West Memphis Three

Connected to my previous cases, and the Satanic Panic, was the case known as the West Memphis Three. This case involved three young boys who were wrongfully accused of committing a crime that left three other young men dead in a ditch. First, they disappeared, and later the next day they were found in a drainage ditch. One of the young men accused, Jessie Misskelley was a teenager that had a slight disability that made him just as knowledgeable as a 10 year old. It is said that police officers had coerced him into admitting to the crime that left three dead. Along with Misskelley were two other young gentlemen, Echols and Baldwin that also got wrongfully accused.

            The West Memphis area at the time was apparently known to have satanic covenants within society. It seems to me that someone needed to be responsible, and they had found three young innocent boys who could be a possible fit when one quickly glances upon them. But, later police found the DNA of a step father of one of the victims, who is also known to have a violent history with women and children.

In this case, the males accused are believed to be satanic group. But, after knowing that they were in fact innocent and it was a Terry Hobbs who could have committed the crime, is it possible that he may have been involved in any of these cults? Was there any connections to Satan at all?

There is no other reasons I can think of that supports why they were the ones accused. What was there to gain beside the fact that someone had been imprisoned for this specific crime? 

Note: There are many books, movies, and documentaries that cover the West Memphis Three if interested. Please comment below with any further thoughts!

http://famous-trials.com/legacyftrials/memphis3/suspectswm3.html - Terry Hobbs, step father of victim Stevie Branch found guilty.

https://thoughtcatalog.com/eric-redding/2016/09/all-the-evidence-that-shows-why-the-notorious-west-memphis-three-have-probably-gotten-away-with-murder/ - Could it have been the three boys accused? Alibi, Testimonies. 

-Maleka Benjamin