL: So, what else left is there, after that? [9], At his death penalty sentencing hearing, Echols' psychologist reported that months before the murders, Echols had claimed that he obtained super powers by drinking human blood. JESSIE: They had holes in them and the knees were cut. RIDGE: If you read the caption, the grizzly slain from left, 8 year old Michael Moore. JESSIE: His hands, like a stick, he had a bit old stick, kinda holding it over his neck. Prosecution experts claim Byers' wounds were the results of a knife attack and that he had been purposely castrated by the murderer; defense experts claim the injuries were most likely the result of post-mortem animal predation. RIDGE: Alright, and you know where the little Creek is that goes out to the express way, and it doesnt have a lot of water in it, but its got some water in it, and its flowing through the, which side of that creek were you on, were you on the Memphis side of the creek or the Blue Beacon side of the creek? We have estimated On May 15, 1993, Jessie Misskelley, and his older friend David Sims, who was 22-years-old at the time, and his younger friend, Dennis Carter, who was 15, had called the police from a bowling Alley stating they had seen three little boys, who were around 8 or 9 years old fleeing from a man near some train tracks. (Impossible time; the boys were in school. On November 4, 2010, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a lower judge to consider whether newly analyzed DNA evidence might exonerate the three. Dilation of the anus is a normal post-mortem condition. After a 12-hour police interrogation, one of the teenagers, Jessie Misskelley Jr., implicated the other two, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin. A police officer leaked portions of Aaron's statements to the press contributing to the growing belief that the murders were part of a Satanic rite. RIDGE:okay, wearing blue jeans, he had on a metalica shirt, now this is a shirt thats got metalica across the front of it spelled out, and a mans name, or picture, is that right? So they were there for a lot longer. The police did not telephone the coroner until almost two hours after the discovery of the floating shoe, resulting in a late appearance by the coroner. Byers agreed to and passed a polygraph test about the murders during the filming of Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, but the documentary indicated that Byers was under the influence of several psychoactive prescription medications that could have affected the test results. . [10] During a polygraph examination, he denied any involvement. RIDGE:Oh, they come way up on him? [78], In January 2010, the CBS television news journal 48 Hours aired "The Memphis 3", an in-depth coverage of the history of the case including interviews with Echols and supporters. Up there behind the Goodyear place? Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Seeing a bruised up photo taken later would explain this statement; a recollection of the events as they were occurring could not). RIDGE: And what else, I think you said that he made the call from his house? Stidham overheard Judge Burnett discuss taking a lunch break with the jury foreman and heard the foreman reply that the jury was almost finished. JESSIE: Um-mm, they were going to catch, they were going somewhere and like I said, Damien and nem left before I did, I told them that I would meet them there and stuff, and I had to get ready it was early in the morning and so, they went ahead and met me, they went on up there and then I come up later on behind them. RIDGE: Alright, what occurred, what did he talk about? There was nothing of the kind on Chris neck. What did you do there? RIDGE:At the houses? MATTINGLY: On February 4th, 1994, Jessie Misskelley was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. [79], West of Memphis, directed and written by Amy J. Berg, and produced by Peter Jackson, as well as by Echols himself, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. So, how much is Jessie Misskelley worth at the age of 47 years old? (Uh, no he didnt. GITCHELL: Where was the little boy actually at? Christopher Byers was born to Melissa DeFir and Ricky Murray. JESSIE: They were going to catch their bus and stuff, and they was on their bikes and so, (If the children were catching the bus, why would they be riding their bikes? [45] The petition failed when the original trial judge, Judge David Burnett, disallowed presentation of this information in his court. [8] Initial police searches made that night were limited. Jump to 2:46 (where the below begins). Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975. "[51] Pamela Hobbs' May 5, 2009 declaration in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division indicates that "one hair was consistent with the hair of [Terry's] friend, David Jacoby" (Point 16), and:[52]. Producer: Devil's Knot. [9], Shortly after Misskelley's first confession, police arrested Echols and his close friend Baldwin. Stidham testified under oath that during the trial, Judge David Burnett erred by making an improper communication with the jury during its deliberations. Aaron's further statements were wildly inconsistent, and he was unable to identify Baldwin, Echols, or Misskelley from photo line-ups, and there was no "playhouse" at the location Aaron indicated. Discover Jessie Misskelley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Byers initially claimed the knife had never been used. Is there anything else that you want to add to this statement? The prosecution called Dale W. Griffis, a graduate of the unaccredited Columbia Pacific University, as an expert in the occult to testify the murders were a Satanic ritual. RIDGE:They havent talked to you about this? RIDGE:Damien and Jason having sex? JESSIE: Yeah, weve been in the water, we were in it that night, playing around in it. (Yet,again, Ridge get him to keep telling his story). Additionally, after the Murders my sister Jo Lynn McCauhey and I found in Terry's nightstand a knife that Stevie carried with him constantly and which I had believed was with him when he died. Mara Leveritt, an investigative journalist and the author of Devil's Knot, argues that Echols' information may have come from police leaks, such as Detective Gitchell's comments to Mark Byers, that circulated amongst the local public. (No one knew that the three boyus would be together; Steve Branch was told to be home in 15 minutes, Chris Byers was prohibited from being the RHH woods the idea that it was a targeted killing of these boys doesnt even come close to fitting). RIDGE: Alright, where does that path go too? (Gitchell plainly sounds like he knows hes talking to someone with a childs mind). Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975. They called for these boys to come over there? Misskelley was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 10 July. RIDGE:You said that they had their hands tied up, tied down, were they hands tied in a fashion that they couldnt have run, you tell me. RIDGE:Does that involve eating part of the penis of the animal? ", On March 23, 2016, Echols gave a presentation about his art processes at the, The transcript of Echols' spoken word performance in. [16] Steve Edward Branch is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Steele, Missouri. Police believed the boys were assaulted and killed at the location where they were found; critics argued that the assault, at least, was unlikely to have occurred at the creek. JESSIE: Damien had some black pants on, some boots and a black t-shirt. [47] John Mark Byers had his teeth removed in 1997, after the first trial but before an imprint could be made. [36] The court sentenced Echols to death and Baldwin to life in prison.[3]. After the initial investigation, the police failed to control disclosure of information and speculation about the crime scene.[38]. A report jointly issued by the state and the defense team stated, "Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants. What color is Jasons hair? He told me that he had to go toWest Memphisso, him and Damien with and then I went with them. [21], California police sent blood and urine samples from Morgan and Holland to the WMPD, but there is no indication WMPD investigated Morgan or Holland as suspects following their arrest in California. Even if they were notinthe park at 9 a.m. it would not take three hours to walk from their homesorLakeshore, which is where, JESSIE: No . ALSO, the Commercial Appeal, local newspaper, picked up chatter about the murders on their police scanner, hearing about the castration, and printed it in the next days paper. A news story about Jessie Misskelley's curious behavior following his release from prison; avoiding media interviews and going into hiding. According to our Database, He has no children. Dr. Peretti, the Medical Examiner, described half-lunar wounds that were caused by a blunt object which could have been the result of kicks or blows with something such as a flashlight, not fists. JESSIE: Close like army type, not quite, RIDGE:Okay, they are black, is that right, they lace up? JESSIE: I went down there and sit there, and after what they did to the boys, I just sit there. JESSIE: Uh, I dont know what he done with it, cause after I left then they, I dont know what they done with, after I left I dont know what they done with it. [[[The following portion was cut out Watergate Style from the statement played for the jury. Misskelley was first questioned on June 3, 1993, a day after Hutcheson's purported confession. Hutcheson was never charged with theft. [84] Baldwin said in a 2011 interview with Piers Morgan that he worked for a construction company and he was learning how to drive.[79]. RIDGE:Besides just playing, the little boys, had they been in the water? His parents divorced when he was four years old & shortly afterward his mother married John Mark Byers, who adopted the boy. You mentioned earlier that, one of the meetings you went to with this cult thing, they had some pictures. Hutcheson claimed that, at the Wiccan meeting, a drunken Echols openly bragged about killing the three boys. [3] Echols, ADC# 000931, entered the system on March 19, 1994. The crime and investigation. I could not believe it was in Terry's things. This would include running the results through the FBI's Combined DNA Index System database. (There wasno evidence that Christopher Byers had been strangled with a stick or anything else. You tell me. RIDGE:And one of them was being cut on his penis? JESSIE:He was holding him down like, and Jason had his legs up in the air and that little boy was kicking, saying, dont, no like that. RIDGE: Alright, have they got their clothes on when you saw them tied? RIDGE: Is there a path that you go down? A subsequent search of the ditch revealed the bodies of three boys. They were released with 10-year suspended sentences, having served 18 years. RIDGE:When he called you on the phone, did he say that he had just got in? RIDGE:Where did you throw up at? (You dont have to be a doctor to know that when someone is hit child or adult it doesnt bruise them up until much later. . The Alford plea is a legal mechanism that allows defendants to plead guilty while still asserting their actual innocence, in cases where defendants concede that prosecutors have sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. Copyright 2012 WMC-TV. [48], After an expert examined autopsy photos and noted what he thought might be the imprint of a belt buckle on Byers' corpse, the elder Byers revealed to the police that he had spanked his stepson shortly before the boy disappeared. GITCHELL: Alright, thats uh the Byers boy. RIDGE: Yeah, you dont know what time it is? "WM3" redirects here. JESSIE: After the murder and stuff, I would say about two or three days later after it happened, I went down there and thought about it and I havent been down there since. However, these potential bite marks were first noticed in photographs years after the trials and were not inspected by a board-certified medical examiner until four years after the murders. