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Paradise Lost

Upon viewing the documentary, “”, one of my first impressions was a feeling of shock at the hysteria surrounding the case, and how heavily it impacted the trial. Another area of concern was the tenuous (or nonexistent) evidence tying these youths to these horrible murders. The entire essence of the prosecution’s case was a confession of questionable authenticity by Jessie Misskelley, Jr, coupled with a community-based fear of a satanic ritual having occurred.
Such trials and convictions, sadly, are not new in the American experience. Many such mockeries of justice have taken place in our history, the most infamous being, of course, the Salem witch trials. Fortunately, the extremely weak ...

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the possible killers. It is attached to this essay in its entirety. The main conclusions of this analysis are in marked contrast to the conclusions reached by the Arkansas investigative authorities. Among the more significant are the following:
1. The nature of the crime. According to Mr. Turvey, the killings of two of the victims were acts of rage or hate, rather than ritual, and that the third victim may have only been a victim of association. The prosecution has maintained that the sexual assaults on all, and mutilation of one of the victims were the result of an occult ritual, though no evidence has been produced to support this conclusion.
2. The possible assailants. Mr. Turvey has further determined that the victims were most likely assaulted by two adult assailants, not the three juveniles convicted. He has further concluded that the assailants knew at least two of the victims well.
3. The bite marks. On the face of Steve Branch are bite marks, characteristic of an adult ...

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Added: 6/16/2008 12:14:25 AM
Category: American History
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