By lonzo jones

February 24, 2010 11:42 AM | Link to this

yep they must of done it,cuz they listen to heavy metal,(ozzy, motley crue,and probaly the great local band SOHIO,ALSO STEPHEN KING, HOLLY HELL I LIKE ALL THAT TOO GLAD I DONT LIVE THEIR AND THANK GOD I LIVE IN HAMILTON SO IM NOT THROWN IN JAIL &HEADED 4 THE CHAIR. ITS SAD PEOPLE R SO JUDGEMENTAL.

By The Devil Made Me Do It

February 24, 2010 11:52 AM | Link to this

And the what about the three boys? God have mercy on them

By Brenda Crank

February 24, 2010 11:53 AM | Link to this

Justice denied anyone is justice denied for all of us. The evidence in this case clearly shows that the three men who were convicted as teens were innocent of this crime and convenient scapegoats for a frightened community. There was no satanic ritual murder here…this was a murder of rage and violence perpetrated on children by someone they knew.

By Danielle

February 24, 2010 12:14 PM | Link to this

I don’t think anyone is happy about the death of 3 innocent children. The key is that if the three young men convicted, are truly innocent, that is 6 innocent lives lost. 4 to death, 2 to lifetime imprisonment.The three young men, then, are no different than the little boys they are accused of killing.

By Eudie

February 24, 2010 12:25 PM | Link to this

I’ve believed they were innocent for years. They were three teenagers who were browbeaten and abused by the system. They didn’t have a clue what was going on and one of them was learning disabled. After hours and hours of being beaten down, one of them was told all he had to do was confess and he could go home. So he did. Was their a lawyer present? Get real!! A lawyer would have never let them get away with the questioning and treatment of these so called ‘suspects.’ These kids have paid a heavy price for just being different and the true killer of those three small boys is free to this day.

By LIBS

February 24, 2010 12:26 PM | Link to this

OBVIOUSLY THESE GUYS ARE INNOCENT, THE HAVE TO BE BECAUSE DEPP AND BRENDA CLARK SAY THEY ARE. THEY WOULD DEFINATELY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CASE THEN THE JUDGE, JURY, POLICE AND PROSECUTORS. WE SHOULD ALSO ASK DEPP WHO JACK THE RIPPER REALLY WAS. WHEN HE IS DONE, WE HAVE SOME UNSOLVED MURDER CASES AROUND DAYTON. HOLLYWOOD LIBERALS, A BUNCH OF NO TALENT A*S CLOWNS!

By Bela

February 24, 2010 12:33 PM | Link to this

There have been cases overturned before that overfocused on these types of activities such as horror drawings, etc. Maybe they did it; maybe they did not, but if their is ‘any’ reasonable doubt that the trial was fair, they probably shouldn’t kill him (yet).

By Maguijo

February 24, 2010 12:54 PM | Link to this

The problem with being afraid to execute convicts because they “might” be innocent and then more innocent lives would be lost…the problem with that kind of thinking is that execution is no longer working as a deterrent to crime. Back in the day when you got hung at sunrise on the day after your conviction, there was a heck of a lot less crime. So if crimes like murder are not being deterred by the current punishments, then a LOT of innocent lives are being lost. Perhaps it would be better to execute a few wrongly convicted people than to continue leave our citizens unprotected from murderers.

By Thurgood Marshall

February 24, 2010 1:23 PM | Link to this

So these three were convicted on absolutely no evidence at all, right? If that’s the case then we are now living in a nazi state.

By jacob

February 24, 2010 1:35 PM | Link to this

“Perhaps it would be better to execute a few wrongly convicted people than to continue leave our citizens unprotected from murderers.” OK moron, would it be alright if we executed you or one of your kids first? Stupid people like you make these comment sections interesting :)

By jacob

February 24, 2010 1:37 PM | Link to this

“Back in the day when you got hung at sunrise on the day after your conviction, there was a heck of a lot less crime.” Gee, you don’t think that was because there was a heck of a lot less people, do you?

By Whiplash432

February 24, 2010 1:48 PM | Link to this

there was very little evidence that echols, baldwin, and misskelly committed those murders, and there were many mistakes made by the local police force in investigating the crime scene. there was DNA evidence that was never tested, for instance, and no reliable eyewitness testimony.

By ballgame

February 24, 2010 2:00 PM | Link to this

Maguijo, First, I’m sure you can site statistics that prove that sunrise hangings are a greater determent to crime than the methods of execution used today. Second, how does executing innocents to instill fear in the would-be guilty not result in more innocent lives being lost? That seems to defeat the purpose of your asinine argument. Third, heil Obama? How is assocating the president with the third reich related? And you say it as if your aforementioned method is somehow disassociated with the tactics of totalitarian governments that you have apparently labeled this one as. LIBS, Have you read up on the police and court handling of the case? If so, perhaps you would have an opinion, like the other people who have posted on this board. If a well known and respected person from a conservative field had voiced their thoughts about the innocence of the accused, would you feel the same?