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. JESSIE:I didnt have no blood on me, I didnt get close to them. (There is no way this phone call could have taken place. RIDGE:Okay, what were you wearing that day? GITCHELL: But, you saw them cutting on the boys, JESSIE: I saw them cutting on them, and then. (Ridge leads Jessie again; Jessie doesnt state on his own where he was, he is told. RIDGE: okay, what occurred while you were there? JESSIE: Uh, the meat off of his leg. RIDGE:You were there by yourself? ", Following a 2010 decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding newly produced DNA evidence and potential juror misconduct, the West Memphis Three negotiated a plea bargain with prosecutors. RIDGE: Okay, and when you left, did you hear any more hollering or anything? RIDGE: At 9 oclock in the morning? RIDGE: Okay, was it after school had let out? Good! Only logical answer is that Jessie had no idea where the bikes were put down), JESSIE: When they hollered, when they seen them boys. In 2011, Echols would reflect that, should investigators attempt to proceed to trial with the same evidence compiled in 1993 and with the external scrutiny which had not then existed, he and his co defendants would not have been brought to trial, stating: "They knew that there would be more people watching this, more attention on this case. RIDGE:Are you scared of Damien now? We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. RIDGE:okay, when you initiating somebody new come into a cult what actually is done to initiate that person into a cult? "[93] Advanced DNA and other scientific evidence combined with additional evidence from several different witnesses and experts released in October 2007 had cast strong doubts on the original convictions. Officials failed to drain the creek in a timely manner and secure possible evidence in the water (the creek was sandbagged after the bodies were pulled from the water). Boggan appeared in the first documentary of the Paradise Lost series about the murders. And Susie Brewer Boggan says she is now out of Jessie Misskelley's life. [65] Ellington said that, although he still considered the men guilty, the three would likely be acquitted if a new trial were held because of the powerful legal counsel representing them now, the loss of evidence over time, and the change of heart among some of the witnesses. Stidham, who was later elected to a municipal judgeship, has written a detailed critique[citation needed] of what he asserts are major police errors and misconceptions during their investigation. [49] She said that when she visited the police station, employees had photographs of Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley on the wall and were using them as dart targets. Also, my sister Jo Lynn told me that she saw Terry wash clothes, bed linens and curtains from Stevie's room at an odd time around the time of the Murders. [16] James Michael Moore is buried in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery in Marion, Arkansas. He was eight years old, 4ft. 2 tall, weighed 55lbs, and had brown hair. RIDGE: Are you sure that he was the one that was cut? He is a producer, known for Devil's Knot (2013), Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and West of Memphis (2012). He lived with his mother, Sharon Melissa Byers, his adoptive father, John Mark Byers, and his stepbrother, Shawn Ryan Clark, aged 13. [9][pageneeded], A more thorough police search for the children began around 8:00am on May 6, led by the Crittenden County Search and Rescue personnel. Someone makes a brief coughing sound plainly as if to say youre wrong listen closely. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, dark shoes, and a white long-sleeved shirt. He is currently single. Jessie Misskelley after his murder conviction. Listen to the inflection in Ridges voice it is a clearinstruction, not a question and Jessie is plainly trying to give the correct answer, following it with right there behind it. RIDGE:Okay, the night you were in these woods, uh had you all been in the water? Why would they ask a question such as this of a teenage boy, does he know what a penis is?, if it was not obvious that he was functioning at lower level of intelligence?). RIDGE:Was anything on his shirt? Not long after three teens were arrested, including Damien Echols, 18, Jason Baldwin, 16, and Jessie Misskelley, 17. GITCHELL: Where did the boys put their bikes? .no . He had never told me that he had it. JESSIE: My dad woke me up this morning. JESSIE: Yes, and I took off and run home. RIDGE:How was he actually killed? Jason reportedly onlyleft the house very briefly to return a videotape, but was home the rest of the night.). Circuit Court Judge David Laser was selected to replace David Burnett and preside in the evidentiary hearings mandated by the successful appeal. (Jessie now states that he leaves again second time . [9] Misskelley was questioned for roughly 12 hours. He is a member of famous Producer with the age 47 years old group. When he first hit the boy, when Damien first hit the first boy, did they have their clothes on then? Lawyers representing the West Memphis Three reached the plea deal that allowed the men to be released from prison. RIDGE:when you kill a dog, what do you do with that? I went with them and then. Trace amounts of sperm DNA were found on a pair of pants recovered from the scene. their arms and stuff, and hold them down like, where they couldnt raise up and the other one stick his legs up. JESSIE: When he first called