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Clips from West of Memphis (2012)

Many parents in the community will be breathing a sigh of relief

"Many parents in the community will be breathing a sigh of relief"

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Chief Inspector Gary Gitchell is about to begin,

"Chief Inspector Gary Gitchell is about to begin,"

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Of course, suspects unofficially at this point, although many believe

"Of course, suspects unofficially at this point, although many believe"

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Arrested at 2:44 p.m., Thursday, June the 3rd, 1993.

"Arrested at 2:44 p.m., Thursday, June the 3rd, 1993."

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Michael Wayne Echols. Mr. Echols is 18 years of age.

"Michael Wayne Echols. Mr. Echols is 18 years of age."

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because he's, like, the quiet one of them all.

"because he's, like, the quiet one of them all."

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because I just expected it out of them sooner or later.

"because I just expected it out of them sooner or later."

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that had Stevie's scent on it. I've never washed it.

"that had Stevie's scent on it. I've never washed it."

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We got home, first thing I asked him, Do you have any homework?

"We got home, first thing I asked him, Do you have any homework?"

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And I said, No, I'm getting ready for work, I'm cooking supper.

"And I said, No, I'm getting ready for work, I'm cooking supper."

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Uh, well, around 4:45, Stevie had... Still hadn't arrived.

"Uh, well, around 4:45, Stevie had... Still hadn't arrived."

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Terry walked in, to the phone, didn't say hi, bye, nothing.

"Terry walked in, to the phone, didn't say hi, bye, nothing."

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He just walked to the phone,

"He just walked to the phone,"

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and I took two pieces of candy to the car and Amanda was there,

"and I took two pieces of candy to the car and Amanda was there,"

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None of the three have ever been missing or taken off ever before.

"None of the three have ever been missing or taken off ever before."

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JONES: That particular day, I'd called the West Memphis P.D.

"JONES: That particular day, I'd called the West Memphis P.D."

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The dispatcher Lucy answered the phone.

"The dispatcher Lucy answered the phone."

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to have Mike Allen meet me out here.

"to have Mike Allen meet me out here."

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Mike fell into the water.

"Mike fell into the water."

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What you found, you found three boys

"What you found, you found three boys"

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It appeared that they had been sexually mutilated.

"It appeared that they had been sexually mutilated."

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that had some experience with it.

"that had some experience with it."

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The police department asked me to put together a list of people

"The police department asked me to put together a list of people"

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The two guys he ran with, Jessie and Jason...

"The two guys he ran with, Jessie and Jason..."

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Jason was not very aggressive, in that respect,

"Jason was not very aggressive, in that respect,"

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but I believe he would do anything that Damien asked him to do.

"but I believe he would do anything that Damien asked him to do."

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REPORTER: The most compelling evidence yet was introduced in open court.

"REPORTER: The most compelling evidence yet was introduced in open court."

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JESSIE: I saw Damien hit this one... Hit this one boy real bad.

"JESSIE: I saw Damien hit this one... Hit this one boy real bad."

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FOGLEMAN: Did Damien invite you to some meeting?

"FOGLEMAN: Did Damien invite you to some meeting?"

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There's evidence of genital mutilation, and the red is the shaft of the penis.

"There's evidence of genital mutilation, and the red is the shaft of the penis."

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The knife is being twisted and the victim is moving.

"The knife is being twisted and the victim is moving."

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DRIVER: Damien, he had a book that he wrote in. It was pretty dark.

"DRIVER: Damien, he had a book that he wrote in. It was pretty dark."

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We, the jury, find Damien Echols guilty of capital murder

"We, the jury, find Damien Echols guilty of capital murder"

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If there is ever an appropriate case for the death penalty in Arkansas,

"If there is ever an appropriate case for the death penalty in Arkansas,"

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you've got it in your hands now. That they burn in hell.

"you've got it in your hands now. That they burn in hell."

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They wanna worship the devil, let them meet him. I hope they do soon.

