was only allotted $1000 from the state to represent the teenagers.” (PL2). The defense could not afford to have any type of forensic testing done. The FWM3 spoke out against this and got the attention of Brent Turvey, a forensic specialist, who decided to volunteer his time, and profile the case with the entire original crime scene documents, and autopsy reports and photos. Turvey’s criminal profile revealed “many areas of physical evidence, which were either missed or misinterpreted by the medical examiner and coroner on this case” (.. /HTML/body_profile.html). If all this information would have been available when the investigation was initiated, then the outcome may have been very different. The most important piece of evidence Mr. Turvey noticed was bite marks all over the face of Stevie Branch. This opinion was confirmed by Dr. McNeal 8Thomas David, a board certified forensic odontologist. These were “definitely human adult bite marks” (PL2). Bite marks hold up just like fingerprints in the court of law because of their uniqueness. Dental impressions were taken of the three boys sitting in prison convicted of the murder, but none of them matched. Mr. Turvey also stated, “this crime does not present at all as a satanic ritual, or cult related homicide.” (PL2). There was no blood at the scene, although at least one of the boys had bled to death. None of the bodies had mosquito bites on them, although they had been found in a wet area. All of the inconsistencies were shown in a different light and it only outraged the parents of the young victims. Dr. Joseph Cohen, a medical examiner from New York, was also consulted on the autopsy report. Dr. Cohen’s first testimony for a defense would be Damien’s appeal. He stated that the comments made by the county coroner were “absurd” and had “gone too far.” He stated that “the entire re...