me when he first got he called me he said, how come I how come I you left, and said, I couldnt stand it, I had to do something else. JESSIE: Damien had kinda of a big old stick when he hit that first one, after he hit him with his fist and knocked him down and got him a big old stick and hit him. Theyre not even TRYING to make this look like a legitimate interrogation! [18], At the time of their arrests, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was 17 years old, Jason Baldwin was 16 years old, and Damien Echols was 18 years old. RIDGE: Okay, let me ask you something, now this is real serious and I want you to be real truthful, and I want you to think about it before you answer it, dont just say yes or no, real quick. Steve Branch was the son of Steven and Pamela Branch, who divorced when he was an infant. [9][28], On May 6, 1993 (before the victims were found later the same day), Hutcheson took a polygraph exam by Detective Don Bray at the Marion Police Department, to determine whether or not she had stolen money from her West Memphis employer. His lawyer, Dan Stidham, remained in the room and continually advised Misskelley not to say anything. RIDGE:These blue jeans that Jason was wearing, designer jeans, or were they old jeans, wore out, holes. GITCHELL: Ive got a feeling here, youre not quite telling me everything, now you know that were recording everything, so this is very, very important to tell us the entire truth. Jessie Misskelley lives life out of the spotlight, Jessie Misskelley Lives Life Out Of The Spotlight, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, This has been the worst Ive ever been through: 97-year-old woman attacked by granddaughter, drunk, police say. "[9] Leveritt speculated that the small local police force was overwhelmed by the crime, which was unlike any they had ever investigated. RIDGE: Now did somebody take it and used your knife, do you have a knife? JESSIE: I couldnt stand it to see what they were doing to them. JESSIE: Well after, all of this stuff happened that night, that they done it, I went home about noon, then they called me at 9 oclock that night, they called me. The judge then sentenced the three men to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and also levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. He then realized, he has said, that his refusal would have meant that Echols stayed on death row. Misskelley was arrested in connection to the murders on June 3, 1993. [9] In 1996, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Misskelley's confession was voluntary and that he did, in fact, understand the Miranda warning and its consequences. [3], Misskelley was tried separately, and Echols and Baldwin were tried together in 1994. She was 13 when he was arrested, along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis nearly two decades ago. Each man then entered an Alford plea to lesser charges of first- and second-degree murder while verbally stating their innocence. Dont like the answer? [14], Steve Edward Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore were all second graders at Weaver Elementary School. The man reportedly wore a "blue cast type brace on his arm that had white Velcro on it", which would have made it difficult to tie up and murder three young boys. Metalcore band Zao's 2002 album Parade of Chaos included a track inspired by the case named "Free The Three". RIDGE: They were on theMemphisside. GITCHELL: Now, where you in a car? Jessies times of arrival at the woods will change many times throughout the three statements), JESSIE: Yes, I did. RIDGES:Cutting him in the face. [1][2][3], Due to the dubious nature of the evidence as well as the suspected presence of emotional bias in court, the case generated widespread controversy and was the subject of several documentaries. [49] She further asserted that the police had implied that if she did not cooperate with them they would take away her child. [9] Leveritt further noted that some of the physical evidence was stored in paper sacks obtained from a supermarket (with the supermarket's name printed on the bags) rather than in containers of known and controlled origin. Even if they were notinthe park at 9 a.m. it would not take three hours to walk from their homesorLakeshore, which is where he will claim they met in alaterstatement.). RIDGE:Didnt you go there with some more boys once? RIDGE: He didnt tell you that he hid it somewhere? Wouldnt any reasonable questioner ask about the contradiction? RIDGE:Youve been back to this place since that murder. Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison,[85] December 11, 1974) was on death row, locked-down 23 hours per day at the Varner Unit Supermax. His father said Byers may not have taken his prescription on May 5, 1993. JESSIE: He had that uh, like a, skull like. During their conversation, Hutcheson reported that Echols made no incriminating statements. RIDGE: Okay. RIDGE:okay, uh does Damien have a knife? they they skipped school, (The children did not skip school; they were all accounted for that day in class). RIDGE:Now these meetings, have they ever been violent, anybody gotten mad and got into a fight? Branch was eight years old, 4ft. 2 tall, weighed 65lbs, and had blond hair. She had a conversation with Misskelley, who was behind bars at the time, before he went to trial. The memorial is located in the playground of Weaver Elementary School in West Memphis, where all three victims were second graders at the time of the crime. JESSIE:They had some cocaine, and a little gun. Hutcheson's young son, Aaron, was also present, and proved such a distraction that Bray was unable to administer the polygraph. The bodies, he said, had been removed from the water before the coroner arrived to examine the scene and determine the state of rigor mortis, allowing the bodies to decay on the creek bank and to be exposed