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Arkansas Times, 132, 165, 170, 176, 189, 200, 221, 230, 236, 238, 249, 251, 261–62, 265
Arsenal Pulp Press, see also The Last Pentacle of the Sun – Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three, 170
Bakken, Kathy, 93–94, 130, 137, 240, 242
Baldwin, Charles (Jason’s father), 6, 12, 20
Baldwin, Gail (Jason’s mother) see also Gail Grinnell, 6–8, 11–13, 17, 21, 31–32 background, 6–8, 11–13 throws knife in lake, 17 suicide attempt, 21 searching for and visiting Jason, 31–32
Baldwin, Jason early childhood, 3–9 poor vision, 4, 6, 12, 49, 67, 69, 88, 97, 185 relationship with family, 6–9, 10–13, 17, 20–22 abuse by stepfather, 7–8, 13, 21 charged with vandalism, 8–9 personal values, 9, 46, 59, 64, 88, 90, 108, 114, 119, 148, 156, 245 first encounter with Jessie Misskelley, 11 tastes in music, 11 isolation, 11, 32, 63, 72, 76, 142, 156, 166, 196–97, 199, 201, 211–12 experience with probation officer, Steve Jones, 12–13, 18–19, 39 friendship with Damien Echols, 13–19 encounters with Jerry Driver, 18–19, 51, 96, 103, 171, 194, 210, 224, 233, 243 charged with shoplifting, 20 mother’s suicide attempt, 21 girlfriends, 21–22, 68–69, 114–15, 134, 145, 151, 163, 183, 200, 245 arrested for the murders, 24 in police custody, 26–32 proclaims innocence, 28, 37, 40, 47, 60, 62, 67, 74, 179 blood, hair, saliva samples taken, 28–29 in Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center, Jonesboro, AR, 29–32 with trial attorneys, 35–36, 43–53, 56–61, 73, 88–90, 101, 129, 135, 146, 158, 168–69, 188, 210, 221–22, 234 at trial, 39–40, 47–61, 99–107 regarding Michael Carson, 43, 49–50, 52, 68, 89, 104, 106, 147, 169, 229, 233, 239 rejects offers of reduced sentence, 44–46, 61, 101 enters prison, 74 on hoe squad, 76, 79–80, 85–86, 97, 166, 191 beatings, 78–79, 86–88, 133 on kitchen detail, 80–81, 97 earns GED, 80–81, 108 on prison contraband, 81–82, 84, 86, 89, 196–97, 199, 237–38 receives letter from Danny Williams, 89 direct appeal denied, 90, 127, 220, 254, 257 rule 37 petition, 91, 135, 188, 217, 239 meets with WM3.org founders, 93, 137 clerking jobs, 98, 108–09, 145, 153, 191 sees Paradise Lost, 99–107 reflections on Judge Burnett, 146–47 reflections on Jessie Misskelley, 100–01 gassing incident, 110–12, 134 counselor jobs, 115–16, 118, 180, 182, 191, 195 mastering Hacky Sack, 117, 151, 191, 196 in Jaycees, 145–46, 254 sees Damien and Lorri, 178, 200 computer bust, 198–202
Baldwin, Terry (Jason’s brother), 7, 17, 22, 32, 36, 63–64, 106, 119
Ballard, Holly, 194–95
Bartoush, Hubert (Jason’s uncle), 36
Beebe, Mike, Arkansas Attorney General (2003–2006), 175, 185, 259, 263
Bellow, Saul, 98
Berlinger, Joe, 38–39, 93, 120, 223
Black Flag, see also Henry Rollins, 176
Blair, André, 110–11
Boardman, Paul, 153
Bode Technology Group, 167, 185
Boykin, Charles, 241
Branch, Stevie, 49, 54, 96, 100, 113, 133, 167, 192–94, 207, 260
Bright, Steve, 125, 251
Brubaker, 71, 265
Bradbury, Ray, 34
Burke, Edmund, 203
