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(Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008)
Attorneys say the first hearing in an appeal by one of the men convicted as a teenager in the 1993 slayings of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys will be held in April. » Read story.
By Cathy Frye (Contact)
(Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007)
The voice of Natalie Maines, lead singer for the Dixie Chicks, floated across the state Capitol grounds Wednesday as a line of “West Memphis Three” supporters snaked up the steps with a giant banner. » Read story.
By Cathy Frye (Contact)
(Friday, Nov. 2, 2007)
The slayings of three West Memphis boys weren’t the work of three unsophisticated teenage killers, but that of a single person who set out to taunt and “punish” the victims, contends John Douglas, a former longtime FBI criminal profiler. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007)
The state attorney general's office said Tuesday that a review of new DNA tests and other evidence in the case of one of the teens convicted in the 1993 slayings of three boys in West Memphis will take some time. » Read story.
By Seth Blomeley (Contact)
(Friday, Oct. 17, 2003)
Damien Echols, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 in the killing of three 8-year-old boys, lost an appeal Thursday before the state Supreme Court. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998)
WEST MEMPHIS -- An attorney for a death row inmate is seeking to obtain bite impressions from his client and two others convicted in the slayings of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Saturday, May 17, 1997)
The mother of one of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys murdered in May 1993 has filed a lawsuit against producers of a television documentary. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996)
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused Monday to overturn the capital murder convictions of Damien Echols and Charles Jason Baldwin for the 1993 slayings of three West Memphis boys. » Read story.
By The Associated Press
(Tuesday, May 10, 1994)
West Memphis police Monday opened the case file on the slayings of three 8-year-old boys for reporters and other members of the public to review. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Sunday, March 20, 1994)
Misty Hood, 11, wasn't afraid Saturday.
"But my mom is," admitted the blond-haired, freckled-faced youngster. » Read story.
Execution set for anniversary of murder of three 8-year-olds
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Sunday, March 20, 1994)
Damien Wayne Echols, 19, of West Memphis was sentenced Saturday to die for his part in the brutal May 5, 1993, slayings of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys. » Read story.
Teens may face death penalty
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Saturday, March 19, 1994)
Damien Wayne Echols and Charles Jason Baldwin were convicted of capital murder Friday in the deaths of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys. » Read story.
State rules out using pendant
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Friday, March 18, 1994)
The capital murder trial of two teen-agers accused of killing three 8-year-old boys went to the jury Thursday evening after prosecutors decided to withhold last-minute evidence that could have resulted in a mistrial for one defendant. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Saturday, March 12, 1994)
A murder victim's stepfather testified Friday that he cut himself with a folding knife that defense attorneys argued could inflict wounds similar to those found on three 8-year-olds killed last May. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Friday, March 11, 1994)
Prosecutors challenged Damien Wayne Echols' calm demeanor on the stand Thursday, suggesting that an anti-depressant drug keeps fits of rage in check. » Read story.
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