The missing DNA results from the 2011 DNA tests in the West Memphis Three case have begun to trickle in in response to our FOIA request. Here are the first documents. Not much here, but it’s a start.

2011-07-14 Supplemental Forensic Report

2011-07-25 Supplemental Forensic Report

And so, we reach the end. We discuss our theories in the case of the West Memphis 3. What’s the evidence of guilt? Of innocence? And most importantly, who murdered Stevie, Michael, and Christopher?

The Consult’s Julia Cowley joins the show to discuss our interview with Terry Hobbs and the profile of the killer or killers.

Julia Cowley, former member of the FBI’s elite behavioral analysis unit and host of the Consult Podcast, joins us for an interview with Terry Hobbs, Stevie Branch’s stepfather and a controversial figure in the West Memphis 3 case.

If the West Memphis 3 didn’t commit these murders, who did? We look at some alternative suspects.

We conclude our look at Jessie Misskelley’s confessions with the infamous Bible confession. How is it different? What can it tell us? And does it prove the West Memphis 3 are guilty?

Recently we made a FOIA request for all DNA results in the West Memphis 3 case. We’d hoped to find the 2011 results which have been a source of controversy. Those results are not available and apparently not in the possession of the state. We were, however, provided results from 2007 and 2008. Many of these were attached to the Rule 37 motion and it is possible, if not likely, that they are all available somewhere, albeit buried in filings most people may not have read. Here they are for your convenience.

Bode submission

Bode STR

Bode 01-02-2007

Bode 06-04-08

Bode 01-25-07

Bode 12-30-05

But there was one result which was interesting. As we discussed, it has been widely reported and generally believed that the jeans with suspected semen stains has never been tested. Based on this result, that appears to be false:

Not only was no semen detected, no DNA consistent with sperm was found and the partial DNA sequence from epithelial cells did not match Misskelley, Baldwin, or Echols. This is a significant finding, given Jessie’s story about the jeans alleging that Echols masturbated and ejaculated onto them. It’s possible these are different jeans, though that seems unlikely. I’m interested in people’s thoughts on this. Significant? Already known? Irrelevant? What say you?

We’ve addressed Jessie Misskelley’s first confession. Now we tackle a lesser-known interview with defense witness Richard Ofshe. By the time of this discussion, Jessie has recanted his confession. So why is he discussing the events of the murders as if he were involved?

We’ve been talking about this case for 17 episodes, but it really all comes down to Jessie Misskelley’s confessions. Are they true? Was he led? Did he make it all up? We begin with the confession that started it all.

We continue our coverage of The West Memphis 3 by examining the teens’ alibis on the night of the murder. Are they believable or do they offer more questions than answers?