Episode 17: God, the Devil, and Damien

Podcast: Crooked Tree: A West Memphis 3 Podcast · Paul Day and Kristin Rich

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

In the hours and days after the bodies of Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers are recovered, West Memphis investigators begin receiving tips steeped in the era’s widespread fears of satanic ritual abuse. A call from a Texas Child Protective Services worker about alleged ritualistic killings in Gilmer, TX sets an early tone. Lieutenant James Sudbury and juvenile officer Steve Jones quickly zero in on Damien Echols, interviewing the teenager at his family’s trailer on May 7 based on their shared belief that the crime shows “overtones of a cult sacrifice." By Mother’s Day, May 9, t...