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[edit] add Mr. Misskelley's mugshots?

I was curious what Misskelley looked like (I'm like a shark after mullet... ha ha, it's a fish and a haircut!) Anyhow, I googled it, and found a picture already uploaded to Wikia, can it be added to this page? though the filename missspells his last name http://wm3.wikia.com/wiki/File:Jessie-Misskelly-Mug.jpg ha ha nice, my captcha to post was "crazytruck"! 96.224.42.141 (talk) 17:27, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

We have a large category of such "mug shots": Category:Mug shots, and there are already two in the article, so it appears there is consensus to use such images, and CBS uses the same images: [1]. If deciding to upload, I suggest you follow the layout in File:BALDWIN Booking.JPG. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 11:04, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Edit request on 28 November 2011

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Please correct the incorrect information regarding Jessie Miskelly. Miskelley did not confess after a "12 hour interrogation" but rather a mere 2 hours into his interrogation. 2 hours and 12 hours is quite a large difference and is an important distinction when referencing police coercion, exhaustion, etc. It is important to note his confession came 2 hours into his investigation; not 12. Aef126 (talk) 00:58, 28 November 2011 (UTC) The source given says that it was 12 hours. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 03:58, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Edit request on 29 November 2011

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Please delete "Misskelley was questioned for roughly twelve hours; only two segments, totaling 46 minutes, were recorded". Misskelley was not questioned for twelve hours before he confessed and the total time he was interrogated was much less than twelve hours. The reference for the inaccuarate information is not a primary source. Reference: http://callahan.8k.com/wm3/jmtl.html Adawson84 (talk) 19:22, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

I have amended the article to read "reported"; however, the 12 hours is reported by many reliable sources, and the only sources I have found to dispute this do not provide any evidence - they simply assert an unsourced timeline. This is the strongest argument I could find: [2], and while it says - "The timeline for Jessie Misskelley’s confession on June 3, 1993, is well-documented." - it does not provide any documentation for the timeline. The callahan.8k.com source (which has been examined several times and is felt to be unreliable) also does not provide a reliable source for its timeline. If a reliable source can be given for the length of time Misskelley was questioned, that would be useful. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 23:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Edit Request on January 8, 2012

Under 10.3, the Damien Wayne Echols section, there is a small typo in the second sentence of the first paragraph: "On August 19, 2011, Echols, along with the two others collectively known at the West Memphis Three, were released from prison after their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal."

"...collectively known at the West Memphis Three..." should read "...collectively known as the West Memphis Three..."

71.184.93.113 (talk) 11:05, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Fixed, cheers. tomasz. 14:16, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

[edit] add “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” nominated for Academy Award in 2012

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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” was among five documentary features to be nominated for an Oscar in the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony.^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.56.83.220 (talk) 17:27, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

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