"She advised he told her a cigarette made a excellent fuse, that you could light it, and due to slow burning, it would give you time to get away. When someone in the group noticed the knife, and hollered out, He has a knife, Byers companion threw the knife an Uncle Henry bone-handled, 5-inch pocket knife aside. [31]Other needle puncture wounds were present in the groin area, on the wrists, and the feet. According to the negotiated plea, Byers was to pay $20,000 to the woman whose house was burglarized, make restitution to the father of the boy who was injured in the fight, and pay a $250 fine. A few minutes he would calm down. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Rhiannon Mcfadden wrote in article<[email protected]> > [email protected](Jerry Moak ) wrote:> > >According to an article by Associated Press and published in the> >Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Oct 4: "The mother of a boy killed in West> >Memphis' 1993 triple murders had drugs in her system when she died, but> >not enough to cause her death, a county sheriff says. Theres no smoking gun. The woman told Investigator Steve Huddleston that she had known the Byerses for years, that the couple had recently been estranged, and that Melissa had been taking Dilaudid, a powerful narcotic that, when diverted to the black market, is one of the most popular illegal drugs in the country. It even predicted that Eddie would die in Volume 2, and that's exactly what happened. Come through the kitchen door., As Witt later recorded: Metz advised that he went to the Byers residence and went inside through the door leading from the carport and saw the Byers son, Ryan Clark, and his girlfriend nude on the couch. The presence of this drug in the urine indicates recent use and it cannot be ruled out that this drug did not play a contributory role in death with a delay between a toxic reaction and death allowing clearing of the drug into the urine. Court records show the charges were later amended. Help us deliver the latest daily reporting and analysis on news, politics, culture and food in Arkansas. One of Kathy Bakkens earliest jobs in Los Angeles allowed her a certain kind of cultural currency: She designed movie posters for an entertainment-advertising company, which meant she got to see films months before they were released. In September, Mark and Melissa Byers, who live not far from the house, were charged with the residential burglary and theft. Police went to the home and talked to Benjamin Byers, who told police he didnt know where his wife was and and that hed last seen her going to work on Nov. 27. She was laying on her back and was not breathing. She died on March 29, 1996 in Arkansas, USA. Brenner tells Joyce that six people in total have been taken by The . Police followed a trail of blood drops throughout the house and into the basement. Here were these guysat best they were neutral. The origin of the other needle puncture woundsin the groin, arms, and feetwas undetermined. Witt arrived at the hospital about 35 minutes later. Founded 1974, the Arkansas Times is a lively, opinionated source for news, politics & culture in Arkansas. Instead, on the reports final page, the word hydromorphone, or Dilaudid, appeared as hydrocodone, which is another drug entirely. Accueil; Solution; Tarif; PRO; Mon compte; France; Accueil; Solution; Tarif; PRO; Mon compte If convicted, each could receive a sentence of from three to 10 years . Byers was not arrested nor was the case against him revealed. He advised he went and got a towel and told Mark to keep doing CPR and also told Ryan to take his girlfriend home and get back there. When this was complete, Waser was asked to return to Byers' home because he had "seemed to gain John Mark's trust". Its no surprise the juries found the prosecutions narrative compelling, Leveritt says: For them, the image of killer satanists headbanging to Metallica was more than plausible. She said it was one of the highest-rated pieces they had. Mark Byers also faces charges as the result of an episode July 11 in Hardy. (Associate Medical Examiner), Frank Peretti, M.D. It was almost like an out-of-body experience., When the credits rolled shortly after the unforgettable final scene, which shows a now-convicted Baldwin and Echols leaving the courtroom in handcuffs and entering a police cruiser as Metallica plays, Baldwin sat stunned. and talk normal, but then all of a sudden, he would get arrogant again, advising me that he was the father and he was going to take the kids. Injuries sustained from the impact of a telekinetically thrown car, Crushed by a telekinetically thrown metal door, Succumb or die instantly to gunshot wounds, Burned in their crib after a shelling was ordered on their home, Injuries sustained after a shelling was ordered on their home, Repeatedly smashed against the ground and ripped in half, Killed due to their hive mind connection to the demodogs. Jackie Hicks, Pamela Hobbs brother, came from the house and confronted Terry Hobbs again. Nor was the Dilaudid mentioned on the page listing the medical examiners findings. Christopher, known to family and friends as "Chris" was one of three murder victims in the "Robin Hood Hills Child Murders" case. By 1987, Byers had been married, fathered two children, been divorced, and remarried. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, dark shoes, and a . Disintegrated by the Prototype Gate Explosion. James stated that Byers had intentionally killed his wife. When Witt received the report, it offered no indication that Byers death might be connected to illegal drug activity. Our collection includes both England & Wales birth, marriage and death index for 1837-2006 as well as an extensive collection of Parish records dating back as far as the 16th century. Two murdered boys' stepfathers now face charges. The following year, three West Memphis teen-agers were convicted for the killings in a pair of sensational trials, which hinged on allegations of Satanism. For 48 years, we've been fighting the good fight in Little Rock and beyond with your support, we can do even more. A large number of people here feel the three teens convicted for the 'Paradise Lost' murders were wrongly convicted because of skimpy evidence and the fact that the teens were thought of as 'creepy'. Critics were effusive in their praise and stunned by the footageparticularly Roger Ebert, who wrote in a four-star review that at the end of the film I was unconvinced of their guilt. The film won Emmy and Peabody awards to go with more than a dozen other nominations. The arrests of the two stepfathers of the murdered children at West Memphis tend to underscore questions raised months ago by attorneys for defendants in the triple slaying case particularly about the adequacy of the investigation that led to the arrests of three local teenagers, none of whom had a record of prior violence. So when I saw this tiny little article in the Times, I wasnt about to free anybody that was guilty. Waser noted that there was a glass containing white liquid on the nightstand located to the right of the bed. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. [21], In November of 1997, a confidential informant known as "James" told Investigator Stan Witt that he believed Byers had been giving Melissa pills the entire day when she died on March 29th, 1996. However other needle marks were evident. The deputy signed an agreement stating that, if they did, Byers would not be charged with possession. John Mark called to Ryan twice. West Memphis is in the heart of the Bible Belt: just a two-hour drive from where, legend has it, the devil tuned Robert Johnsons guitar, in a state thats 46 percent evangelical Protestant. "He ask [sic] John Mark if Melissa was dead. Carter, now retired, responded to the call. All of those factors combined to create a tipping point, says Leveritt. Inevitably, the West Memphis Three case always comes up. Additionally, modern pennies are only 2.5% copper, so older pennies should be used instead for better results. "[3], On March 29th, 1996, at 3:30pm, Ryan and his girlfriend, Amanda, were dropped off from school at the Byers' residence. "[12], Waser met with Sheriff Powell, Chief Burton, and Investigator Witt to discuss searching the Byers' residence. "[15], Metz took Byers back to his home, but the two men were advised that no one was to enter the residence during the search. Well, perhaps not nobody. Deputy Sheriff C.L. Instead, he had the crime labs vague conclusion that, because of the lack of definitive anatomic or toxicological findings, the cause and manner of death are left undetermined. According to Clark, the causes of about 4 to 8 percent of deaths that are presented to medical examiners nationally are found to be undetermined. When they searched online, they found little to no information about the case. Peter Jackson, who would produce a separate documentary about the case titled West of Memphis in 2012, and his partner, Fran Walsh, funded an extensive private investigation and helped hire forensic experts to comb through evidence. [19], The following day, Waser visited Byers' home and was informed of Melissa's recurring drug habit. Powell told Witt that a woman named Melissa Byers had been taken by ambulance from her residence in Cherokee Village to Eastern Ozarks Regional Hospital. Supporting the Arkansas Times' independent journalism is more vital than ever. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melissa Byers. I agree. I cannot but I believe he did in my mind. While police had focused on Echols and Baldwin in the intervening weeks because of their reputation, the arrests came largely because of a confession by Misskelley, which was leaked to the largest newspaper in the area, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and ran under the banner headline Teen describes cult torture of boys. At a press conference shortly after the arrests, the lead investigator was asked how confident he felt about the case on a scale of 1-10. No physical evidence was produced linking any of the accused teen-agers with the crime, and no motive for the killings was introduced other than that the murders had been part of an demonic ritual. As a reader of the Arkansas Times, you know were dedicated to bringing you tough, determined, and feisty journalism that holds the powerful accountable. I grabbed his arm and shoulder and guided his body to the floor. They seized the marijuana as evidence, along with a glass on the night stand which contained an alcoholic beverage, believed to be peach schnapps. She was married to John Mark Byers. Its headlined by not only the films directors, but also Sheila Nevins, its executive producer and winner of 32 individual Emmy awards, more than any other person in history. One of those shows, Truth & Justice With Bob Ruff, became the basis for an Oxygen docuseries last year titled The Forgotten West Memphis Three, which took a closer