West Memphis 3 Crime Scene Photos [repack]

The crime scene was chaotic, muddy, and, by all accounts, horrific. The boys had been tied with their own shoelaces. One boy’s shirt was pulled over his head, creating a makeshift bind. The initial police photographers captured everything: the position of the bodies, the surrounding water, the lacerations, and the seemingly ritualistic nature of the bindings.

| # | Accession | Shot Type | Primary Content | Forensic Relevance | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑001 | Overview | Vacant lot, 2 × 2 m area, yellow‑tinted grass, a rusted metal fence. | Establishes scene context, possible point‑of‑entry for perpetrators. | | 2 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑002 | Mid‑range | Two bodies partially covered by a tarp, one on top of the other; police tape visible. | Shows positioning; later used to infer cause‑of‑death & assault sequence. | | 3 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑003 | Detail | Close‑up of a (belonging to victim Steve Stewart) with a blood‑stained hem . | Blood pattern analysis; potential for DNA extraction (later performed). | | 4 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑004 | Detail | Sewage pipe adjacent to the bodies; rust and grime visible. | Potential source of trace evidence (soil, fibers). | | 5 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑005 | Close‑up | Shoes (size 8, black leather) lying near the right leg of victim Michael Miller. | Shoe‑print comparison; later claimed to match a suspect’s footwear (later disproven). | | 6 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑006 | Overview | Police officers in uniform standing around the scene; a police cruiser with “SHELBY COUNTY” on the side. | Documentation of law‑enforcement presence; useful for procedural chronology. | | 7 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑007 | Detail | Hair fibers on the hem of a victim’s shirt, magnified with a macro lens. | Later subjected to microscopic and DNA analysis (no match to accused). | | 8 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑008 | Detail | Blood spatter pattern on the ground; arrows indicate direction of impact. | Blood‑pattern analysis (BPA) suggests a vertical impact from a height >1 m. | | 9 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑009 | Mid‑range | Police evidence markers (white numbered flags) surrounding a piece of torn fabric. | Establishes evidentiary chain; critical for later forensic review. | | 10 | TSAR‑WM‑1993‑010 | Detail | Fingerprint on a metal latch of the fence (visible with oblique lighting). | Fingerprint was later lifted; matched to unknown male , not the three defendants. | | … | … | … | … | … | west memphis 3 crime scene photos