Burnett, David, 9–10, 36, 39, 48, 50–53, 56–57, 59–60, 62, 73, 93, 100, 104, 113, 116, 121, 126, 134–35, 146, 150, 156, 160, 163, 166–67, 173, 174, 179, 182, 184, 186, 188, 202, 210, 212, 215, 223–24, 226, 228–29, 232–33, 243, 246–47, 253, 256 sends Ronald Ward to death row, 9–10, 212, 215 instructs jurors regarding jailhouse snitch, 50 encourages consideration of “the devil,” 51–53 disregards prosecutorial misconduct, 56–57, 243 sentences Echols and Baldwin, 60, 62 regarding Echols’ Rule 37 proceedings, 113, 116, 134–35, 160, 246–47, 253 plans run for Arkansas Senate, 202 communicates presumption of guilt to jury foreman, 228–29 recipient of misappropriated evidence, 256
Burt, Michael, 125, 127, 167, 251
Byers, Christopher, 49, 94, 96, 100, 103, 158–59, 239, 255
Byers, John Mark, 96, 100, 143, 255, 259
Byers, Melissa, 96, 100, 210, 244
Callahan.8k.com, 144, 175, 203–04
Candle wax, 33, 257
Carson, Michael, 43, 49–50, 52, 68, 89, 104, 106, 147, 169, 229, 233, 239 discussed by Fogleman with parents, 43 testifies against Baldwin, 49–50, 51 testimony refuted by counselor Danny Williams, 168–69 viewed by Baldwin in HBO’s Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, 104, 106, 147 suspicions regarding credibility, 89, 168–69, 229, 233
Castleberry, Angela, first wife of Terry Hobbs, 270–71
Cervantes, Miguel de, 163
Charter Hospital of Little Rock, 161
Chief Joseph, 59
Chuck D, 176
Clinton, Bill, 22, 112, 238, 265
Cohen, Leonard, 92
Commercial Appeal, 33, 41, 221, 225, 243–45, 249, 255–56
Conrad, Joseph, 17
Corning, AR, 39, 41, 224–26
Court TV, 120
Cowart, Dr. Mark, DDS, 94–95, 243
Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center, Jonesboro, AR, 31, 37, 50, 104
Crittenden County Drug Task Force, 149–50, 256
Crowley, Aleister, 55–58
The Crucible, see also Arthur Miller, 194
CSI, 128
Cults, Occult, 23, 27, 33, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53–55, 90, 99, 102, 161, 172, 194, 218–19, 239
Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, 71, 236
Cureton, Joyce, 37–39, 48, 50, 58, 63–64, 157, 169, 222, 229, 233–35 first encounter with Baldwin, 37–39 not called as a witness, 50, 58, 169 assessing Baldwin’s character, 222–23 told to leave town rather than testify, 169, 234 urged to fabricate evidence, 229 on Michael Carson’s testimony, 233
Daly, Eddie, see also The Supersuckers, 122–123
Dallas Cowboys, 163
Dante’s Inferno, 197
Davis, Brent, 33, 39, 41–42, 44–45, 47, 49–52, 55–58, 93, 101–02, 105, 143, 147, 150, 167–69, 175, 182, 201–02, 206–07, 210, 222, 226, 229, 233, 243, 256 attempts to persuade Baldwin to testify against Echols, 45 with jailhouse snitch, Michael Carson, 49–50, 58, 229, 233 as seen in HBO’s Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, 93 attempts to introduce Satanism, 51–52, 55–57 violates Rules of Criminal Procedure, 56–57, 243 fails to charge on illicit drug-task-force activities, 150 resists DNA testing, 167, 182 intimidates potential witnesses, 168–69, 229 counsels Terry Hobbs, 206–07
Davis, Lorri, 116, 124–26, 128, 156, 165, 171, 176, 178, 186–87, 200, 254, 261, 263, 266 assembles defense teams, 124–26, 128, 156, 171, 187 speaks publically for the first time, 165 collaborates with Fran Walsh, 186
Deftones, 116
Derrickson, Scott, 193–94
Devil’s Knot, 147, 162, 164, 193–95, 244, 254–56, 260, 263, 266, 270
Diagnostic Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, 64–65, 67–70, 73–75, 79, 108, 212
Dimension Films, 193–94, 266 buys film rights to Devil’s Knot, 193 secures deal with Terry Hobbs, 194
