The American Justice System: WM3

Describe the crime, cases and convictions of the West Memphis 3. What evidence was used to convict them? Do you think justice was served? Explain and justify your answer. Explain what the new evidence is and what it means for the case. Finally, give your final thoughts over the case and what it says about the U.S. Justice System.


three second graders were killed. sexually mutilated. the evidence that was used to convict the three teenagers charged with the crime were a knife that was found in a creek behind one of their homes. it was found in less than two hours and notebooks and books about magic and witchcraft. interrogation audio was also used. i don't believe that justice was served because the evidence was very suspect. the new evidence in the case points to one of the convicted teenager's step-fathers and his friend. the evidence is DNA found on what was used to tie the murdered kids up. the case shows the U.S. Justice System isn't completely pure. sometimes people are convicted just to settle the case.