to sunlight and insects. JESSIE: They could run, they just had them tied, when they knocked them down and stuff, they could move (hold?) His conviction was appealed and affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court. That night? For the former Australian rules footballer, see, DNA testing and new physical evidence (2007). GITCHELL: Now, youre pointing to the Byers boy again? Jessie Misskelley said in a short interview a few months ago that he is happy staying out of the limelight, as he lives and works in West Memphis. [3][9] Misskelley's father gave permission for Misskelley to go with police but did not explicitly give permission for his son to be questioned or interrogated. JESSIE:No, he didnt borrow mine. RIDGE: Im not saying when they called you. JESSIE: Yes, he run out there and I caught him and brought him back, and then I took off, (This is the first of seven times that Jessie says he left and hes told and you came back.You dont need a PhD to see that this confession is utter crap. Ok. RIDGE:Okay, and Jasons black and lace up? JESSIE: That one, he runs out, going out the out the park and I chased him and grabbed him and brought him back. JESSIE:He didnt have one that night. You received a phone call is that correct? [9], On June 3, the police interrogated Jessie Misskelley, Jr. RIDGE: Okay, so they were just messing around in the water. (Again,if the anal dilation evidence was at all ambiguous, this type of sodomy would cause obvious tearing and ripping; it wouldnt be a close call). [23] King gave the officers a pair of sunglasses he thought the man had left behind, and the detectives took some blood samples from the walls and tiles of the restroom. Jason Baldwin. JESSIE: They beat them up so bad where they cant hardly move, they had their hands tied down and he sit on them. Or had he just been watching them. JESSIE: A friend of mine, he borrowed them. RIDGE: Okay, what did he say to you about it when you came to the police department, after seeing that boy in the woods? The knife was a folding hunting knife manufactured by Kershaw. RIDGE:Light blonde, or like a sandy reddish type blonde, do you know the difference? JESSIE: They laid the knife down beside them and I saw them tying them up and then thats when I left, RIDGE: Were the boys conscious or were they, JESSIE: They were unconscious then. There has been widespread criticism of the handling of the crime scene by the police. RIDGE:Okay, had somebody taken pictures of these boys? In August 2011, White Light Productions announced that the West Memphis Three would be featured on their new program Wrongfully Convicted. In 2005, Damien Echols completed his memoir, Almost Home, Vol 1, offering his perspective of the case. A hearing on Echols' petition for a writ of habeas corpus was held in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The prosecution accused the three young men of committing a Satanic murder. (Again, the hog tied postion doesnt align with the boys being on their backs. Directed by Atom Egoyan Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Mychael Danna Cinematography by Paul Sarossy . And what did they tell you on the telephone? Now we have a briefcase there that night whereas seconds ago, they didnt. JESSIE: I was up there standing up there on the top. JESSIE:Ive seen them once that night, I seen them with it that night. RIDGE: okay, now when its going on, when this is taking place, you under you saw somebody with a knife, who had a knife? When police speculated about the assailant, the juvenile probation officer assisting at the scene of the murders speculated that Echols was "capable" of committing the murders," stating: "it looks like Damien Echols finally killed someone. RIDGE:Going under the water, what were they doing up under the water? She claimed she had implicated Echols and Misskelley to avoid facing criminal charges, and to obtain a reward for the discovery of the murderers. I had always assumed that my son's murderer had taken the knife during the crime. JESSIE:Just thought, what happened to them real bad, just thought. GITCHELL: What do you all do with the girls when youre out there? He is in a relationship with a woman who befriended him while he was in prison. RIDGE:Okay, alright did and the one that they were cutting the penis off of, did any of them are cutting the penis or whatever was being done, did they have sex with him at all? He testified that Judge Burnett responded, "You'll need food for when you come back for sentencing," and that the foreman asked in return what would happen if the defendant was acquitted. RIDGE:And, what kind of blade did it have on it? RIDGE: Okay, so they had them under control, you were there the whole time that was taking place? GITCHELL: Okay, and it has these same three boys in it? Actor Johnny Depp, a longtime supporter of the West Memphis Three and personal friend of Damien Echols, was on hand to support the film in its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. They were convicted under what can best be described as questionable . (Detective Ridge testified that he was unaware on this date that Jessie had a mental handicap. During the course of his interrogation, which lasted for several hours, Jessie was given a lie detector test and the police succeeded in securing a confession from Jessie of his own part in the murders of the three boys. JESSIE: We were just sitting there, throwing stuff at each other. (Once again; there was no evidence of violent sodomy on any of the children. On September 10, 2008, Circuit Court Judge David Burnett denied the request for a retrial, citing the DNA tests as inconclusive. (Jessie Misskelly did not have access to a phone at this time. On August 19, 2011, Echols, along with Baldwin and Misskelley, was released from prison after their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal. Confession. This is consistent