By LIBS

February 24, 2010 3:44 PM | Link to this

BALLGAME: If a well know and respected person from a conservative or liberal field voiced their opinion I would feel very differant. Problem is, Depp is well known, but not respected. He is a good actor, but I’ll get my legal advice from people who know the law. I believe a Judge and Jury who were in the courtroom to hear the evidence over a Hollywood star who needs another cause to stay in the papers. I would venture to say 95% of Hollywood are complete idiots. Look at Rosie and her 9-11 conspiracy comments, or all the stars involved with Scientology. You take your que and talking points from these clowns?

By ballgame

February 24, 2010 4:38 PM | Link to this

LIBS: I think if you studied the case, you would see the mishandling of the case and evidence by the police and court system, which I assume Depp has done, and is speaking out as a result. If he has not, then he is talking out of turn. I understand your knee-jerk reaction to a celebrity voicing their opinion - it can be frustrating listening to a point of view simply because a person has the forum to voice it while others don’t. However, if an injustice has been done, and it takes someone like Depp (who doesn’t really seem to be in the news much when it comes to causes, but anyway), to draw attention to it, regardless of his intentions, and it is reversed, I don’t see the harm in that. As far as Scientology, the merits and motives of any religion can be debated. As far as those in Hollywood (what’s that mean - movies, music, what?), some do make ignorant comments on an array of topics, but no more so than politicans, religious and business leaders, and especially the misinformers masquerading as newsmen, some of which I’m sure have commented on this very subject.

By SickerThanYou

February 24, 2010 7:49 PM | Link to this

Everyone should probably probably read up on the West Memphis Three trial before commenting. Even the father of one of the victims, who was originally the most outspoken hillbilly prejudgemental person I’d ever seen, has reviewed all of the evidence and now believes all three are innocent. You let a bunch of hillbilly jurors and police bully some “weirdo” teenage kids, including one who was learning disabled, and THIS is what you get…adults who are in prison for LIFE simply because they didn’t fit in with the rest of society.

By JWMFIII

February 24, 2010 7:54 PM | Link to this

One of the three had an IQ of 80 and he was the one who the police3 got the “confession” from. One of murdered boys fathers thinks the convicted are innocent. One of the dead boys parents had just gone through a very nasty divorce and the father of this boy might be the killer….He was never looked at because the police had their “patsy s”…There was ZERO physical evidence linking the convicted to the crime…..Oh, by the way, I am a very right wing hard core Reagan Republican…….

By James

February 24, 2010 10:46 PM | Link to this

The facts that they listened to Heavy Metal, and read Stephen Kings books, should never had been allowed in the trial to begin with. Those two things alone, should have caused a mis-trial. They have NOTHING to do with the case itself. That’s text book law 101.

By jacob

February 25, 2010 9:41 AM | Link to this

I agree with the last 3 posters. Prior to reading this article, I’d never heard of this case. When I did a net search, there are hundreds and hundreds of different sources on this topic. My only sticking point is that it seems everything out there is slanted in favor of the defendants. Is there anything out there that was written 100% nonbiased, or perhaps even leaning a bit to favor the prosecution? For example, if you read up on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, there is plenty of information on both sides of his case.

By box211

February 25, 2010 11:41 AM | Link to this

Depp just digs himself a little too much. Just because he can identify with these killers does not mean they should receive preferential treatment. They were convicted. He believes, as judge and jury, he can designate that they are innocent. This is not a good direction for law or order.

By SickerThanYou

February 25, 2010 5:11 PM | Link to this

Everything out there is “biased” because there is no forensic evidence what-so-ever to actually show these boys killed anyone. The kid with the IQ of 80’s confession didn’t even match up with with what happened to the murderered children. THAT is all the evidence they had to begin with. (OH, that and the idea that they were devil worshippers.) Also wanted to point out that I, too, am a republican.

By paradiselost3

March 1, 2010 2:00 PM | Link to this

Well done Johnny Depp and the team at 48 hours for bringing this travesty of justice to light Everyone is welcome to join our forum to discuss the case in more detail and access accurate information and updates on the case www.paradiselost3.com

By jacobted

March 8, 2010 3:35 PM | Link to this

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By jacobted

March 8, 2010 3:35 PM | Link to this

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By Gwen

May 29, 2010 8:28 PM | Link to this

Wow money makes people think they know more than law enforcement ? One of the killers CONFESSED to it, gave details only someone there would know . Depp was NOT there , he didnt investigate the case. I read the book and had no doubt what would give him the idea HE knows more than the police ? I would LOVE to hear his reasons. this changes my view of him ALOT.