Ep 102-105 A Harvest of Innocence by Dan Stidham and Tom McCarthy

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Dan Stidham & Jill at Crimecon 2024 Nashville! 

Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, & Michael Moore 

AUOPSY REPORT- STEVE BRANCH

AUTOPSY RESPORT CHRISTOPHER BYERS

AUTOPSY REPORT MICHAEL MOORE

Memorial to Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers & Michael Moore 

Diagram of Robin Hood Hills - where the bodies of the boys were found.

Letter from Michael Moore's parents, Todd & Diane Moore

on the Paradise Lost trilogy & Alford Plea- 2011

Echols- Baldwin trial- Arkansas State Police Dive Joel Mullins w. knife 

(Martin David Hill)

The serrated edge knife

(Martin David Hill)

Dock behind Jason Baldwin's trailer where knife was found Nov 1993.

(Martin David Hill)

Echols Jury "T-Chart" - with reference to Jessie Misskelley's confession crossed out. 

Baldwin Jury "T-Chart" with reference to Jessie Misskelley's confession crossed out (DISCARD)

 

Hanging with Dr Baden at Crimecon 2023

Meeting former FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief, John Douglas

SOURCES - Episodes 102-105

Amanda Hanson, WM3 Judge David Burnett breaks his silence after 18 years, K8News.com, Feb. 9, 2012.

Alaa Elassar, New DNA testing can be requested by 'West Memphis 3' case defendant Damien Echols, Arkansas Supreme Court rules, April 19, 2024.

Aly Vander Hayden, Who Killed the 3 Boys in the 'West Memphis Three' Case? FBI Profiler Theorizes Suspect Knew Victims, Oxygen.com, March 29, 2020.

Andrew Mobley, New DNA Testing in West Memphis 3 case may exonerate convicted, find 'real killer' in 2025, ABC7On your Side-KATV.com, Dec. 31, 2024.

Brittany Williams, Mindhunter: Former FBI unit chief recalls high-profile cases, )ct 13, 2017.

Cathy Frye, Ex-Profiler Sees 1 Killer in Slayings, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Nov. 2, 2007.

Christopher Byers: Autopsy, Autopsyfile.com, 2024

Dan Stidham & Tom McCarthy, A Harvest of Innocence- The Untold Story of the West Memphis Three Murder Case, Dan Stidham, 2023. 

David Jacoby Interview with Bob Ruff 2018, Truth and Justice Podcast, 2024

Desten Davis, Attorney from West Memphis 3 breaks 30 years of silence in A Harvest of Innocence, The Saline Courier, June 12, 2024.

Douglas O'Linder, Jury Decisions in the West Memphis 3 Case, Famous Trials, UMKS School of Law, 1995-2024.

Ep 189: Dan Stidham Talks About the West Memphis 3, His New Book and Personal Grief, Paragould Podcast, Sept 2, 2022.

False Confession, The Innocence Project, 2024.

George Jared, Witches in West Memphis...and another false confession, George Jared, 2016.

Gina Tron, Was 'Animal Predation' the real cause of the victims brutal injuries in the West Memphis Three Case?, Oxygen, March 29, 2020.

groled, Mother of Murdered West Memphis 8-Year-Old speaks out about New Evidence in the case, News3 WREG-Memphis Jan 23, 2012. 

Innocence Project Statement in Response to Arkansas Supreme Court Ruling in Damien Echols' DNA Testing Request, Innocence Project, April 16, 2024.

Interview with Amanda Hobbs- West Memphis 3, Unforbidden Truth podcast, May 5, 2024.

Interview with Terry Hobbs- West Memphis 3, Unforbidden Truth podcast, May 15 2021.

Jessie Misskelley's False Confession, Free the West Memphis Three.com, 2008-2022.

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Michael Moore- Autopsy, AutopsyFiles.com, 2024.

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Michele Reese, New Details in New Affidavits About West Memphis Murders, News3 WREG-Memphis,  March 27, 2013.

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Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh, West of Memphis, 2012.

