He is definitely a suspect, which I will come on to shortly, but he seems pretty well locked down for the vital time period. The second striking point is that Chris’s stepfather John Mark Byers has a pretty solid timeline for the whole evening/night. I think it’s fair to say we can’t be sure where the WM3 were that evening. I suggest the source list at the end of this article for both sides of the alibi arguments, which other sites do in depth. However it also works against the prosecution as there was more than one sighting of one or more of the teens away from the crime scene at the most likely murder time of 6:30-7:30pm.īearing in mind there are whole websites devoted to this one case, I am not able to dissect every conflicting witness statement. This has been one of the main problems for their defense. It can be seen that virtually every alibi/witness to the WM3 is in dispute. There are three striking aspects to this timeline. Open in a new window to view the document at a more reasonable zoom level Timeline Analysis I have tried to balance a mix of known facts with useful points of contention. The following is not exhaustive as there are contradictory and conflicting statements made by many involved. And a good place to look for these problems is the timeline of events and witnesses for the 5th May 1993. When we examine those other leads it begins to make the case against the teens quite shaky.Ī good place to use as a launch pad for alternative theories is the problems that have been found in the original case. Furthermore, there is equal (if not better) evidence pointing to other viable suspects. One of the biggest problems people have with this case is that the evidence against the WM3 is fairly weak. Problems with the West Memphis 3 convictions
The woods to the bottom left are where the boys were found. The cleared area to the bottom right is the south-eastern corner of the Blue Beacon truck wash. The pipe bridge can be seen to the top right and is a useful landmark to orientate oneself. Aerial view of the crime scene area as it was in 1993 (facing south).
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