Devil's Knot

These people think I'm a Satanic leader. I'm not. 438 00:39:26,322 --> 00:39:29,116 They think I'm in a cult. I'm not. 439 00:39:29,409 --> 00:39:33,161 I just have an interest in witchcraft 440 00:39:33,246 --> 00:39:36,331 as a way to power, to control. 441 00:39:43,464 --> 00:39:47,551 Pam, do you feel the people who did this were worshipping, um... 442 00:39:48,595 --> 00:39:52,097 - Satan? Yes, I do. I do. - Why? 443 00:39:52,807 --> 00:39:58,145 Just look at 'em. They look like punks. They look like freaks. 444 00:39:58,980 --> 00:40:01,899 You don't look like that when you're, like, a normal person. 445 00:40:02,108 --> 00:40:05,360 And they listen to that music. 446 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:10,282 And everybody knows they... I heard from a bunch of people 447 00:40:10,491 --> 00:40:14,912 that they been hearing that they been, you know, worshipping Satan 448 00:40:14,996 --> 00:40:17,164 and killing dogs and things like that. 449 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:20,125 REPORTER: You think the way they dress had something to do with the... 450 00:40:20,168 --> 00:40:24,838 PAM: Absolutely yes, I do. You don't dress like that when you... When you, um... 451 00:40:25,214 --> 00:40:29,426 - Pam, what are you holding? - Oh, this? Um, this is 452 00:40:29,510 --> 00:40:33,013 part of Stevie's Boy Scout uniform. 453 00:40:33,348 --> 00:40:36,975 I got it back yesterday, and I've been wearing it on my head, like that. 454 00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:39,353 (LAUGHS) Did he like scouting? 455 00:40:40,313 --> 00:40:45,567 Oh, yeah. He loved it. He loved it. He did. 456 00:40:46,861 --> 00:40:52,574 He'd be so excited when he'd be having a day that he'd go to Boy Scout meetings. 457 00:40:53,076 --> 00:40:54,868 Um... Yeah, he did. 458 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:11,927 I saw you on TV. 459 00:41:16,391 --> 00:41:18,225 What the hell are you doing? 460 00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:22,229 You're supposed to be in mourning. 461 00:41:24,065 --> 00:41:26,817 You're not acting right. 462 00:41:28,569 --> 00:41:30,278 What's that supposed to mean? 463 00:41:32,699 --> 00:41:38,203 On the TV. Treating his scarf like some kind of prop. 464 00:41:41,541 --> 00:41:43,583 Acting like a goddamn silly fool. 465 00:41:46,421 --> 00:41:50,507 I'm not acting at all, Terry. Are you? 466 00:41:52,593 --> 00:41:54,886 Is that what you've been doing? 467 00:41:57,432 --> 00:42:00,559 I think maybe you're glad Stevie's gone. 468 00:42:00,768 --> 00:42:03,854 'Cause you were always hard on him. Way too hard. 469 00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:09,943 What the hell are you talking about? 470 00:42:10,028 --> 00:42:11,695 Every time I spent time with him, 471 00:42:11,779 --> 00:42:14,239 or I fell asleep with him 'cause he was afraid, 472 00:42:14,282 --> 00:42:16,116 you blamed him. You was jealous of him. 473 00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:17,784 You shut up! 474 00:42:17,869 --> 00:42:21,788 What? You'll hit me? Now that he's gone, I'm all you got left? 475 00:42:22,290 --> 00:42:27,627 Go ahead. Hit me. Hit me. I dare you, hit me. 476 00:42:28,796 --> 00:42:30,047 (GRUNTING) 477 00:42:32,133 --> 00:42:33,800 (GLASS SMASHING) 478 00:42:41,309 --> 00:42:45,395 AMANDA: Mommy? Daddy? 479 00:42:49,609 --> 00:42:51,151 You hear that? 480 00:42:55,490 --> 00:42:57,491 You ain't the only one I got left. 481 00:43:07,043 --> 00:43:09,795 You're supposed to be a grieving mother. 482 00:43:11,255 --> 00:43:13,757 You start behaving like one. 483 00:43:16,344 --> 00:43:17,969 You hear me? 484 00:43:31,442 --> 00:43:36,988 JESSIE: Daddy, they asked me a lot of questions over and over. 485 00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:40,617 Tons of questions, and I tried to make them happy. 486 00:43:41,619 --> 00:43:43,829 But I did not do it. 487 00:43:49,544 --> 00:43:52,921 Superior Court of Crittenden County, come to order. 488 00:43:57,969 --> 00:44:00,887 Since Mr. Misskelley has retracted his confession, 489 00:44:00,930 --> 00:44:04,766 I presume he will not be testifying against his co-defendants. 490 00:44:05,393 --> 00:44:06,977 That is correct, Your Honor. 491 00:44:07,145 --> 00:44:09,771 Then I rule his trial be severed from theirs 492 00:44:09,856 --> 00:44:12,315 because they would be denied their constitutional right 493 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,067 to cross examine their accuser. 494 00:44:15,153 --> 00:44:18,655 - Anything else? - No. Thank you. 495 00:44:22,743 --> 00:44:26,538 Separate trials. Jessie's gonna be tried on his own. 496 00:44:27,039 --> 00:44:28,832 (REPORTERS CLAMORING) 497 00:44:30,168 --> 00:44:32,502 Murderer! Murderer! 498 00:44:44,432 --> 00:44:46,725 - MAN: Satan worshippers! - (CROWD YELLS INDISTINCTLY) 499 00:45:13,044 --> 00:45:14,836 MARGARET: Hey, I tried you at home. 500 00:45:15,546 --> 00:45:18,131 I need to talk to you about something, in person.