Johnnie Earl Lindsey, 56, exonerated by DNA after 26 years in Texas prison

Man joins Dallas County's roll call of DNA innocence - September 20, 2008

DNA test exonerates Dallas man jailed for 25 years - September 19, 2008

Judge Burnett denies motions for new trials for West Memphis Three

Judge Burnett has denied the motions based on newly discovered DNA evidence for new trials for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley. Hearings for Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelly for their claims of ineffective assistance of coucncil are scheduled for later this month.

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September 11, 2008
Defense to appeal in West Memphis killings case

WM3 slam of Jonesboro judge

September 10, 2008
Judge: No new trial in 1993 Ark. boys' slayings

The West Memphis Three

I just read on http://www.wm3.org/, that hearings scheduled for early September may be postponed. This is so frustrating. Fifteen years has been plenty long enough. I have a child that is about the age of the children murdered in this case, so I understand people having strong feelings on both sides. I don't hop on many "innocence" bandwagons. For example, Jeffrey MacDonald is guilty as hell. I don't care how many floppy hatted hippies were running around Fayetville on February 17, 1970. In this case though, I don't believe these boys, now men, murdered anyone. Even if I did believe in their guilt, the evidence at the Echols/Baldwin trial would be hilarious material for a mockumentary were it not all to real (for months after I saw PL, I actually thought it was a mockumentary about the justice system).






If you don't know about the case, you should do some searches and get a sense of the case. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills is a great documentary to start with. There are a couple of books devoted to the case from different perspectives.