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Ronny Reyes, 'West Memphis Three' lawyer reveals chilling new theory behind murder of 8 year old boys, New York Post, July 21, 2024.

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Ep 102-104 Arkansas Possum Pie Recipe

 

 Arkansas Possum Pie

From Amy - House of Nash Eats!

Ingredients for PECAN SHORTBREAD CRUST

1 Cup all-purpose flour

1/2 Cup Salted Butter

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

3/4 Cup chopped pecans

PUDDING LAYER

1 Cup Granulated Sugar

1/3 Cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder

3 Tbsp Cornstarch

2 Tbsp flour

Pinch of salt

3 Eggs

2 Cups whole milk (yes, whole)

2 Tbsp salted butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

CREAM CHEESE LAYER

8 oz. cream cheese softened

1/2 Cup heavy whipped cream

2 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

WHIPPED CREAM LAYER

2 Cups Heavy Cream

1/2 Cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1-2 Tbsp chopped pecans

grated chocolate for decoration

DIRECTIONS

CRUST 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Melt butter. Combine with flour, brown sugar and pecans. Press into bottom of a 9 inch pie pan.

3. Bake 15-20 minutes (the edges turn brown). Remove, cool completely. 

CHOCOLATE LAYER

4. Combine sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, flour and salt in a medium sauce pan, whisk well. 

5. In a separate bowl, combine egg YOLKS and milk, whisk well. Then add to sugar/cocoa mixture in the saucepan, whisking to combine. 

6. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until pudding begins to thicken and bubble (7-10 minutes).  

7. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla, stirring until the butter is melted and combined.

8. Transfer the chocolate pudding to a shallow bowl and cover with plastic wrap to prevent a 'skin' from forming, then refrigerate for 30 minutes to help the filling to cool off. 

9. When filling is mostly cool, and the cream cheese layer is ready, remove plastic wrap & stir. Spread over cream cheese layer.  Cover the pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours until set. 

CREAM CHEESE LAYER

10. In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla using a hand mixture until smooth.  Spread over the bottom of the cooled pecan pie crust. (Now put the chocolate pudding layer on top of the cream cheese layer). 

WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING

11. Beat the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla with hand mixer until whipped cream forms and holds shaped when the beaters are removed (stiff).

12. Spread the whipped cream over the top of the chocolate pudding layer. Sprinkled with a handful of chopped pecans and chocolate sharving before slicing and serving. 

Thank you, Amy from House of Nash Eats!  I HIGHLY recommend the recipes in in this site, they sound delicious. OMG! 

AND- I am pairing this delicious Arkansas Possum Pie with-- Woodford Reserve

WOODFORD RESERVE WHISKEY 

Chief Clay Bryant Releases 3rd Book: Solving the Murder of Vieng Phovixay Out October 14, 2024!

One of my dear friends, retired Chief Clay Bryant, appeared on the Murder Shelf Book Club podcast back in Ep 66-69, my first two-fer, on two cold case murders that he solved.  Now, Chief Bryant is back with his third book, Solving the Murder of Vieng Phovixay: Evil Dwells in West Georgia.  Having loved the first two, this one left me astounded at the audacity of the killer, marveling at Clay Bryant's ability to solve these decade old cold-cases. 

Available for pre-order and purchase on Amazon, this riveting story is described below:

"Cold Case" Clay Bryant unravels a 20-year-old cold-case murder. After a daring escape from certain death in a North Vietnamese prison, followed by years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Savang Phovixay and his family sought safety and a better life in the United States.  That dream was shattered when their daughter, Vieng, disappeared in October 1987. In spite of substantial leads, she remained missing until 1989 when her skeletonized remains wee found bound to a tree in rural Georgia. The crime remained an unsolved tragedy for nearly two decades until Bryant took on the case in search of justice for Vieng and her family."

If you are ready for another outstanding true crime book that gets directly to the point, then pick up a copy of Clay Bryant's new book.  I give it 5 stars out of 5 stars!