West Memphis 3 freed on plea deal

LEGAL MANEUVER ALLOWS TRIO TO MAINTAIN INNOCENCE; ACKNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE TO CONVICT THEM

JONESBORO (AP) — Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old Cub Scouts and dumping their bodies in an Arkansas ditch changed their pleas Friday, resolving a yearslong effort to win their freedom.

Under a plea bargain, Damien Echols, Jason...

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