On May 5, 1993, second-graders Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch,
and Michael Moore disappeared from their West Memphis, Arkansas,
homes. The following afternoon, their nude, beaten, and bound
bodies were discovered in a drainage ditch less than a mile
away.
After a troublesome confession, three local teenagers, later
dubbed the "West Memphis Three," were arrested, tried, and
convicted in early 1994. Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley
received life sentences, while ringleader Damien Echols went to
death row. Three years later, the documentary film "Paradise Lost"
premiered on HBO, and the effect on viewers was dramatic. Many
became skeptical of the verdicts and also felt one of the fathers
of the victims was a better suspect-John Mark Byers.
In "Untying the Knot," author Greg Day tells the true story of
John Mark Byers and the about-face he made to free the men
convicted of the crime. Day exposes the propaganda campaign used to
convince a gullible public that Byers was complicit in the deaths
of his wife and son. Based on court transcripts and hours of
personal interviews, "Untying the Knot" explores all the case
evidence while interweaving dialogues and statements. It traces the
life of Byers from his roots in rural Arkansas, to his son's murder
and the death of his wife, to his ultimate imprisonment in 1999. It
reveals a man redeemed by prison and whose change of heart changed
his life.
"Day has captured the essence of a towering personality engulfed
by an impossible situation. John Mark Byers is an immensely complex
character, and Untying the Knot pulls no punches in revealing the
man in all his seeming contradictions."
-John Douglas, "Mindhunter"
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2012 |
| First published: |
May 2012 |
| Authors: |
Greg Day
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
340 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4759-1171-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
| LSN: |
1-4759-1171-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781475911718 |
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