"They wanna worship the devil, let them meet him. I hope they do soon."

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and go on about his life in heaven the way it is,

"and go on about his life in heaven the way it is,"

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that somebody was behind bars

"that somebody was behind bars"

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OPERATO: This call originates from an Arkansas correctional facility.

"OPERATO: This call originates from an Arkansas correctional facility."

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I have a prepaid call from:

"I have a prepaid call from:"

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We were in the bedroom, turned the light off.

"We were in the bedroom, turned the light off."

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And the next thing I know, I'm in Arkansas.

"And the next thing I know, I'm in Arkansas."

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Seeing the film, you realize something has gone wrong.

"Seeing the film, you realize something has gone wrong."

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have loomed in this case since the verdicts.

"have loomed in this case since the verdicts."

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in history, is about the only way to describe it.

"in history, is about the only way to describe it."

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The case was supposedly solved. If it was an open case,

"The case was supposedly solved. If it was an open case,"

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the West Memphis Police wouldn't be required to make available documents.

"the West Memphis Police wouldn't be required to make available documents."

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We can look at Jessie's confession and we could say:

"We can look at Jessie's confession and we could say:"

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Wait a second, what did he really say

"Wait a second, what did he really say"

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compared to what he was claimed to have said?

"compared to what he was claimed to have said?"

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He just didn't have the details.

"He just didn't have the details."

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And he was interrogated from 9:00 in the morning until after dark.

"And he was interrogated from 9:00 in the morning until after dark."

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All right, you told me earlier it was around 7 or 8 or... Which time is it?

"All right, you told me earlier it was around 7 or 8 or... Which time is it?"

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I remember it was starting to get dark.

"I remember it was starting to get dark."

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DRIZIN: We all have our breaking points. I think it's important that people realize

"DRIZIN: We all have our breaking points. I think it's important that people realize"

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This is about police misconduct. That's what this is about.

"This is about police misconduct. That's what this is about."

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against their interest, how does that person know what to say?

"against their interest, how does that person know what to say?"

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GITCHELL: Did anyone use a stick, and hit the boys with?

"GITCHELL: Did anyone use a stick, and hit the boys with?"

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the police will suggest facts about how the crime happened.

"the police will suggest facts about how the crime happened."

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GYYCHELL. Do you mean right here? In his groin area?

"GYYCHELL. Do you mean right here? In his groin area?"

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DRIZIN: I mean, Jessie was not convicted on the basis of his confession.

"DRIZIN: I mean, Jessie was not convicted on the basis of his confession."

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They were convicted on the basis of Gary Gitchell's confession.

"They were convicted on the basis of Gary Gitchell's confession."

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All they had to do was get Jessie to agree to it.

"All they had to do was get Jessie to agree to it."

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STIDHAM: It's not particularly difficult to get a confession from someone

"STIDHAM: It's not particularly difficult to get a confession from someone"

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who's mentally handicapped.

"who's mentally handicapped."

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BURNETT: People don't tend to confess to crimes that they didn't commit.

"BURNETT: People don't tend to confess to crimes that they didn't commit."

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where a person might have a low mentality.

"where a person might have a low mentality."

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He's slow-minded, is what it is, you know what I mean?

"He's slow-minded, is what it is, you know what I mean?"

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Kind of slow-minded, you know.

"Kind of slow-minded, you know."

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I just have better faith in our law enforcement

"I just have better faith in our law enforcement"

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You know, whether they had these alibis or not, but it wasn't done.

"You know, whether they had these alibis or not, but it wasn't done."

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It is so close to perfect that we have to believe it.

"It is so close to perfect that we have to believe it."

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Jason was in school.

"Jason was in school."

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They weren't talking much. I got a little irritated at them.

"They weren't talking much. I got a little irritated at them."

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Damien asked me to call him later that night.

"Damien asked me to call him later that night."

