1993 Murders Of Three Boys In West Memphis

1993 Murders Of Three Boys In West Memphis

Three men convicted in the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, were ordered released after entering new pleas at a court hearing.

Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr. And Jason Baldwin pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 18 years in prison with credit for time served, a prosecutor said. They were to be released on Friday.

Critics of the prosecution argued no direct evidence tied the three to the murders and that a knife recovered from a lake near the home of one of the accused could not have caused the boys' wounds. More recent DNA testing also demonstrated no links, according the men's supporters. Ref. CNN