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  1. Missing Toddler Found, Father in Police CustodyRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Patch.com

    Arkansas State Police stopped Zeb Lockett in West Memphis. He is in custody for the Sandy Springs abduction of his two-year-old daughter, and she is safe.

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  2. Missing 2-year-old Located in ArkansasRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | 13WMAZ.com

    Two-year-old Sorelle Torres was located in West Memphis, Arkansas after being reported missing on Friday morning.

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  3. Arkansas police recover 2-year-old Georgia girlRead the original story

    Friday | Fox 24

    Arkansas State Police say a 2-year-old girl who was reported kidnapped in Georgia has been recovered by a trooper in West Memphis.

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  4. 2-year-old girl found safe in Arkansas, father arrestedRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | MyFoxAtlanta

    ... Call and a massive search began. An Arkansas State Trooper located the child and the father around 4:25 p.m. in West Memphis, Ark. Police there had stationed two officers along the interstate as lookouts after Sandy Springs authorities told them ...

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  5. Kidnapping suspect arrestedRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Arkansas Online

    Arkansas State Police officers arrested a Georgia man Friday afternoon near the busy interchange of Interstate 55 and Interstate 40 in West Memphis, eight hours after authorities said he kidnapped his 2-year old daughter near Atlanta.

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  6. Arkansas State Police Locate Missing Georgia Girl, SuspectRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | ArkansasMatters

    ... in the kidnapping was also taken into custody during a traffic stop along an Interstate 40 service road in West Memphis. Arkansas State Troopers received a law enforcement bulletin earlier in the afternoon from Georgia authorities who believed the ...

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  7. Mixed reactions from Mid-South on new school security billRead the original story

    Friday | WMC-TV Memphis

    ... may travel through Tennessee on their way The 2-year-old girl at the center of an AMBER Alert was located in West Memphis, Arkansas 35 minutes after the alert was issued in Tennessee. (WMC-TV) - The man accused of attempting to kidnap a 74-year-old ...

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  8. Tickets for Grizzlies, Spurs matchup at FedExForum go on sale SaturdayRead the original story

    Friday | WMC-TV Memphis

    ... may travel through Tennessee on their way The 2-year-old girl at the center of an AMBER Alert was located in West Memphis, Arkansas 35 minutes after the alert was issued in Tennessee. (WMC-TV) - The man accused of attempting to kidnap a 74-year-old ...

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  9. Beale Street Merchants Association president defends shutdown clubRead the original story

    Friday | WMC-TV Memphis

    ... may travel through Tennessee on their way The 2-year-old girl at the center of an AMBER Alert was located in West Memphis, Arkansas 35 minutes after the alert was issued in Tennessee. (WMC-TV) - The man accused of attempting to kidnap a 74-year-old ...

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  10. Oaklawn, Southland top $1 billion in casino-style wagersRead the original story

    Friday | The City Wire

    ... year. Hot Springs-based Oaklawn posted April 2013 EGS wagers of $99.22 million, a 29% increase from March 2012. West Memphis-based Southland totaled $179.67 million in EGS wagers in April 2013, a 29% uptick from the previous year. Year-to-date in ...

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  11. Taylor Crews joins Gulf Coast Real Estate GroupRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | The Star

    ... as a real estate appraiser, with over 25 years as a FHA approved appraiser. Crews served over 20 years on the West Memphis, AR Planning Commission, including three terms as Chairman. Active in his community, Crews served as President of the West ...

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  12. Herbert Lawrence "Larry" CampbellRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | The Washington Evening Journal

    ... h the Larry Campbell family at 600 Central, P.O. Box 247, Earle, Ark. 72331. The Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis, Ark., is assisting the family with arrangements.

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  13. Damien Echols of the "West Memphis 3" to sign books in Oxford this weekRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | Newms360.com

    ... Echols' story is one even a fiction writer couldn't dream up. Echols is one of a trio of men known as the "West Memphis 3," who were convicted of killing three boys in West Memphis, Ark., in 1993. He was given the death penalty, but with the help of ...

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  14. Natalie Maines Recorded Free Life As Tribute To West Memphis ThreeRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 12 | ContactMusic.com

    Dixie Chicks star Natalie Maines included a cover of Dan Wilson 's Free Life on her new solo album as a tribute to former incarcerated West Memphis Three member Damien Echols and his wife Lorri.

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  15. Durley BusbyRead the original story

    Saturday May 11 | North Port Sun

    ... 84, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed from this life to her Heavenly Home, Friday, May 3, 2013. Eugenia moved from West Memphis, Ark., to Punta Gorda in 1997. She enjoyed spending time with her friends at S.T.A.R., and having coffee with the staff at ...

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  16. West of Memphis raises tough questions about filmmaking's role in criminal justiceRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | The Daily Page

    ... for viewers unfamiliar with the case, describing the 1993 crimes that horrified the small Arkansas community of West Memphis. She shows how the prosecution used the jury's fear of satanic rituals to convict Echols and two of his friends. But her ...

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  17. Casino ads were fun, not anti-Mississippi, says Southland executive from Gaming SummitRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... north Mississippi area have been often-discussed in Mississippi gaming circles. The television ads for the West Memphis, Ark., racetrack and casino incorporated negative Mississippi stereotypes. The ads advise viewers "Don't Risk the Road Trip." ...

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  18. Casino ads were fun, not anti-Mississippi, says Southland executive from Southern Gaming SummitRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... north Mississippi area have been often-discussed in Mississippi gaming circles. The television ads for the West Memphis, Ark., racetrack and casino incorporated negative Mississippi stereotypes. The ads advise viewers "Don't Risk the Road Trip." ...

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  19. More from EcholsRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Oxford Eagle Online Edition

    More from Staff Writer Melanie Addington's interview with Damien Echols, one of the "West Memphis Three" released from prison in August 2011 after entering an Alford Plea in their case from the 1993 killing of three boys in West Memphis, Ark., and the author of the book, "Life After Death." Echols will be at Off Square Books on Tuesday to sign ... (more)

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  20. Fly on the WallRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | The Memphis Flyer

    ... around E.H. Crump and South Fourth, and the neighborhood near East Broadway and Stuart, which is in West Memphis, Arkansas. Verbatim Quote of the week: "There's nothing quite like the odor of cat urine." - Ouida Luster, neighbor of a sick cat ...

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