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Sep 15, 2019•36 min•Ep. 24
"We saw Damien and Domini .... " Those who depended on the “Paradise Lost” movies for information about the West Memphis 3 killers heard little about eyewitnesses who placed Damien Echols near the scene of the murders. The jury who heard testimony from Narlene Hollingsworth and her son, Anthony Hollingsworth, in the Echols/Baldwin trial labeled their stories “honest” in jury notes. Narlene called the police on May 9, 1993. According to a handwritten note, she saw "Dominique" and "Damion" “walkin...
Jul 22, 2019•57 min•Ep. 23
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Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 22
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Black-Against-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B06XVT2976/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+on+black&qid=1559059428&s=gateway&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Where-Monsters-Go-Against-Memphis-ebook/dp/B06XVNXCJV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XNLYB8QUIQ7F&keywords=where+the+monsters+go&qid=1559059470&s=gateway&sprefix=where+the+monsters+go%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-West-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B07C7C4DCH/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=gary+meece&...
Jun 30, 2019•37 min•Ep. 21
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Black-Against-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B06XVT2976/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+on+black&qid=1559059428&s=gateway&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Where-Monsters-Go-Against-Memphis-ebook/dp/B06XVNXCJV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XNLYB8QUIQ7F&keywords=where+the+monsters+go&qid=1559059470&s=gateway&sprefix=where+the+monsters+go%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-West-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B07C7C4DCH/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=gary+meece&...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 20
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Jun 03, 2019•27 min•Ep. 19
From "Blood on Black": "I'm Going to Kill you, I'M Going to Rip Your eyes out" In his book “Life After Death,” Damien claimed that the only act of violence he ever committed was a fight at school. Echols minimized the attack as just a typical schoolyard confrontation. Not so. It was serious enough that, months later, in February 1993, when the other boy in the fight, Shane Divilbiss, had gone missing, foul play was suspected because Echols had made threats on Divilbiss’s life. Eventually Divilbi...
May 28, 2019•50 min•Ep. 18
From "Blood on Black" available on Amazon "WHEN I GO GET ANGRY IT IS USUALLY NOT A PRETTY SITE." Though Damien Echols routinely and wrongly has been described as “innocent” or even “exonerated,” Jason Baldwin in many ways has been more effective with his assertions of innocence than the weird and off-putting Echols. The perpetually smiling Baldwin projects a whimsical and slightly goofy image for one supposedly mistreated by the justice system. In many ways unchanged from the skinny little murde...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
From "Blood on Black" "I'LL GET YOU, I'M GONNA KILL YOU. YOU'RE GONNA DIE." Echols was notorious around West Memphis and Marion for walking everywhere, often in a black trenchcoat. He testified that he walked around areas of West Memphis frequently, and was in the area where his victims lived “probably an average of two or three times a week” over “probably at least two years.” Echols would testify that he often had to walk through the neighborhood of the victims to make his way between Lakeshor...
May 13, 2019•52 min•Ep. 16
In the preface to "Blood on Black," I wrote that one of the untold stories about the West Memphis 3 case worthy of a book treatment was "how the victims’ families were devastated first by the loss of the boys and then by a series of betrayals and accusations that still dog them over 20 years later." There already had been a book about Mark Byers, father of Chris Byers, by Greg Day, "Untying the Knot: John Mark Byers and the West Memphis 3." The book was a sympathetic, balanced look at a troubled...
May 05, 2019•17 min•Ep. 15
From "Blood on Black" by Gary Meece "I know I'm Going to Influence the world -- People will remember me" After three trips to mental hospitals, Damien Echols again was wandering Crittenden County. He turned 18 in December 1992, still relying on his much-loathed adopted father for food and lodging. Echols was referred back to counseling on Jan. 5, 1993. His medication remained imipramine, the Tofranil brand. While imipramine effectively treats depression and is sometimes prescribed for panic atta...
Mar 25, 2019•32 min•Ep. 14
Commentary from Gary Meece, based on his book, "Blood on Black," concerning Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3, along with some brief observations on the glut of true crime documentaries, including those on Adnan Syed, Madeline McCann and Steven Avery from "Blood on Black" "BROKE PROBATION ... SUCKING THE BLOOD ... FRIGHTENING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS" A homesick Damien Echols returned to Arkansas. Echols later told friends that a Satanic priestess followed him from Oregon, with the intent of eithe...
Mar 19, 2019•26 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12, The Case Against From "Blood on Black" by Gary Meece "Suicidal, threatening family, drug Use, Parental concern re: Satanism" When Pam Echols and Joe Hutchison picked up Damien from Charter Hospital in Little Rock, Hutchison had not seen his son for years and didn’t recognize him at first. “I was in there and turned around to Pam and ask her, ‘Is this him?’ You know, I was very confused,” Hutchison later testified. In a Sept. 3, 2000, declaration, Hutchison talked about Damien’s time ...
