Mr. Echols, the suspected ringleader, was sentenced to death, while the other two, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr., received life sentences. Mr. Echols, in particular, wore black clothes, listened to heavy metal music and considered himself a Wiccan. Mr. Echols said it was an act that would have earned Mr. Davis 30 days in solitary confinement if he had been caught. Mr. Echols recalled Mr. Ward watching television news for hours, “But he wasn’t watching the news. On Friday, Mr. Echols and his entourage disappeared soon after his speech, ducking the trailing cameras.

Source: New York Times April 15, 2017 16:09 UTC