with the language ofArk. [70], John E. Douglas, a former longtime FBI agent and current criminal profiler, said that the murders were more indicative of a single murderer intent on degrading and punishing the victims, than of a trio of "unsophisticated" teenagers. RIDGE: Okay, and when you came back a little bit later, and are all three boys are tied? "This was not justice," he said of the deal. Jessie Misskelley Jr., released from prison in 2011 in the infamous West Memphis Three case was jailed Saturday night after he was arrested on a slew of traffic citations. This documentary was co-produced by Lord of the Rings maestro Peter Jackson and his wife and collaborator, Fran Walsh. If you were there the whole time, then tell us that you were there the whole time, dont leave anything out. RIDGE:Okay, how long was the knife that Jason was using? . Misskelley, 42, is accused of driving without a license, no vehicle insurance, and driving a vehicle with one or more headlights. The relevance of Morgan's recanted statement would later be debated in trial, but it was eventually barred from admission as evidence. RIDGE:Did you actually rape any of these boys? In his efforts to win a new trial, Echols, 27 at the time of the appeal, claimed he was incompetent to stand trial because of a history of mental illness. [63] In 2011, supporters pushed Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to pardon Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley based on their innocence. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin to life imprisonment. GITCHELL: Now, did you say that the boys skipped school that day. JESSIE:I was close by the interstate. RIDGE: When he hits the first boy and then Jason hits another boy, and one takes off running. Misskelley ignored this advice and went on to detail how the boys were abused and murdered. Digging for an answer when he doesnt know what response will please his questioner). GITCHELL: When did you go back there? RIDGE:Okay, was it a designed shirt, like this bull run type shirt, or was it just a plain white, old. Jessie's Alibi -- Timeline. They got their GED in jail. RIDGE: Okay, one of them were cut on the face real bad, is that what you said? RIDGE:Are you scared of the police now? RIDGE: You were playing around in the water, alright, wha what were you doing in the water? DNA evidence at the scene was not found to include any from Echols or his co-defendants. Byers was the only victim with drugs in his system; he was prescribed Ritalin (methylphenidate) in January 1993 as part of treatment of an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. (It is also confirmed that Jason was in school on 5/5/93; hecouldnot have been in the woods at 9 AM.). JESSIE:yes, out there in Lakeshore. Examiners reported that both men's charts indicated deception when they denied involvement in the murders. RIDGE: Okay, so he kills an animal, you mentioned earlier that he may have to eat part of that animal, what part of the animal would he eat? The counsel representing the men said they would continue to pursue full exoneration. . What did you see him cut or who did you see him cut? [61] As part of the plea deal, the three men cannot pursue civil action against the state for wrongful imprisonment. JESSIE: I was just wearing a regular one of my old greasy up t-shirt. [59], The families of the three victims are divided in their opinions as to the guilt or innocence of the West Memphis Three. Jessie Misskelley Jr. (born July 10, 1975) is one of the three members of what has been called the West Memphis 3 (Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin). The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. JESSIE: He had been watching them. [citation needed], On or about June 1, 1993, Hutcheson agreed to police suggestions to place hidden microphones in her home during an encounter with Echols. [73], There have been a number of books about the case, also arguing that the suspects were wrongly convicted: Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt; Blood of Innocents by Guy Reel; and The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three, edited by Brett Alexander Savory & M. W. Anderson, and featuring dark fiction and non-fiction by well-known writers of speculative fiction. Ridges leads him into when you came back, signaling Jessie that theres more for him to say. [9] During Echols' trial, Dr. George W. Woods testified (for the defense) that Echols suffered from: serious mental illness characterized by grandiose and persecutory delusions, auditory and visual hallucinations, disordered thought processes, substantial lack of insight, and chronic, incapacitating mood swings. [30] Critics have also stated that Misskelley's various "confessions" were in many respects inconsistent with each other, as well as with the particulars of the crime scene and murder victims, including (for example) an "admission" that Misskelley watched Damien rape one of the boys. [23], In July 2008, it was revealed that Kent Arnold, the jury foreman on the Echols-Baldwin trial, had discussed the case with an attorney prior to the beginning of deliberations. RIDGE: Okay, did any of the other two boys, were you there when they were actually killed? On August 19, 2011, three men, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, who were convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the murders of three boys in Arkansas, are released from prison in. RIDGE:Okay, these initiations, you say that they eat part of the leg meat? JESSIE: He called me and asked me if I could go toWest Memphiswith him and I told him, no, I had to work and stuff. RIDGE: In the woods. [34], Three weeks later, Echols and Baldwin went on trial. Hutcheson was unable to recall the Wiccan meeting location and did not name any other participants in the purported meeting. RIDGE:Wouldnt have any problem with that? JESSIE: When I was there, I saw Damien hit this one (pause) hit this one boy real bad, and then uh, and then he started screwing them and stuff and then uh, (There is no evidence from the Medical Examiner whatsoever that any of the boys were raped; it was inconclusive. . RIDGE: It was like earlier in the day, but you dont know exactly what time, okay, cause weve got Ive gotten some real confusion with the times that youre telling me, but now,this 9 oclock in the evening call that you got, explain that to me. [82], On August 19, 2011, Misskelley, along with Baldwin and Echols, entered an Alford plea. The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. [88] He moved to New York City after his release. 