Greetings Society of Graverobbers,
Anybody else get the blues after Halloween? I find myself continuing to view Halloween themed films just to keep the spirit of Halloween alive in our home. The orange and black Halloween decorations still dangle from nails around the house. Although we did have to dispose of the Jack-O-Lanterns. They were nothing more than a black pile of rot anyway.
Not much to report for November. I will be shutting myself up in the crypt recovering from the busy month of October and playing catch up with the workload that has stacked up.
The Cabaret Macabre was a huge success and we plan on making it a regular happening (whether that is annually or bi-annually). For those of you who did not get a chance to make it out, you will have that opportunity again. Until then, Cabaret Macabre 2009 merchandise is now available on our website.
CABARET MACABRE MERCH AVAILABLE!
Along with the new Ghoultown: Mistress of the Dark CD/DVD being available on our online store, you can now purchase merchandise from Gris Grimly's Cabaret Macabre.
Cabaret Macabre featured live performances by Creature Feature and The Voodoo Organist, Burlesque by Victoria Vengeance and Opera by Ashley Knight. There was a galleria of art (by Gris Grimly), magic, theater and comedy in a club atmosphere. Now, you can get the merchandise from the event at our store.
The event shirts and prints are both available separately or in bundle packs. Both shirts are available in men's tees and women's fitted tees. The limited edition silk-screen prints are signed and numbered out of 100. While supplies last, we are throughing in a 1-inch button from the event with every Cabaret Macabre purchase.
So hurry on over to
www.madcreator.com.
NEWS ON THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE!
Three eyewitnesses have come forward and provided sworn statements that they saw Steven Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore with Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of Steven Branch, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 1993, immediately before the time the boys disappeared. Hobbs was calling loudly at the children and ordering them to return to his house. The new evidence establishes that the last person who had custody of the three boys before they vanished and died was Terry Hobbs. Jamie Clark Ballard, who lived only three doors down from Terry and Pam Hobbs, has supplied a sworn affidavit, as have both her mother and her sister.
Based upon this new evidence, a motion on behalf of Damien Echols was delivered to the Arkansas Supreme Court asking the court to order the matter to the Circuit Court to permit further factual development of Echols’s claims of actual innocence.
Police never questioned Terry Hobbs during the original investigation of the crimes, but after new evidence was revealed that his DNA was found at the crime scene in 2007, he was questioned by West Memphis Police Department on June 21, 2007. In that interview he stated numerous times to Detective Mitchell that he did not see the boys at any time that day.
Damien Echols case is currently under appeal in the Arkansas Supreme court seeking a new trial based upon new evidence. Dozens of pieces of evidence found at the crime scene conclusively show that no DNA from the murders matches Echols or the other two men. DNA testing, however, links Terry Hobbs, stepfather of one of the murdered children, to the crime scene, and other evidence has emerged implicating him in the crimes. In addition, scientific evidence from the nation’s leading forensics experts demonstrates that most of the wounds on the victims were caused by animals at the crime scene, after their deaths – not by knives used by the perpetrators, as the prosecution claimed and was the centerpiece of the prosecution’s case. Moreover, evidence presented that a knife recovered from a lake near one defendant’s home caused the wounds was completely discredited by the pathologists.
THE WM3 NEED YOUR HELP!
Since Jason and Jessie's hearings in Jonesboro, the coffers are empty. Much needed funding is still needed to help these men get the defense and justice they deserve.
NEW SHIRTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE
WEST MEMPHIS THREE!
Proceeds from the sales of the new West Memphis Three inspired t-shirt "Released Butterfly" will be passed along to aid in the WM3 defense. I encourage you to visit the wm3 website yourself to learn more about this important case. "Released Butterfly" is available on Charcoal Grey for both men and women. The shirt was created to raise money for the defense of the West Memphis Three, but symbolizes all injustice that occurs due to race, class and sex.
Last year's shirt, "Broken Justice", is so close to being sold out. I keep saying this literally on a handful of shirts left. I am glad that the new shirt is selling amazing, but I would like to see "Broken Justice" sold out. Buy one for yourself, your friend, family member or loved one. I want to see them gone, so that I can transfer the remaining funds to the WM3 account.
Spread the word about these shirts and get your friends and family to purchase one. They also make good gifts for holidays and birthdays and the money goes to a good cause.
Or you can send money directly to their aid. The Defense Fund Paypal is still functioning so go here to help out! Use Lorri Davis' email [ldavis11@hotmail.com] when sending funds.
WM3 DEFENSE FUND
ldavis11@hotmail.com
You can mail checks here:
Damien Echols Defense Fund
c/o Lorri Davis
PO Box 1216
Little Rock AR 72203
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
For more information about the West Memphis Three visit:
www.wm3.org
That is all for now.
Be Grim!
Gris Grimly and Mad Creator Productions
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