MurderUnsolved
The West Memphis Three
West Memphis, Arkansas, United StatesMay 5, 1993
In 1993, three 8-year-old boys were found murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Three teenagers — Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. — were convicted largely on a coerced confession and evidence of interest in heavy metal music. All three were released in 2011 via Alford pleas. The real killer was never found.