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I was never given a chance to at least give them, you know,

"I was never given a chance to at least give them, you know,"

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The evidence will show

"The evidence will show"

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Do you remember if you went wrestling? Yes, sir, I did.

"Do you remember if you went wrestling? Yes, sir, I did."

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Me and Jessie and Freddy

"Me and Jessie and Freddy"

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and James was at wrestling that night, you know.

"and James was at wrestling that night, you know."

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That was the same night that we signed this register at the wrestling hall.

"That was the same night that we signed this register at the wrestling hall."

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You remember Jessie Misskelley? Yes, sir.

"You remember Jessie Misskelley? Yes, sir."

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I do think that you can meet someone and know that there's something there.

"I do think that you can meet someone and know that there's something there."

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and I think it's a painful process, actually.

"and I think it's a painful process, actually."

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you were gonna pass out at one point.

"you were gonna pass out at one point."

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You know, they had two guards up there watching the whole thing.

"You know, they had two guards up there watching the whole thing."

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So that was nice, that was really nice.

"So that was nice, that was really nice."

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But, you know, back then it was nothing like it is now, you know,

"But, you know, back then it was nothing like it is now, you know,"

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This is a case about innocence.

"This is a case about innocence."

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How are we possibly gonna get the resources to get on the ground

"How are we possibly gonna get the resources to get on the ground"

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VEDDER: It was always about free the West Memphis Three.

"VEDDER: It was always about free the West Memphis Three."

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Because the day was coming soon.

"Because the day was coming soon."

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and wrote in his journals that he was depressed. Hello.

"and wrote in his journals that he was depressed. Hello."

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Could have been me.

"Could have been me."

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REPORTER: Michael's mother, Diana Moore, agrees, telling us, Make no mistake about it.

"REPORTER: Michael's mother, Diana Moore, agrees, telling us, Make no mistake about it."

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That's how naive I was.

"That's how naive I was."

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When Fran and I first got involved,

"When Fran and I first got involved,"

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on a very hot Monday morning here in Arkansas.

"on a very hot Monday morning here in Arkansas."

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My name is Lorri Davis

"My name is Lorri Davis"

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There are many twists and turns to the story.

"There are many twists and turns to the story."

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It's still incredibly frustrating.

"It's still incredibly frustrating."

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crapping on people who have no ability to defend themselves.

"crapping on people who have no ability to defend themselves."

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it should be decent, it should speak to our values as human beings

"it should be decent, it should speak to our values as human beings"

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And all that I could see in the case of the West Memphis Three is

"And all that I could see in the case of the West Memphis Three is"

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thought they could make a name for themselves off of this case.

"thought they could make a name for themselves off of this case."

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who were bottom of the barrel, poor white trash

"who were bottom of the barrel, poor white trash"

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This whole thing would be swept under the rug.

"This whole thing would be swept under the rug."

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The state would kill me.

"The state would kill me."

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How did I decide which trial would go first?

"How did I decide which trial would go first?"

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Are you gonna testify against your co-defendants?

"Are you gonna testify against your co-defendants?"

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The prosecutors had a problem.

"The prosecutors had a problem."

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They could not play the tape

"They could not play the tape"

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NIRIDER: Promises of lesser sentences, you know, a much easier life in prison.

"NIRIDER: Promises of lesser sentences, you know, a much easier life in prison."

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Michael Carson, he was fixing to go to the penitentiary

"Michael Carson, he was fixing to go to the penitentiary"

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or anything of that nature?

"or anything of that nature?"

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What did he tell you? He told me

"What did he tell you? He told me"

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how he dismembered the kid,

"how he dismembered the kid,"

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he sucked the blood from the penis and scrotum

"he sucked the blood from the penis and scrotum"

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I remember not knowing why I was doing what I was doing.

"I remember not knowing why I was doing what I was doing."

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CURETON: I made the statement to Larry, the sheriff.

"CURETON: I made the statement to Larry, the sheriff."

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