DNA testing, 125, 128–30, 134–35, 142, 162, 167, 174–76, 182–83, 185, 187, 201, 249, 261, 264 samples from Terry Hobbs, 205–06 misinformation from Governor’s office, 249
DNA match, 206
Driver, Jerry, 18–19, 51, 96, 103, 171, 194, 210, 243
Dudley, Robert, H., Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice (1981–1996), 90
Earle, Steve, 123
East Arkansas Regional Mental Health Center, 161
Echols, Damien, 4, 14–20, 23–24, 26–28, 33–37, 39, 41–53, 55–60, 62, 89–91, 93–94, 96, 99–106, 113, 116, 122–26, 128–29, 134–37, 139, 142–43, 146–47, 155–56, 158, 160–63, 165, 168, 170–78, 184–88, 195, 200–01, 206, 210, 212, 216–21, 236–38, 240, 242–45, 247, 250, 252–54, 256–58, 261–66, 272 early friendship with Baldwin, 14–17 travels to and returns from Oregon, 18–19 encounters Jerry Driver, 18–19 social-security disability, 19, 161 contact with West Memphis Police, 23 arrested, 24 early behavior concerns Fogleman, 33–34 on trial, 48–61 Arkansas Supreme Court confirms conviction, 89–90 direct appeal denied, 90, 1
27, 220, 254, 257 as seen in HBO’s Paradise Lost, 99–107, 162 Rule 37 filing, 113, 116, 126, 134, 160–62, 171–75 gains supporters, 122–25 with Lorri Davis and new defense teams, 117–28, 165, 171, 176, 186–87 moves to Varner Supermax Unit, 144 Writ of error coram nobis petition, 160–61, with Vicky Hutcheson, 170–71 publishes first autobiography, Almost Home, My Life Story, Vol. 1, 176 with Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, 186–87
Echols, Jack, 19
Echols, Pam, 24
Einstein, Albert , 159
Eliot, T.S., 9
Facebook, 163
FBI, 149
Fink, Harry Julian, 143
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 47
Fogleman, John, 3–6, 8–10, 13, 26, 28, 32–34, 39, 41–47, 49–54, 56–58, 61, 80, 93, 96, 100–06, 122, 147, 150, 157–59, 161, 164–65, 169, 184, 210, 214–17, 220, 222, 226, 229, 231–34, 256–57, 259–62, 270 uncle: John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 3, 6 prosecutes 11-year-old Jason Baldwin for vandalism, 3 family history, 5–6 improper-conduct violations, 9–10 arrests Baldwin for murder, 26 takes over investigation, 33–34 lake-knife “hunch,” 34 secures Misskelley conviction, 41 prepares for Baldwin/Echols trial, 42 offers Baldwin deals to testify against Echols, 44–46, 61 Baldwin/Echols trial begins, 49 introduces Satanism at Baldwin/Echols trial, 51–59 portrayed in HBO’s Paradise Lost, 96– 107 calls crime lab about knife overlays, 158–59 speaks at University of Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, 164–65 criticizes Devil’s Knot, 164, 261, 270 Ronald Ward prosecution, 184
Ford, Paul, 35–36, 43–53, 56–61, 73, 88–90, 101, 129, 135, 146, 158, 168–69, 210, 221–22, 234 assigned to Baldwin, 35 loses attempt to sever Baldwin’s trial from Echols’ trial, 36 encourages Baldwin to testify against Echols, 43–46, 101 reveals no preparation to Baldwin, 47 fails to call key witnesses for Baldwin, 50, 57–58, 60, 89, 146, 168–69, 188, 234 attempts to prevent prosecutors from mentioning cult activities, 51–52 fails to share bench conversations with Baldwin, 52 questions State “occult expert,” 53 as seen in HBO’s Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, 101 rejects help; hires no investigator, 129 said to have provided ineffective assistance, 135, 188 fails to check crime lab’s assertions, 158
