Dewitt Echols, who was originally indicted with first-degree premeditated murder, avoided a mandatory life sentence after the jury determined he did not kill 33-year-old James Johnson in a ...

Dewitt Echols, a 34-year-old from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, faces one count of first-degree premeditated murder after a grand jury previously indicted him for the murder of 33-year-old James Johnson.

They soon arrested three teenagers—Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin—charging them with murder with little to go on but Misskelley's confession. They accused the boys of ...

Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book ...

Ersland, now 72, sought an early release from his life sentence for the 2009 shooting death of 16-year-old Antwun Parker during an attempted robbery at Reliable Discount Pharmacy. In May 2009 ...

Surveillance video showed Ersland, a pharmacist, firing a shot that incapacitated Antwun Parker. After chasing away his accomplice, Ersland fired more shots into an unconscious Parker.

State Senator from District 49, Shelly Echols, announced Friday that she will not seek a second term in the General Assembly. Her husband, Drew Echols, co-owner of Jaemor Farms, has qualified to ...