look at the three victims and tried to shine new light on the evidence. A quarter-century later, what does the documentary tell us about citizen activism, the criminal justice system, and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and 90s? Byers mentioned two people in Memphis whom he put in that category, and he referred to helping authorities at Marion on their investigation into an illegal methamphetamine lab. In fact, for the better part of 1993, it was nearly impossible to find anyone who believed they were innocent. Like everyone else who was familiar with the case, they wanted to know who committed the crimes, but their main goal was advocacy, not using the opportunity to play investigators. Byers drove into Hardy accompanied by a teen-aged boy. Buried in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. And here is another: A year and a half ago, it was Jackie Hicks who, as part of a search team scanning West Memphis for the missing children, was the first to discover the bodies of young Steve Branch and his two murdered playmates. But then the verdicts arrived: Both Baldwin and Echols were found guilty on all counts, just like Misskelley had been six weeks before them. Melissa also had traces of Lithium, valproic acid (used to treat seizures and post traumatic stress disorder), and marijuana in her urine. Through what Jim Clark, the director of the crime lab, recently described as a typographical error, no mention of the finding of Dilaudid appeared in the autopsy reports conclusions. It was so emotionally taxing to watch and go through it again, he says. Now, he was being asked to consider something that he never dreamed he would: accepting a plea deal that would set the West Memphis Three free, but require them to give up their quest for exoneration. He said Byers behaved arrogantly, and that the woman was upset and begged him not to leave. Originally from Willard, Mo., she spent nearly three years reporting in Arkansas and Illinois before returning to Missouri and joining The Star in 2017. While thats cooled from the days of concerts in the shadows of the Arkansas Supreme Court building, the documentaries still live on HBO Max, where they pull in new viewers to this day. Byers got up to get some milk and asked if Melissa wanted anything. The idea, Berlinger says, was to tell a story of disaffected youthabout kids killing kids., There was no reason not to believe the press, Berlinger says. "[7], At approximately 5:30pm, an ambulance responded to Cherokee Village where Melissa was reported as being unresponsive. Speaking by phone last month, he comes across, in many ways, like the person Berlinger says he encountered in prison in 1994: polite, deferential, soft-spoken. She alleged that he told her how he had put gasoline all around the trailer and then used a cigarette as a fuse. Melissa had older scars on her wrists. If convicted, each could receive a sentence of from three to 10 years and a fine of up to $10,000. Norm Metz stated that when the EMTs showed up "Ryan kept mumbling something and he did not seem coherent. <>/Metadata 79 0 R/ViewerPreferences 80 0 R>>
When the pair got the call from Nevins, they mobilized immediately, landing in Arkansas shortly after the arrests. None of the initial trio behind WM3.orgnor their friend Lisa Fancher, who later became a key part of the efforthad ever considered themselves an activist to that point. Melissa's return to the home coincided with her son's. If the state of Arkansas has a deep and abiding belief that the West Memphis Three are child murderers and did these terrible crimes, then shame on them for letting them out after 18 and a half years because a bunch of celebrities are whining about it, Berlinger says. Not everyone believes that the West Memphis Three are innocent of the killings of Michael Moore, Stevie Branch, and Christopher Byers. That same year, Byers was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening for an assault on his former wife. Houston said it appeared that Hicks passed the first lick, and a fight ensued. Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (636) 486-2669. A heavy metal test was conducted and none were found. His parents divorced when he was four years old & shortly afterward his mother married John Mark Byers, who adopted the boy. Byers himself was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor. But most notably, his initial timeline of events didnt match what was known about the crimes, and every time he offered a detail that diverged from the accepted chronology, the interrogating officers seemed to steer him back in the direction of the official version. Hes subdued when discussing the facts of the case, but he comes alive while recounting his work with the Jaycees while in prison, or buying Metallicas Black Album when it came out in 1991. Bakken and Sauls say they tried to avoid offering theories about the case publicly, opting instead to try to work through official channels. The right thoracic puncture mark and the right wrist puncture mark were both covered by Band-Aids. A drug screen tested positive for hydromorphone (Dilaudid), but negative for alcohol). While Echols was characterized as the group s ringleader and sentenced to death, Misskelley and Ba1dwin were sentenced to life in prison. When we were driving in the car a lot, wed play a lot of the Metallica album Master of Puppets, says Alex Sinofsky, who became a doctor instead of getting behind the camera himself. Going