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Podcast: Forensic Tales
Episode: West Memphis Three
Description: #319 - In May of 1993, three eight-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Within weeks, police arrested three teenagers, despite a complete lack of physical evidence tying them to the crime.
What followed was an investigation shaped by fear, rumor, and the cultural panic of the early 1990s. A confession filled with factual errors. Forensic interpretations that would later be widely challenged. And a jury decision that would haunt the justice system for decades.
In this episode of Forensic Tales, we take a forensic-first look at the case of the West Memphis Three, examining...