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The Tragedy at Robin Hood Hills: How the Media, Witchcraft, and a False Confession Imprisoned the West Memphis Three and Ultimately Led to their Freedom

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dc.contributor.authorUnruh, Madisonen_US
dc.contributor.editorOtto, Jonen_US
dc.contributor.editorStrachan, Kierstenen_US
dc.contributor.editorThompson, Ritaen_US
dc.contributor.editorHurd, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.editorCole, Emilyen_US
dc.contributor.editorSmith, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.editorMiles, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.editorCapps, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.editorCollins, Adrianaen_US
dc.contributor.editorDixon, Arthuren_US
dc.contributor.editorRodríguez, Moniqueen_US
dc.contributor.editorRomines, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.editorOtis, Franklinen_US
dc.contributor.editorClark, Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorFolsom, Raphaelen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorOlberding, Garreten_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGriswold, Roberten_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-15T21:57:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T15:13:03Z
dc.date.available2016-11-15T21:57:18Z
dc.date.available2021-04-14T15:13:03Z
dc.date.issued4/1/16en_US
dc.descriptionHonorable Mentions for the Griswold Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Historical Scholarshipen_US
dc.description.abstractBeginning in the 1980s, America was plagued with a fear of Satanism and witchcraft. The establishment of Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan, the expansion of the Wiccan religion, and cult leaders like Jim Jones and Charles Manson making headlines in the decades prior, culminated in national anxieties over occult practices. In the midst of the hysteria, three gruesome murders of young boys occurred in the small town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Unable to comprehend the shocking homicides, the community turned to witchcraft to explain the unexplainable.en_US
dc.description.undergraduateundergraduate
dc.description.urihttp://history.ou.edu/journal-2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244.46/1243
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOU historical journal ; 5 (Spring 2016)en_US
dc.titleThe Tragedy at Robin Hood Hills: How the Media, Witchcraft, and a False Confession Imprisoned the West Memphis Three and Ultimately Led to their Freedomen_US
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