by what was said in the article about the ME not being able to determine cause of death, we can safely assume it wasn't a natural death caused by something like a heart attack or massive cerebral hemmorage, both of which leave definite signs. We send our thoughts our prayers to her and his family and our team wishes her to be in total health. Dilaudid was not among them. Few celebrities at the time did as much as Henry Rollins, however. Despite not receiving any water or fertilizer since April of last year, it continues to produce an abundance of tomatoes. "[24], In December of 1997, Mandy Beasley told Investigator Stan Witt that while she was at the Byers' residence on the day Melissa died, John Mark told her that he hoped the investigators would not find the three syringes that were located in the bottom drawer of a dresser in the bedroom. This is on mara's new website Sheriff to re-examine Byers 'cold case' Posted by Mara on Friday November 10, 2006 Sheriff Dale Weaver, of Sharp County, Arkansas, said in an October interview that his office intends to do some additional work within the next few months to answer questions that have lingered for more than 10 years over the death of Melissa Byers, (shown in the self-portrait above). Filming the activists work seemed like the best place for Berlinger and Sinofsky to turn their attention; what better way to show the continued plight of the West Memphis Three than to show regular people dedicating their free time to fighting for them? WWE legend Melissa Coates has died at the age of 50 after undergoing a leg amputation last year to stop her arteries being blocked by blood clots, leaving her former colleagues from around the wrestling world to voice their shock. People would drive by and yell at us, Theyre going to burn in hell, Sauls says. When there wasn't one he started CPR. To Powell, her death looked like a possible homicide. 3 0 obj
He advised that Byers did not clarify who they were.. You need corroborating evidence.. Not only had their son Christopher sustained the most savage of the attacks, but John Mark and Melissa Byers stood out as the most demonstrative of the parents in the film. At approximately 9:40 that night, Witt and eight other officers organized a search at the Byers home. Christopher Mark Byers. This story was originally published April 26, 2019, 9:48 PM. A longer trail of violence followed the lives of Melissa and Mark Byers, the mother and stepfather of Christopher Byers, another of the young victims of that crime, who, besides being murdered, was also found castrated. 1 0 obj
Growing up and over a 6 foot trellis and trailing back down to the ground, this plant looks incredibly healthy with no leaf loss anywhere. A year later, when the film Paradise Lost was shown on television and then released to theaters, John Mark and Melissa Byers were brought to national attention. Memphis' 1993 triple murders had drugs in her system when she died, but not enough to cause her death, a county sheriff says. They told reporters they wanted to escape the publicity that had engulfed them and live peacefully, but police say, rather, that, since arriving, the couple has disturbed the peace. peter w busch why is it important to serve your family how did melissa byers die. The drug is a potent opiate. The concept of citizen investigations intrigues Berlinger just as much as it did in the 1990s, though today hes often more concerned with the moral implications. The shooting Tuesday led to an hours long standoff at the house in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard. They continued to drive around until evening when they went to Ryan's grandfather's house.[4]. In February, Netflix released Berlingers Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, a docuseries that looked at the 2013 death of Elisa Lam, a Canadian student who died while vacationing in Los Angeles. 4 0 obj
Daniel Stidham of Paragould is the lawyer for Jessie Misskelley, who was accused, along with Echols and Jason Baldwin, of killing the three West Memphis children. The sheriffs is now investigating an explosion and subsequent fire that destroyed 1976 Dodge Travelmate motor home that was parked in Atwoods driveway.). Melissa and John Mark Byers were having problems in their marriage in 1996. Before she went to the hospital. Metz advised he checked for a pulse, lifted her eyelids, and looked at her eyes. The Byers family has been part of the news in Arkansas since the morning of May 6, 1993, when the bodies of three 8-year-old boysSteven Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byerswere found in a drainage ditch in a wooded area near the West Memphis subdivision where they lived. She did not respond. Essentially, it allows the accused to assert their innocence while pleading guilty, conceding that the prosecution has an overwhelming amount of evidence to procure a conviction. Melissa's heart was reportedly enlarged and her atrioventricular node was narrowed. 