No plot, says Dirksmeyer suit filing
Defendants in a lawsuit filed by the boyfriend of murder victim Nona Dirksmeyer denied in a court filing Monday that they conspired to protect another suspect …
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Judge allows due-process suit
A federal judge cleared the way Monday for a lawsuit filed by the boyfriend of murder victim Nona Dirksmeyer to proceed to trial.
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Dirksmeyer-suit notice to be published
A warning order for Gary Dunn, who formerly was charged in the death of Nona Dirksmeyer, to respond to a lawsuit naming him and two others as defendants will b…
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Ellington: Money a factor in West Memphis deal
Prosecutor and congressional hopeful Scott Ellington says costs to the state and potential juror misconduct factored into his decision to agree to the deal tha…
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Hardy developer facing $3 million in penalties
Former Hardy land developer Wayne Watkins faces $3 million in civil penalties as a result of a judgment rendered in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Dustin …
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Kevin Jones’ suit against officers gets trial date
A federal judge has set a trial date for two Russellville law officers who are the targets of a lawsuit by a man who was acquitted in the death of beauty queen…
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Federal court hears appeal in doctor bombing case
A federal appeals court is expected to hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of a doctor convicted in a 2009 bombing that nearly killed the head of the Ark…
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Detective in Dirksmeyer case seeks suit's dismissal
The law enforcement officers who are the target of a civil lawsuit filed by the boyfriend of slain beauty queen Nona Dirksmeyer are asking a federal judge to d…
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Resolve to clear clutter in your house, life
January is almost over, and so might be your New Year’s resolution to finally get organized, Rhonda Owen tells us in HomeStyle. But don't give up, she writes.
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Director helping Echols in seeking pardon
Director Peter Jackson said Friday that he was working with Damien Echols in hopes of getting the man a complete pardon.
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Lawyer to teach course on West Memphis case
A lawyer who represented one of the defendants in the West Memphis murders of three Boy Scouts plans to teach a two-week course on the case at the University o…
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Alamo followers
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from followers of evangelist Tony Alamo who had their children taken away when they wouldn’t agree not to expose them to…
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Order allows men in West Memphis murders to attend film premiere
Three men released from prison in a plea deal that settled their appeal of 1993 murder convictions will be allowed to attend the New York premiere of a film on…
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Judge lifts Dirksmeyer silence order
Circuit Judge Bill Pearson lifted a gag order on Monday that for years had prevented witnesses, family members and attorneys from talking publicly about former…
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9/11 reflections: A sister shares her experience at Ground Zero
This is not an uplifting contemplation of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, imbuing a Zen-like acceptance of life going on or invoking concepts like hope and resi…
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Judgment affirmed for 2 tied to Alamo
A judge Tuesday upheld an award of $66 million to two men who said evangelist Tony Alamo ordered them to be beaten and placed on fasts and verbally abused them…
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Ex-Alamo followers respond to motion in lawsuit
The attorney for two former Tony Alamo followers says a request to reduce a $66 million judgment against the convicted evangelist minimizes the men’s sufferin…
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W. Memphis police chief retiring, to focus on talks
West Memphis Police Chief Robert Paudert, whose son and another police officer were fatally shot last year during a traffic stop, will retire Wednesday to focu…
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Crime Lab to look at DNA in ’93 case
Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington said the State Crime Laboratory has agreed to analyze DNA collected from a West Memphis crime scene where three 8-year-old…
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Ex-Alamo followers closer to collecting from suit
The attorney for two former followers of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo is being allowed to pursue the sale of a portion of properties once held by an Alamo …
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For 3 freed and in spotlight, legal tethers loosened
An hour after being released from prison Friday afternoon, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin scooted into a dark, tinted-windowed SUV that whisked the two men to…
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Release of 3 topic of forum
A panel discussion will be held Thursday about the legal battle over Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr., who served more than 17 years in p…
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3 freed hearkens back to 3 slain
At Weaver Elementary School, a small gazebo stands testament to the memory of three 8-year-old boys who once romped across this empty playground.
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3 plead guilty to murders, are set free
Three men convicted in the 1993 slayings of three West Memphis boys walked out of court as free men Friday after pleading guilty to reduced charges under an un…
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Alford plea by 3 solved difficulty for both sides
Stale evidence. New DNA testing. Allegations of jury misconduct.
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Three are free: Mixed reactions, mostly joy
The West Memphis murders in 1993 riveted a state, if not a nation, from the onset. Over the years, proving the innocence of who supporters called the West Mem…
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Echols says justice 'neither pretty nor is it perfect'
A statement form Damien Echols after he, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were freed Friday, Aug. 19.
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VIDEO: Plea reached in West Memphis murders
Three men convicted of the murder of three West Memphis boys have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a deal with prosecutors that will have them released from…
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Prosecutor says 'interests of justice' served in case
A statement from Scott Ellington, the prosecutor in the West Memphis case.
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Sources say deal will let 3 go free
The three men convicted in the 1993 killings of three West Memphis boys will be set free after pleading guilty today to first-degree murder if a judge approves…
