August 9, 2007

Arkansas

Donations Urgently Sought For Echols' Defense Fund

Frank Brooks, American Chronicle

It's been less than a month since preliminary DNA testing concluded in the
infamous 'West Memphis Three' case, testing which has so far proved that no
scientific link exists between Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, or Jessie
Misskelly and the Robin Hood Hills crime scene or victims Chris Byers,
Steven Branch, or Michael Moore. With optimism in the air and encouragement
flowing for three men who may have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned
for nearly a decade and a half, WM3 supporters say that they have a reached
a crucial time financially.

Lorri Davis and the official WM3 support website have made an impassioned
plea for donations which are critically needed to continue the legal and
scientific processes which they feel can warrant a new trial for the three.
With Echols still languishing on Death Row, and his appeals nearly exhausted
at the state level, supporters say the amount of funding needed may not only
result in a new trial, but will save Echols' life.

Without the sufficient funding to continue legal processes and scientific
efforts, time may eventually run out for the group convicted in the most
famous case in Arkansas. After fourteen years, this controversial example of
either satanic ritual or tragic miscarriage of justice is finally coming to
a close. And sadly, money may be the only thing that divides the two.

Those wishing to donate can visit the official 'West Memphis Three' website
for more information :

http://wm3.org/live/newsevents/newsitem ... ews_Id=135

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Source : American Chronicle

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articl ... leID=34564