. The defense was short-funded. The police were completely negligent in all aspects of the case. They ignored any other possible suspects while they made every effort to find these three teenagers guilty. What happened in this case was a jury convicting for all the wrong reasons. They convicted for three primary reasons: the brutality of the crime, the victims were children, and their own beliefs and fears surrounding Satanism. The prosecution had a weak case, full of inconsistencies; yet, they won because they played upon the emotions of the jury. The jury listened to their emotions instead of their logic, and ignored everything that showed reasonable doubt. It would seem obvious that the West Memphis 3 are not guilty of this murder. The actual murderer(s) could possibly be running free. Every appeal made by the three convicted individuals has been denied. Even after the dental McNeal 11impressions did not match up to the bite marks that were all over Stevie Branch, Judge Burnett still refuses to admit any misleading in the original trial. Damien has one last chance to convince the judge to hear his appeal. If this appeal is denied, he would most likely die by lethal injection later this year. I support the innocence of the West Memphis Three. It feels good to be on the honest side. I do plan to be present when the last appeal goes before the judge later this year to show my support against this injustice that has occurred. These three convicted young men could be anyone of us if the judicial system allows personal prejudices to sentence people to death. How can someone’s own beliefs interfere with a matter of life and death? This tragedy never should have occurred. The real West Memphis Three that need the attention are Michael Moore, Chris Byers, and Stevie Branch. The rest of the attention needs to focus on finding out what actually happened on the evening of May 5, 1993. The new evidence that does implic...
