In 1994, three teenagers – Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols – stood trial and were convicted for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in the small town of West Memphis, Ark. Many believe they were convicted as the result of “satanic panic.” In other words, because the boys wore black, read Stephen King and listened to Metallica, it was feared they were involved in some type of satanic rituals and killed the young boys as part of a gruesome sacrifice. As ridiculous as it sounds, given that there was no evidence linking the three to the crime beyond a coerced confession from mentally handicapped Misskelley, the boys are still in prison for these murders.

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SFist Shelley, contributing