24 Jun . Baldwin remembers grabbing a Mountain Dew and a burrito and sitting down, still unaware of what he was about to watch. He said he was at the Byers' residence on March 29th, 1996. She died at . He advised that when he left, he almost flipped his car over he left so fast, spinning gravel. It was a call about Damien Echolshe wasnt dead, but his wife, Lorri Davis, feared he might be soon. And there were some signs of deteriorating health, such as obesity, narrowing of some arteries, and a gallstone. She died on March 29, 1996 in Arkansas, USA. In May of that year, police discovered the bodies of Michael Moore, Stevie Branch, and Christopher Byers in the Robin Hood Hills, a small wooded area near the I-40/I-55 exchange. He served three years probation. He was wearing sunglasses and had this weird hair, big cowboy boots. Metz checked for a pulse and told Byers to perform CPR. The person taking the statement felt that James was implying he was there and witnessed this. In June 1996, Paradise Lost debuted on HBO, bringing the story of the West Memphis Three to TV sets and showing the power of the camera in the courtroom. What was strange was that, while the drug showed up in Melissa Byers urine, suggesting recent use, it was not found in her blood, which would be expected of a lethal agent. Visit Us 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203 glentunnel to christchurch FREE QUOTE. "KeelX+RB]eYX]Q.VU#^jUoOXrXExLUmxw/f4Tk}[Y{|/X%w@M+N(l That was wrong. Christopher Byers, also known as Christopher Murray, was born on June 23rd, 1984. (Police questioned Byers several times during the investigation, but never considered him a suspect.) Byers drove on, but then turned around and returned to the bridge, where witnesses said he asked the boy from Hardy if he had a problem, and suggested that he take it over in the shade and settle it like a man., The group of seven people six juveniles, as Rose put it, and Byers then moved to a spot by the river known as the Pecan Grove. Echols, who prosecutors argued was the ringleader, was sentenced to death. Estate Planning Paralegal. Police also noted what appeared to be attempts to clean the dining room, living room, kitchen and bathroom. He was charged with a felony cocaine count and carrying a weapon. No, he said, according to a transcript of that interview. The trials were sensational from start to finish, partly for the gruesomeness of the crimes, and partly because the police case was predicated on the belief that the killings had been part of a Satanistic orgy. Both wrists bore multiple, well-healed, linear scars. In general, who is most likelyto commit a crime against a child: A family member or A devil worshipingcult? As for ordering Byers out of the district, Lambert said, such an arrangement can be legal if done with the agreement of the party being banished. BabyCenter. Melissa Byers. "She was a beautiful woman. While Byers went into the local gas company to conduct some business, another boy passed by the truck and he and the boy who was riding with Byers exchanged words. The boy on foot then proceeded to whats known as the old Hardy bridge over the Spring River, where he joined a group of four other friends, ranging in age from 15 to 17 years old. They saw the same thing you did. Thats one of the reasons Im arresting you.. how did melissa byers die. Gitchell said, Thats our problem. Lacking a coherent explanation from its owner, the question of how human blood got on that knife a 9-inch long, serrated Kershaw has never been cleared up. Their trials were recorded by a pair of documentary filmmakers working under contract with HBO. Misskelley initially told police that the killings happened during the day; knowing that they actually occurred some time after dusk, the officers corrected him, helping him retrofit his story to the cases few known facts. I had a friend who was working on 20/20, and they had done a film about exorcism in one of the magazine pieces, Nevins says. A benefit album was released in 2000, and the phrase made it into a Dawsons Creek episode when Pacey shouted Free the West Memphis Three over an airport intercom. korbell plus refill apotea; jake hess death; lithonia shop light model 1233 At this point, Ryan said he couldn't "take it anymore" and so he and Amanda left, drove around, got gas, and bought a soda. And without substantial physical evidence, police zeroed in on a pair of teens they knew well: Echols, a self-professed Wiccan who wore all black and read Stephen King, and his best friend Baldwin, who was considered an outsider because of his love of drawing and bands like Metallica. This is not a smoking-gun-type case.. But that was all, and the amounts of neither of those substances exceeded therapeutic levels. The great irony of the 18-year quest to free the West Memphis Three is that it didnt begin as a crusade. The 28+ Demodogs are seen falling after Eleven closes the gate. Melissa Byers. (At one point, Sauls says, it landed on Yahoos list of the top 100 websites.) They asked to see a cut, and they immediately said, Not only are we going to let you use all that music, but were not going to charge you anything for it., Metallica would be the first celebrities to throw their support behind the West Memphis Three, but they were far from the last. ", >That same large number of people here feel that Mark Beyers is guilty of, >the 'Paradise Lost' murders because of skimpy evidence and the fact that. They even hired experts to examine the case, including a forensic criminal profiler who discovered what appeared to be bite marks on one of the victims that didnt match any of the convicted. While Berlinger says that the work of people like Bakken and Sauls was more impressive than that of any celebrity, its undeniable that the famous and influential brought a megaphone and funding mechanism to this case that most never get. Melissa Byers died at age 35 years old on July 2, 2010. 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