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Jessie with Susie Brewer. However, there was no forensic evidence indicating that the murdered boys had been raped. RIDGE:What kind of shirt were you wearing? [10], After a month had passed with little progress in the case, police continued to focus their investigation upon Echols, interrogating him more frequently than any other person. JESSIE: Close to right where there before you come in and they laid them down right there, and after I left I dont know what they done with the bikes. RIDGE:Was it a knife that you fold up, or was it like a hunting knife? RIDGE OR GITCHELL?Someone makes a brief snorting sound as if to say youre wrong listen closely. JESSIE: And after I left they done more. Nonetheless, they claimed he was not regarded as a direct suspect but a source of information. The14thStreetWoods are down the street from the BB woods; a good distance). JESSIE: They were sitting so far away, they were in the water, I would say about five to ten seconds, then come up and then the other one would go down. Okay, youve been down there in those woods before. RIDGE:They had already gotten them off. And what kind of a shirt, you know everybody wears a special shirt with different things, (Begging for an answer having to do with death), JESSIE: He was wearing a mega death shirt. [39] The State's experts had examined the actual bodies for any marks, and others conducted expert photo analysis of injuries. How close would he have to be behind Damien to have his view of the bikes blocked? To assist in the appeals process, Echols' appellate legal team retained a Berkeley, California-based forensic psychiatrist, Dr. George Woods, to make their case. Jessie, in front of me I have a rights form, and it has your signature at the bottom of it, is that your signature? Officer Regina Meeks responded to the call, taking the restaurant manager's report through the eatery's drive-through window. JESSIE: Yeah, thats where he was cut at. Did they get into the water with you all? On June 2, 1993, Hutcheson told police that about two weeks after the murders were committed, she, Echols, and Misskelley attended a Wiccan meeting in Turrell, Arkansas. (Echols and Lorri Davis . RIDGE:Okay, how did he have sex with that one? This is very, very important, now just tell us the truth. JESSIE: They started screwing them again, (No evidence of violent sodomy nor does Jessie say at any time how he found out that sexual acts were committedafterhe left if he did not discuss itlaterwith Damien and Jason; another case of Jessie leaving.). [19], Baldwin and Echols had been previously arrested for vandalism and shoplifting respectively, and Misskelley had a reputation for his temper and for engaging in fistfights with other teenagers at school. [citation needed], Around 1:45pm, juvenile Parole Officer Steve Jones spotted a boy's black shoe floating in a muddy creek that led to a major drainage canal in Robin Hood Hills. HBO executives ordered them to return the knife to the West Memphis Police Department. [74] A biography of John Mark Byers by Greg Day named Untying the Knot: John Mark Byers and the West Memphis Three was published in May 2012. Moore enjoyed wearing his scout uniform even when he was not at meetings. RIDGE: All three of them would generally be together? Dating & Relationship status He is currently single. RIDGE: So, there is like a tall bank, were you where were you at on that bank? [59] If they re-offend they can be sent back to prison for 21 years. RIDGE: When youve been by yourself, and Im sure in the last three weeks youve been by yourself with them sometime. Stidham said the judge closed the door without answering. (No blood was found on any of the childrens discarded clothes. JESSIE: He didnt know nothin about that. RIDGE: Okay, the knives, was it one knife, two knives, was your knife there? To call them disorderly would be putting it mildly. John Mark Byers, the adoptive father of victim Christopher Byers, gave a knife to cameraman Doug Cooper, who was working with documentary makers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky while filming the first Paradise Lost feature. Gitchell touched on a point, real close, now what clothes were Jason wearing that day? Damien Echols told Action News 5's Janice Broach that he worries about Misskelley. Each had achieved the rank of "Wolf" in the local Cub Scout pack and were best friends.