March 7th, 8th, and 9th Texas Fear Fest will be helping to raise money and awareness for the West Memphis Three (www.wm3.org) — three men who have been falsely imprisoned for murder since 1993. Recently completed DNA testing (not available back in 1993) does not match any of the three men, and their many supporters hope to see them freed in the near future. Tammy Adin (coordinator for the West Memphis Three World Awareness Day) and Anje Vela (president of Music4Life) will be teaming up with John Gray of Texas Fear Fest to bring donated items from Skeleton Key Auctions (www.skeletonkeyauctions.com) and other sources for a huge silent auction of memorabilia, artwork and many other items, to raise money for the West Memphis Three’s legal defense fund.
Contact:
John Gray (TX Fear Fest) at fearfesttx@yahoo.com Tammy Adin (coordinator for the West Memphis Three World Awareness Day) at tammy@mcmsys.com Anje Vela (President of Music4Life) at velaentertainment@yahoo.com
If you would like to donate an item to the silent auction.
About The West Memphis Three:
Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled “confession” from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audiotaping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 14 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.
But there’s still hope for them, and you can help.
https://www.wm3.org
About TX Fear Fest:
Texas Fear Fest is a horror-oriented for-profit media event held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Guests have included actors, directors, and producers from classic and upcoming horror films. Texas Fear Fest is presented in conjunction with horror websites Pit of Horror.com and Dread Central.com.
https://www.txfearfest.com
https://www.pitofhorror.com
https://dreadcentral.com
About West Memphis Three World Awareness Day:
The West Memphis Three World Awareness Day (WAD) is an annual event that brings together supporters on a single day or weekend, with fundraisers, concerts, and viewings of the Paradise Lost films taking place all over the world during that time. Over 100 events have taken place since the first WAD in 2005, involving such contributors as Alkaline Trio, Pearl Jam, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan Richman, Michale Graves, Nick Oliveri, Art Alexakis, the Supersuckers, Margaret Cho, the Dresden Dolls, Jello Biafra and Henry Rollins.
About Music4Life:
Music 4 Life is a non-profit organization that puts together live music events to raise funds and awareness on social justice issues such as death penalty reform. Our unique mission uses the rock concert auditorium as classroom for powerful public education. We seek to direct attention and focus to the inconsistencies that are standard operating procedure in many U.S. courtrooms.
Pit Webteam
www.pitofhorror.com – Online horror movie resource…
www.gutsandgory.com – Official horror celebrity forums…
www.jonathanbreckonline.com – The Creeper’s official home on the web…
www.andrewbryniarski.net – Andrew Bryniarski’s official site…
Wrongfully accused of murder,they have no evidense to convict these people and they are still convicted and one awaits death,what the hell ever happen to the justice system?I mean i know its always been fucked up but they had no evidence that they killed those kids and there still, still in prison why didnt anybody ever bring this up,why is it all of a sudden going public that they had no evidence,,,, wow this world is really fucked up