JESSIE: They could run, they just had them tied, when they knocked them down and stuff, they could move (hold?) RIDGE:Are you scared of Damien now? The film followed the true story of three young men, Damien Echols, then 18, Jessie Misskelley Jr, 17, and Jason Baldwin, 16. RIDGE:How was he actually killed? [26][43] In June 1996, Misskelley's lawyer, Dan Stidham, was preparing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. JESSIE: Thats where I seen them going down at, and he was on his back. A report jointly issued by the state and the defense team stated, "Although most of the genetic material recovered from the scene was attributable to the victims of the offenses, some of it cannot be attributed to either the victims or the defendants. He is a member of famous Producer with the age 47 years old group. On May 5, 1993, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Stevie Branchall of whom were eight years oldwent bike riding in West Memphis. GITCHELL: How long have you been involved in it? Seeing a bruised up photo taken later would explain this statement; a recollection of the events as they were occurring could not). (Impossible time; the boys were in school. You tell me. . According to HBO's documentaries Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000), no blood was found at the crime scene, indicating that the location where the bodies were found was not necessarily the location where the murders actually happened. JESSIE: Yes, he run out there and I caught him and brought him back, and then I took off, (This is the first of seven times that Jessie says he left and hes told and you came back.You dont need a PhD to see that this confession is utter crap. [32] The court sentenced him to life plus 40 years in prison. [59], The families of the three victims are divided in their opinions as to the guilt or innocence of the West Memphis Three. RIDGE: When youve been by yourself, and Im sure in the last three weeks youve been by yourself with them sometime. Even if they were notinthe park at 9 a.m. it would not take three hours to walk from their homesorLakeshore, which is where he will claim they met in alaterstatement.). GITCHELL: What do you all do with the girls when youre out there? Now we have a briefcase there that night whereas seconds ago, they didnt. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt, and riding a black and red bicycle. JESSIE: Yeah, weve been in the water, we were in it that night, playing around in it. See full bio Born: July 10, 1975 More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography (by Job) It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jessie Misskelley Sr. of Marion, Arkansas, who passed away on February 21, 2021, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. RIDGE:Damien and Jason having sex? There was additional new evidence discovered in 2007 that I cannot now recall. However, the confession was at odds with facts known by police, such as the time of the murders. He was considered the leader of the three. [57], In early December 2010, David Burnett was elected to the Arkansas State Senate. (Jessie Misskelly did not have access to a phone at this time. It is not yet known whether the jury had an accurate transcript that included the next, critical portion wherein Jessie is told they are correcting his statement ]]]. (Gitchell plainly sounds like he knows hes talking to someone with a childs mind). GITCHELL: Where did the boys put their bikes? RIDGE:The little boys came on over? GITCHELL:Did you have some blood on your clothes? You mentioned earlier that, one of the meetings you went to with this cult thing, they had some pictures. Second, Dennis Dent stated he was having a phone conversation with Angela (Jasons mother) between 9:00 and 9:30 pm, during her break at work. Jessie Misskelley said in a short interview a few months ago that he is happy staying out of the limelight, as he lives and works in West Memphis. Additionally, after the Murders my sister Jo Lynn McCauhey and I found in Terry's nightstand a knife that Stevie carried with him constantly and which I had believed was with him when he died. There was a small amount of blood found at the scene that was never tested. I want you to think about it. [9][pageneeded], A more thorough police search for the children began around 8:00am on May 6, led by the Crittenden County Search and Rescue personnel. These were compared to the alleged bite marks on Stevie Branch's forehead that had not been mentioned in the original autopsy or trial. [6] The judge sentenced them to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. JESSIE: Uh, the meat off of his leg. [29], During Misskelley's trial, Richard Ofshe, an expert on false confessions and police coercion, and Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, testified that the brief recording of Misskelley's interrogation was a "classic example" of police coercion. The three were accused and convicted of a triple homicide in West Memphis, Arkansas. GITCHELL:Were your clothes wet still? The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. JESSIE:I was up there by uhh by the Service Road. Baldwin was initially resistant to agree to this deal, insisting as a matter of principle that he would not plead guilty to something he did not do. Misskelley was first questioned on June 3, 1993, a day after Hutcheson's purported confession. Jessie Misskelley was born on July 10, 1975 as Jessie Loyd Misskelly Jr. Stidham, who was later elected to a municipal judgeship, has written a detailed critique[citation needed] of what he asserts are major police errors and misconceptions during their investigation. This more accurately describes the14thStreetWoods, which are normally known as the RHH woods by locals, not the site where the bodies were found (The Blue Beacon Woods). Jessie Misskelley