<i>“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.”</i><br /><br />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."<br /><br />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...<br /><br /><br /><br />Learn more about this podcast at <a href="http://unresolved.me" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>http://unresolved.me</b></a><br /><br />Check out the podcast store at <a href="https://unresolved.dashery.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>unresolved.dashery.com</b></a><br /><br />If you would like to support this podcast, consider heading to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>https://www.patreon.com/unresolvedpod</b></a> to become a Patron or Producer<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support</a>.