Fowler, Elizabeth, 147, 193
Fancher, Lisa, 94, 137, 242–43
French, Mildred, assaulted by Terry Hobbs, 271–73
Geiser, Rachael, 201–02, 205–07, 269–71 interviews Terry Hobbs, 201–02, interviews women assaulted by Hobbs, 207, 270–71
Gibbons, Theresa, 171, 252
Gitchell, Gary, 96, 100–01, 120, 130, 220–21, 250, 262, 269, 272 resigns after convictions, 96 at trial, 100–01 lunches with Terry Hobbs, 269
Gordon, Montavious, 86
Grate, Lanette, 266
Greg, 203
Griffis, Dale, 53–54, 90, 104, 140, 161, 233, 239, 246, 253
Grimes Prison Unit, 109–10, 112–15, 117, 122, 127, 132, 134, 140–41, 143, 145, 244
Grinnell, Gail, 6–8, 11–13, 17, 21, 31–32, 119, 222
Grinnell, Terry Ray, 7–8, 13, 17, 21, 88
Hackler, Tim, 170–71, 262
Haddigan, Michael, 132, 252
Hansen, Christian, see also Callahan.8k.com, 99, 143–44, 149, 203–04, 243,
HBO, 38–39, 42, 51, 57, 93, 95–96, 113, 120, 130–31, 175, 176, 243–45, 259, 261 contacts Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, 38 extends money to aid impacted families, 39 records Fogleman discussing Misskelley case, 42 release of Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, 93 impact of Paradise Lost films, 95–96, 130–31, 175–76, 243, 261 doubts about verdicts, 96 supports legal team financially, 113, 245 releases second documentary, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, 130 receives gift of a knife from John Mark Byers, 259
Hendrix, Blake, 127–28, 135
Hicks, Jackie, 96
Hill, Dr. Martin D., see also Jivepuppi.com, 153, 189, 256–57, 266 analyzes Misskelley confession, 153 assembles Jivepuppi.com, 189
Hobbs, Pam, 96, 100, 192–94, 207–09, 267–69, 271, 273 assaulted by Terry Hobbs, 96 brother shot by Terry Hobbs, 96, 267 reports finding Stevie’s pocket knife among Terry Hobbs’ possessions, 192–93 doubts convictions, 193 interviewed by Dimension Films, 194 interviewed by West Memphis Police, 207–09
Hobbs, Terry, 96, 192–94, 201–02, 205–10 assaults Pam Hobbs, 96, shoots Jackie Hicks, 96, 267 said to be in possession of Stevie Branch’s pocket knife, 192 accepts payment from Dimension Films, 193–94 interviewed by Ron Lax and Rachael Geiser, 201–02, 205–07 informed of DNA match, 206–07, 210 interviewed by West Memphis Police, 208–09, 272–73 arrested for possession of controlled substance, 267 offers account of actions at time of murders, 268–69 accused of assault by first wife, Angela Castleberry, 270–71 failure to pay child support, 271 assaults Mildred French, 271–73
Hobbs, Amanda, 207, 267–68
Holcomb, Deanna, 16
Horgan, Donald, 171, 263–64
Huckabee, Mike, Arkansas Governor (1996-2007), 189
Hughes, Charles Evans, 207
Hurricane Katrina, 179
Hutcheson, Victoria, 170–71, 262
Iggy Pop, 176
Innocence Project, see also Barry Scheck, 142, 167
Internet chat–room boards, 95, 130, 137, 142–45, 256
Jackson, Peter, 185–87, 195
Jello Biafra, 123–24, 162
Jibril, see also Ronald Ward, 184–85, 212 Jivepuppi.com, 189, 203, 256–57
Joe Strummer, 123
John Doe Thing, 123
Jones, Steve, 12–13, 18–19, 23, 27, 39, 51, 96, 218, 224 becomes Baldwin’s probation officer, 12–13 spreads rumors that Echols is involved in Satanic practices, 19, 23, 27, 51, 218 visits Baldwin in jail, 39, 224 resigns position as probation officer, 96