Net Worth. Jump to 2:46 (where the below begins). [62], Many of the men's supporters, and opponents who still believe them guilty, were unhappy with the unusual plea deal. RIDGE:Where did you throw up at? Jessie Misskelley (Jessie Loyd Misskelly Jr.) was born on 10 July, 1975 in 1975, is a Producer. . [27], Vicki Hutcheson, a new resident of West Memphis, would play an important role in the investigation, though she would later recant her testimony, claiming her statements were fabricated due in part to coercion from police. RIDGE: Okay, so they had them under control, you were there the whole time that was taking place? Also, Matthew states Jason came in around 7:30. To call them disorderly would be putting it mildly. ), Murphy Exposed is Back Online! ", Following a 2010 decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding newly produced DNA evidence and potential juror misconduct, the West Memphis Three negotiated a plea bargain with prosecutors. [69], In 2010, district Judge Brian S. Miller ordered Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of victim Stevie Branch, to pay $17,590 to Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines for legal costs stemming from a defamation lawsuit he filed against the band. JESSIE: I dont know, I left before them. [60], Under the deal, Judge David Laser vacated the previous convictions, including the capital murder convictions for Echols and Baldwin, and ordered a new trial. The14thStreetWoods are down the street from the BB woods; a good distance). "We were writing each other two years before he got out. The Alford plea is a legal mechanism that allows defendants to plead guilty while still asserting their actual innocence, in cases where defendants concede that prosecutors have sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. [82], On August 19, 2011, Misskelley, along with Baldwin and Echols, entered an Alford plea. If you were there the whole time, then tell us that you were there the whole time, dont leave anything out. ????). [6] Baldwin pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder while still asserting his actual innocence. (There is no way this phone call could have taken place. All money raised from sales of the album are donated to the legal funds of the West Memphis Three. [10] The clothing was mostly turned inside-out; two pairs of the boys' underwear were never recovered. Following their convictions, Echols, Misskelley, and Baldwin submitted imprints of their teeth. Also presented in the filing was new expert testimony that the supposed knife marks on the victims, including the injuries to Byers' genitals, were in fact the result of animal predation after the bodies had been dumped.[55]. All three defendants pleaded not guilty. Gitchell touched on a point, real close, now what clothes were Jason wearing that day? In his efforts to win a new trial, Echols, 27 at the time of the appeal, claimed he was incompetent to stand trial because of a history of mental illness. (Again, the hog tied postion doesnt align with the boys being on their backs. ALSO, the Commercial Appeal, local newspaper, picked up chatter about the murders on their police scanner, hearing about the castration, and printed it in the next days paper. [10], After a month had passed with little progress in the case, police continued to focus their investigation upon Echols, interrogating him more frequently than any other person. He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings. JESSIE: I went down there and sit there, and after what they did to the boys, I just sit there. RIDGE:okay, when you initiating somebody new come into a cult what actually is done to initiate that person into a cult? GITCHELL: What time did you get there? I strongly suggest listening along while reading this transcript. (Above Jessie has stated they met at 9 a.m., not 12 noon. The location was widely reported in the media in May 1993). His stated reasons for the removal are apparently contradictory. Misskelley was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. (*****During this statement Jessie says that the boys were beaten by Damien and Jason with their fists, then he is asked if they were hit with sticks, and he answers yes. JESSIE:Yes, I think when we had that cult. RIDGE: Alright, Insp. is 5'2"(1.57m) . [31] Police had initially suspected that the victims had been raped because their anuses were dilated. What did you do there? ), RIDGE: Alright, you got in front of you a picture, that was taken out of the newspaper I believe, its got three boys and these are the three boys that were killed on that date in Robin Hood Woods, okay, which one of those three boys is it you say Damien hit? GITCHELL: You didnt do anything to the bikes at all? [80], Atom Egoyan directed a dramatized feature film of the case, titled Devil's Knot, released in U.S. theaters on May 9, 2014. 18. their arms and stuff, and hold them down like, where they couldnt raise up and the other one stick his legs up. RIDGE:What kind of shirt were you wearing? [49] She further asserted that the police had implied that if she did not cooperate with them they would take away her child. RIDGE: Okay, they killed the boys, you decided to go, you went home, how long after you got home before you received the phone call? RIDGE:Does that involve eating part of the penis of the animal? Jessie Misskelley's net worth RIDGE: So, what do you think ought to be done to them for killing these boys? Baldwin, who is also involved with movies about the life of the West Memphis 3, plans to attend law school. they they skipped school, (The children did not skip school; they were all accounted for that day in class). RIDGE:Okay, these initiations, you say that they eat part of the leg meat? [10] During a polygraph examination, he denied any involvement. [9] The initial autopsy report describes the drug as Carbamazepine and the dosage at a sub-therapeutic level. Echols' sentence was reduced to three counts of first degree murder. Stidham has called the coroner's investigation "extremely substandard." (You dont have to be a doctor to know that when someone is hit child or adult it doesnt bruise them up until much later. They wouldn't be able to pull the same tricks. JESSIE: I would say it was about that big around, I would say about that long. [33] His conviction was appealed, but the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. JESSIE: That one, he runs out, going out the out the park and I chased him and grabbed him and brought him back. He was an honor student. In an interview with Piers Morgan, he said that he would like to have a career in writing and visual arts.