West Memphis Three (Part Three: The Devil In West Memphis)

“I think I was the closest thing he could come to conceiving of what he thought a Satanist would look like. All black was the only thing I ever wore. Ridiculous hairstyles. I was a stupid teenager.” On May 6th, 1993 - the same day the bodies of three boys were found in West Memphis, Arkansas - a juvenile probation officer was standing at the crime scene as authorities gathered to process the evidence. In an offhand remark, he said that a local youth, Damien Echols, had "finally killed someone." The bodies hadn’t been autopsied yet. No evidence had been processed and no interviews had been conducted. No suspects had been identified through any investigative means whatsoever. And a law enforcement officer was already naming a suspect at the crime scene. Not because of anything connected to this crime, but because of who that person was and what that person was rumored to believe... Learn more about this podcast at Check out the podcast store at unresolved.dashery.com If you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to to become a Patron or Producer Become a supporter of this podcast: .

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West Memphis Three (Part Three: The Devil In West Memphis) is an episode from Unresolved by Unresolved Productions.

This episode is 88:19 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2026.

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