The Case Against ... with Gary Meece

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...

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/B071...

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/Bl...

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:/...

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 pa...

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 ti...

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-B...

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. 

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...