The municipal police department serving West Memphis, Arkansas, which investigated the May 1993 killing of three eight-year-old boys, Robin Hood Hills murders, and the arrest and interrogation of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr., known collectively as the West Memphis Three.
Facts
Institution TypeSourced to the subject's own accountMunicipal police department 1 HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own accountWest Memphis, Arkansas, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Cases Investigated
West Memphis police officers investigated the killings from the night the bodies were found and led the interrogations that produced Jessie Misskelley's confession.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: West Memphis Three
Investigation and trials sectionsQuote, Investigation and trials sections
During interrogation, West Memphis police suggested to Byers that he might have left the knife out accidentally, and Byers agreed with this.
1. Wikipedia: West Memphis Three
Cases Investigated: West Memphis Three Case, Investigation sectionQuote, Cases Investigated: West Memphis Three Case, Investigation section
According to local West Memphis police officers, on the evening of May 5, 1993, at 8:42 pm, 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"
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