[15]. She got married, had children, but the dream did not die. RIDGE:Alright, youre describing a knife that would be about 6 inches long, is that right? At trial, the defense team argued that news articles from the time could have been the source for Echols' knowledge about the genital mutilation, and Echols said his knowledge was limited to what was "on TV". [59] Since his release, Misskelley has become engaged to his high school girlfriend and enrolled in a community college to train as an auto mechanic. [9] Byers later stated that he may have cut his thumb. The polygraph examiner claimed that Echols' chart indicated deception. In 2000, the biological father of Christopher Byers, Rick Murray, expressed his doubts about the guilty verdicts on the West Memphis Three website. According to local West Memphis police officers, on the evening of May 5, 1993, at 8:42pm, workers in the Bojangles' restaurant located about a mile from the crime scene in Robin Hood Hills reported seeing a black male who seemed "mentally disoriented" inside the restaurant's ladies' room. [90] Echols's mental state while in prison awaiting trial was also called into question by his appellate team. RIDGE: Alright, is that where he was cutting? , money, salary, income, and assets. For other uses, see, "Jason Baldwin" redirects here. (Again ignores Jessies statement that he left and guides him into saying more happened). [77], Investigative journalist Aphrodite Jones undertook an exploration of the case on her Discovery Network show True Crime with Aphrodite Jones following the DNA discoveries. RIDGE:Put away for a while. They had been stripped naked and were hogtied with their own shoelaces, their right ankles tied to their right wrists behind their backs, the same with their left arms and legs. In 1994, a memorial was erected for the three murder victims. Regardless of your opinion on his behavior, it is safe to say that Jason Baldwin is one of the richest film producers in the world. (Jessie was never taken to the woods with a video camera for this purpose.). His stated reasons for the removal are apparently contradictory. GITCHELL: You didnt touch the bikes? Currently in the office we have Jessie Lloyd Misskelley, Jr., birthdate: 7-10 of 75, education at the 9th grade, the place, we're in the Detectives Division, today's date is 6-3 of 93, the time now is 2:44 pm. A hair "not inconsistent with" Stevie Branch's stepfather, Terry Hobbs, was found tied into the knots used to bind one of the victims. RIDGE: Had Damien seen these boys before? [64] Prosecutor Scott Ellington said the Arkansas state crime laboratory would help seek other suspects by running searches on any DNA evidence produced in private laboratory tests during the defense team's investigation. [21] Morgan was presumed to be at least casually familiar with all three murdered boys, having previously driven an ice cream truck route in their neighborhood. Charles Jason Baldwin was born April 11, 1977. JESSIE:Everybody, and we have an orgee and stuff like that. Was he faced down and he was cutting on him, or. Uncertainty remained due to the small amount of blood[9] and because both John Mark Byers and Chris Byers had the same HLA-DQ genotype. The location was widely reported in the media in May 1993). Do you think they are sick or just mean? Jessie's first taped confession to West Memphis Police in June, 1993. is 5'2"(1.57m) . Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin to life imprisonment. He is a member of famous Producer with the age 47 years old group. [10] The police interviewed Echols on May 7, two days after the bodies were discovered. RIDGE:Did you see any of the boys actually killed? They were transferred to the hearing with their possessions. JESSIE: Not that I know of, I wouldnt. RIDGE:But you would be able to point out where these things took place? Jessie Misskelley Net Worth. Under the . Gary Gitchell and Jessie Misskelly. During interrogation, West Memphis police suggested to Byers that he might have left the knife out accidentally, and Byers agreed with this. RIDGE:Were they in the houses or were they in the trees when they took those pictures? JESSIE: If he cant eat it, then he dont get in. or scared of the police? Echols, who had been tried as an adult, was sentenced to death. [89], Echols' mental stability during the years immediately prior to the murders and during his trial was the focus of his appellate legal team in their appeal attempts. GITCHELL: How many pictures did you see, altogether? A little gun? [6] Baldwin pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder while still asserting his actual innocence. RIDGE:Did anybody see you leaving? Briefcase? [9][30] The defense team objected when the prosecution attempted to question Echols about his past violent behaviors, but the defense objections were overruled.[37]. The judge said Hobbs had chosen to involve himself in public discussion over whether the convictions were just. Misskelley, 42, is . [9], In October 2003, Vicki Hutcheson, who had played a part in the arrests of Misskelley, Echols, and Baldwin, gave an interview to the Arkansas Times in which she stated that every word she had given to the police was a fabrication. [16] Christopher Mark Byers is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery East in Memphis, Tennessee.[17]. GITCHELL: And you saw the pictures in the briefcase? [68] "I had made the comment if it were ever proven the three were innocent, I'd be the first to lead the charge for their freedom," said Byers, and take "every opportunity that I have to voice that the West Memphis Three are innocent and the evidence and proof prove they're innocent. Jessie Misskelley (Jessie Loyd Misskelly Jr.) was born on 10 July, 1975 in 1975, is a Producer. Aaron, a playmate of the murdered boys', mentioned to Bray that the boys had been killed at "the playhouse." On May 5, 1993, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Stevie Branchall of whom were eight years oldwent bike riding in West Memphis. JESSIE:I didnt see a briefcase, not unless they left it there at that day before it happened, unless they left it there by accident then but I didnt see one that day. GITCHELL: Youre talking about the Byers boy again? JESSIE: No, hes been watching them, (How would Jessie know what Damien had done with the boys in the past?). [50] The prosecutors, while conceding that no DNA evidence tied the accused to the crime scene, said: "The State stands behind its convictions of Echols and his codefendants. Jessie Misskelleys income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. 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