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This episode presents a dramatic account of the 1993 West Memphis Three case, beginning with the brutal murder of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The narrative follows the discovery of the victims' bodies by local police and sets up the controversial investigation that would follow, in which three teenagers were falsely accused of the murders amid satanic panic hysteria. The case would ultimately spark a nearly two-decade campaign for justice that captured national attention.
Introduction to the West Memphis Three Case
The episode opens by introducing one of America's most controversial criminal cases. In 1993, three young boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, and as local police struggled to solve the crime, panic set in. Rumors of satanic cult involvement led to suspicion falling on three local teenagers despite a lack of evidence, setting the stage for a miscarriage of justice that would unfold over nearly twenty years.
- Three eight-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993
- Local police struggled to solve the crime, leading to rumors of satanic cult involvement
- Three local teenagers became suspects despite no real evidence linking them to the murders
- The case would spark a campaign for justice lasting almost two decades
" Suspicion landed on three local teenagers, but there was no real evidence linking them to the murders. Still, that would not protect them. "
The Search Begins in Robin Hood Hills
On May 6th, 1993, the day after three boys went missing, police Sergeant Mike Allen joined the search effort in Robin Hood Hills, a wooded area popular with local children. The seemingly innocent playground location near the interstate had taken on an ominous feeling as the search intensified. What began as a missing persons case was about to become something far more tragic.
- Police searched Robin Hood Hills, a wooded area near the interstate popular with children
- Three eight-year-old boys had been missing since the previous evening
- An officer spotted something black bobbing on the surface of the stream
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