Mar 09, 2019•39 min•Ep. 12
From "Blood on Black: The Case Against the West Memphis 3 Killers, Volume I" by Gary Meece: "A Bizarre and Unusual Manner" Damien Echols was first referred to family treatment from the Department of Human Services on May 5, 1992, a year to the day before the murders. The family was living in Lakeshore. The referral form, based on allegations from his sister Michelle, stated: “Child reported her step-father has been sexually abusing her for a long time. Her mother knows about it but has done noth...
Mar 03, 2019•42 min•Ep. 11
Episode 10 of The Case Against examines the documented mental ills of young Damien Echols. #WM3 #DamienEchols #TrueCrime From "Blood on Black" by Gary Meece 'AN ALIEN, FROM ANOTHER WORLD, NOT LIKE ANY HUMAN ON EARTH" “I think at the time I probably suffered from what most teenagers suffer from, you know, just teenage angst, maybe depression, maybe sometimes even severe depression,” Damien Echols explained to CNN’s Larry King in 2007 about his adolescence, making it sound as if he was a typical m...
Feb 17, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 10
While Damien Echols has consistently downplayed his violent history in softball media interviews, the records, as usual, tell a very different tale than heard from Echols and his supporters. "DAMIEN ADMITS TO A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE." The central figure in the investigation, prosecution, incarceration and release of the West Memphis 3 was the flamboyant and problematic Damien Echols, whose boyhood ambition to become a world-class occultist put him out of step with his peers in the Arkansas Delta. ...
Feb 10, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Episode 8 of "The Case Against" tackles another persistent falsity about the West Memphis 3 case: Belying the claim that Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin were barely acquainted with Jessie Misskelley are their own words and the words of their friends and acquaintances. They knew each other and frequented the same teenage hangouts. https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-West-Memphis-Killers/dp/B071K8VNBM/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1549233637&sr=1-4 https://www.amazon.com/Where-...
Feb 03, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In Episode 7 of The Case Against, Gary Meece draws upon the "Swirling Cauldron of Suspicion" in "Blood on Black" to present the evidence that the West Memphis police did not focus almost exclusively on Damien Echols as a suspect, and specifically citing some of the more memorable leads the police followed, including "Mr. Bojangles," "the tattooed man" and James K. Martin. https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Black-Against-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B06XVT2976/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1548626473&sr=8...
Jan 27, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6 of The Case Against goes over the statements surrounding John Mark Byers and Terry Hobbs on the West Memphis 3 case. Gary Meece, author of "Blood on Black" and "Where the Monsters Go," also talks about the upcoming book about Hobbs and season 3 of "True Detective," which obviously drew some inspiration from the West Memphis case. https://www.facebook.com/WestMemphis3Killers/ https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Black-Against-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B06XVT2976/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W1WMNY91UUPC&...
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Gary Meece, author of "Blood on Black," "Where the Monsters Go" and "The Case Against the West Memphis 3 Killers," delves into the perhaps the most controversial aspect of the West Memphis 3 case, the occult angle, taking a look in this episode at what the overkill deaths of Michael Moore, Stevie Branch and Christopher Byers might mean in terms of occult ritual. Was Damien Echols influenced by pagan practices in his plans for murdering these children? https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-West-Mem...
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this week's episode in this ongoing podcast exploring the case against the West Memphis 3 killers, Gary Meece reviews press coverage of the case and determines that the so-called Satanic Panic involved in the case stemmed from the confession of Jessie Misskelley and Damien Echols proudly proclaiming his occult beliefs. Prior to the arrests, while there were rumors and local talk of occultism tied to the killings, there was no such media presence. Some press coverage during the trial revealed ...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We begin a series of podcasts surveying the texts in "Blood on Black" and "Where the Monsters Go," starting with the prologue for the first book about the West Memphis 3. We also talk about the upcoming book from Terry Hobbs and talk a bit about "Making A Murderer" and other true crime documentaries and podcasts. https://www.facebook.com/WestMemphis3Killers/ https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Black-Against-Memphis-Killers-ebook/dp/B06XVT2976/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1546390407&sr=8-3&keyword...
Jan 02, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode two examines recent media coverage of Damien Echols and the West Memphis 3, particularly a Sept. 26 New York Times piece that demonstrated a poor grasp of the facts of the case.
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The author of "The Case Against the West Memphis 3 Killers" examines the misconceptions surrounding the cases in light of recent developments, with a particular emphasis on media portrayals and news coverage. While many future episodes will continue to explore the WM3 killings of Christopher Byers, Michael Moore and Stevie Branch, Meece will also be looking at how other crimes are being falsely portrayed on film, TV, print and broadcast.
Nov 10, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
