S5 Ep1: The Forgotten West Memphis 3

Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Bob Ruff

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Most people interested in true crime and wrongful convictions are familiar with the notorious case of the #westmemphis3. In this season premiere episode, we learn all about the movements of the three 8 year old victims. The common perception of the boys' activities that fateful Wednesday afternoon was that they were simply playing together in the woods, when they were viciously attacked. This week's episode paints a very different picture.

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0:00.0	Welcome to season 5 of Truth and Justice. We're going to begin with a message from your host, Bob Ruff.
0:12.0	The West Memphis 3 is a case that over two decades has gained international attention.
0:17.0	The case has been picked over and analyzed by literally millions of people.
0:22.0	Many of you listening right now already have your own theories and perceptions of this case.
0:28.0	Most of this knowledge was gained through documentaries.
0:31.0	The timeline that you're about to hear is based solely on facts, police reports, witness statements, trial testimonies, and affidavits.
0:41.0	In future episodes we will break down each and every one of these claims on their individual merits.
0:47.0	However, in this episode, you're about to hear the timeline of events from West Memphis, Arkansas on May 5, 1993,
0:56.0	as we have interpreted them after months of research and witness interviews.
1:27.0	The West Memphis 3 is a case that over two decades has gained international attention.
1:32.0	The West Memphis 3 is a case that over two decades has gained international attention.
1:38.0	The West Memphis 3 is a case that over two decades has gained international attention.
1:44.0	The West Memphis 3 is a case that over two decades has gained international attention.
1:51.0	What are we doing with the bikes?
1:55.0	Just leave them there, it's good.
1:57.0	Come on, cross the pipe.
2:00.0	Yeah sure, whatever. We just gotta go. Don't ever find us in there. Come on.
2:20.0	It's 255 pm on May 5, 1993, the final bell rang at Weaver Elementary School. Weaver
2:30.4	Elementary is located in the heart of a small middle-class neighborhood in the town of West
2:36.0	Memphis.
2:39.9	West Memphis has been described as a small town, but that's not exactly accurate.
2:46.1	I would describe it as a small city. In 1993, the population of West Memphis was somewhere
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