Photos: West Memphis 3 Crime Scene

On May 6, 1993, the bodies of eight-year-olds Stevie Branch , Christopher Byers , and Michael Moore were found submerged in a muddy creek in a wooded area known as Robin Hood Hills. The scene was immediately recognized as exceptionally brutal:

The boys had been stripped and hogtied using their own shoelaces—specifically, their right wrists were tied to their right ankles and left wrists to left ankles behind their backs. west memphis 3 crime scene photos

While head injuries were inflicted before death, expert analysis suggested the "gouging" injuries appeared post-mortem, casting doubt on the ritualistic torture theory used to convict the teenagers. The Impact of Photos on the Trial West Memphis Three | Social Sciences and Humanities - EBSCO On May 6, 1993, the bodies of eight-year-olds