[95]. (Echols and Lorri Davis . JESSIE: I was up there standing up there on the top. [23], In July 2008, it was revealed that Kent Arnold, the jury foreman on the Echols-Baldwin trial, had discussed the case with an attorney prior to the beginning of deliberations. RIDGE:To that particular place? During subsequent questioning, Morgan claimed a long history of drug and alcohol use, along with blackouts and memory lapses. What did he say about that? [5] On August 19, 2011, they entered Alford pleas, which allowed them to assert their innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them. However, there was no forensic evidence indicating that the murdered boys had been raped. And Susie Brewer Boggan says she is now out of Jessie Misskelley's life. Jessie Misskelley said in a short interview a few months ago that he is happy staying out of the limelight, as he lives and works in West Memphis. [56] That ruling was appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in the case on September 30, 2010. Byers initially claimed the knife had never been used. Alright, another boy was cut I understand, where was he cut at? They switch the side of the creek he was on from BB toMemphis), (Jessie leaves again and again he is guided to give more details after he says he left), [[Tape omission / blank 20 seconds jumps to here]]. RIDGE: Has he done things with them before? RIDGE:At the houses? And what did they tell you on the telephone? [48], After an expert examined autopsy photos and noted what he thought might be the imprint of a belt buckle on Byers' corpse, the elder Byers revealed to the police that he had spanked his stepson shortly before the boy disappeared. RIDGE:He doesnt have one, he didnt have one that night? JESSIE: Damien had kinda of a big old stick when he hit that first one, after he hit him with his fist and knocked him down and got him a big old stick and hit him. [25], Though he was informed of his Miranda rights, Misskelley later claimed he did not fully understand them. [30] Critics have also stated that Misskelley's various "confessions" were in many respects inconsistent with each other, as well as with the particulars of the crime scene and murder victims, including (for example) an "admission" that Misskelley watched Damien rape one of the boys. Hutcheson's young son, Aaron, was also present, and proved such a distraction that Bray was unable to administer the polygraph. JESSIE:And I left and stuff, and walked home. In 2000, The album Free the West Memphis 3 was released by KOCH Records. [8] Initial police searches made that night were limited. The crime and investigation. RIDGE: Okay, how were they screwing them when you saw them? [9] Friends and neighbors also conducted a search that night, which included a cursory visit to the location where the bodies were later found. April 11, 1977, West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.), and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. (b. July 10, 1975). [76], A website by Martin David Hill, containing approximately 160,000 words and intending to be a "thorough investigation", collates and discusses many details surrounding the murders and investigation, including some anecdotal information. They called for these boys to come over there? or scared of the police? The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. Dr. Peretti, the Medical Examiner, described half-lunar wounds that were caused by a blunt object which could have been the result of kicks or blows with something such as a flashlight, not fists. Ok. RIDGE:Okay, and Jasons black and lace up? More, the children were hog tied, wrist to ankle, an improbable [at best] position to sodomize someone). He told me that he had to go toWest Memphisso, him and Damien with and then I went with them. The judge then sentenced the three men to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and also levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. Police said the recording was "inaudible", but Hutcheson claimed the recording was audible. He has one daughter with his ex-wife Elizabeth Baldwin, and one son with his former girlfriend Isabella Hofmann. He is not dating anyone. [1][2][3], Due to the dubious nature of the evidence as well as the suspected presence of emotional bias in court, the case generated widespread controversy and was the subject of several documentaries. JESSIE: They asked me how come I left so early and stuff, and I told them that I couldnt stay there watching it no more, so I had to do something to get out of there. JESSIE: He called me and asked me if I could go toWest Memphiswith him and I told him, no, I had to work and stuff. After the documentary crew returned to New York, Berlinger and Sinofsky were reported to have discovered what appeared to be blood on the knife. On September 10, 2008, Circuit Court Judge David Burnett denied the request for a retrial, citing the DNA tests as inconclusive. GITCHELL: okay, now you have participated in this cult, right? 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