re: #91 Shiplord Kirel

The West Memphis 3 have been freed.

The key to this is the tainted confession of Jesse Miskelley, who reportedly has an IQ of about 70, and was obviously manipulated, threatened, and trapped by unethical investigators. Another key is the state’s reliance on an untrained quack as an “expert” witness on satanic ritual abuse, a red hot scare in the early 90s, especially in the Bible Belt.

Even after all of the misconduct by the prosecution in this case (including the deliberate suppression of DNA evidence that absolutely exonerated the three), they are still forced to enter a guilty plea to gain their freedom? Quite honestly, I’d like to see Governor Beebe grant a pardon to all three - but I have the feeling that isn’t going to happen.