Jonesboro, AR, 31, 33, 39, 47, 64, 89, 167, 170, 202, 221, 224, 234, 246, 255, 270
Kelley Deal, 123
Killing Joke, 123
King Kong, 186
Lake knife, 17, 34, 41, 43–44, 47, 50, 51, 58, 102–03, 158–59, 216–17, 222 Gail Baldwin throws knife into lake, 17, 216–17 divers search lake on a “hunch,” 34 reporter questions timing of knife discovery, 41 at trial, 50–51, 158–59 discovery recorded by media, 222
Lakeshore Trailer Park, 7, 11, 13–14, 19, 29, 34, 50, 52, 99, 145, 161, 219
Lamb, Amanda, 190, 270, 251
Lanegan, Mark, 123
Lax, Ron, 129, 193–94, 201–02, 205–06, 250, 252, 254–55, 266–67 rejected by Paul Ford, 129, 250 counsels Dimension Films, 193–94 first interview with Terry Hobbs, 201–02 second interview with Terry Hobbs, 205–06 informs Hobbs of DNA match, 205–06 as first supporter, 250 joins Echols’ new defense team, 252 with the author, 254–55
Last Pentacle of the Sun – Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three, Arsenal Pulp Press, 170
Lellios, Fay, 178–79
LexisNexis, 154
Littleton, Mrs., 7, 13, 16, 22, 36 potential character witness, 36
Locke, John, 32
Long Beach Dub All-Stars, 123
Lord of the Rings, 185
Mallett, Edward, 113, 125–26 investigates possible bite–mark on Stevie Branch, 113
Margulies, Joe, 126
Marion, AR, 5–8, 10, 12–13, 18–19, 21, 29–30, 33–35, 39, 54, 98, 119, 149, 164, 184, 202, 204–05, 224, 230–32, 234, 248
Marx, Groucho, 190
Metallica, 4, 14, 47, 85, 99, 106, 116, 122, 166
Miller, Arthur, see also The Crucible, 194
Misskelley, Jessie, 4, 5, 11, 13–14, 26–28, 32–34, 38–48, 52, 62, 70, 89, 91, 93–95, 100–02, 105–06, 113, 122–23, 125–28, 134–37, 141–47, 149, 151–53, 155–56, 158, 160–63, 167, 170, 172–74, 185, 187–89, 193, 205–06, 210, 212, 216–21, 225–29, 233, 239–40, 242–43, 245, 247, 249–51, 257, 262–63, 265–66 first encounter with Jason Baldwin, 11 eighth- and ninth-grade years, 14 confessions, 26–28, 38, 95, 100, 104, 126, 128, 143, 149, 153, 155, 173–74, 188, 198, 218, 220, 225, 228, 243,
257 statements leaked to press, 32–34 at trial, 40–48 Supreme Court affirms conviction, 89 ineffective-assistance-of-counsel (Rule 37) petition filed, 91 in media, 94–95, 100–03, 105–06 Rule 37 motions, 134–36 confession analysis, 153 with Victoria Hutcheson, 170 confession considered at Baldwin/Echols trial, 173
Mitchell, Lt. Ken, 207–09, 258, 272
Miller, Roger, 115
Mojo, 75, 85, 92, 99, 103, 105–06, 191
Montaigne, Michel de, 70
Moore, Dana, 96, 209
Moore, Michael, 49, 54, 94, 96, 100, 167, 205–06, 209–10
Moore, Todd, 143
MTV, 131
Murder City Devils, 123
Nashville Pussy, 123
National Public Radio, 139
Nevins, Sheila, 38, 96
Nicholson, Jack, see also One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 70
Nine Inch Nails, 15, 116
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, see also Jack Nicholson, 70
Owen, Rob, 126
Paganism, shamanism, etc., 54
Paradise Lost 1: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, 93, 95, 99, 102, 104–06, 108, 121–22, 124, 128, 140, 143–44, 153, 161, 185, 223–24, 240, 242
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, 130, 185
Parker, Trey, see also South Park, 131
Pashley, Grove, 93–94, 131, 136–37, 162, 242–43
Patriot Act, 147
Paudert, Robert H., 149
Pearl Jam, 123–24, 128, 266