After Lorri helped free him from prison, they moved into movie maker Peter Jackson’s apartment in the Tribeca section of New York City. They lived there rent-free until they left NYC in September 2012 and purchased a $290,000 home in Salem, Massachusetts - home of the Salem witch trials. Damien has said he believes that Salem (with its touristy witch supply shops and tarot card readers) is the only place in the world where he fits in. The early 1800s era house where he resides in Salem serves as home base for him to pursue his many current interests. Judging from his Tweets and recent interviews those interests include:
-Wicca/witchcraft
-Tarot card reading
-Tattooing his "mark" (a crudely drawn black X) on his murder groupies for $200 a pop
-Getting matching tattoos with his new best buddy, Johnny Depp
-Traveling the nation promoting his book, "Life After Death" (published September 2012)
-Traveling the nation promoting his movie "West of Memphis" (released in December 2012)
-Working as a motivational speaker (according to his agent's website he charges "under $10,000")
http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/?speaker=Damien+Echols+and+Lorri+Davis
-Collecting (presumably fake) human skulls
-Admiring and posting photos of artwork depicting torture and murder
-Selling his own prison artwork for as much as $3,500 for an original and $150 for a print. At a January 2013 exhbit at Sacred Tattoo Art Gallery in NYC he had more than $50,000 worth of his "prison art" for sale. One of his artworks depicted a screaming child being attacked by three butterflies. (Could the butterflies have been Damien, Jason, and Jessie?) That piece alone sold for $1,700
-Writing near daily Tweets about various occult related topics
-Running an occult "faith healing" center. On 4/16/13 Echols opened his "Hermetic Reiki" center in Salem: "@damienechols: The Hermetic Reiki center is up and running. If you'd like to make an appointment email [email protected]." Reiki involves rubbing your hands on the body of another person to heal them by transmitting your "Life Force" to them. Yes, that's right, Echols is a "faith healer." He charges $130 hour for this "service."
-And last, but not least, narcissistically writing and talking about his favorite subject... himself.
Even die-hard supporters are growing tired of his incessant Tweets about "moon water" and "magick." For what it's worth, the murders took place during a full moon and "magick" is a term frequently used by Aleister Crowley.
Were the murders a true satanic ritual? No. Did Damien's interest in the occult coupled with his mental illness play a role? Probably so. Was the city of West Memphis (and later the jury) in a state of "Satanic Panic?" No. That is a myth created by the Paradise Lost documentary makers because it made a good story.
I'll agree with some of that, he is an insufferable little Goth prick.
I don't think Echols had it in him to do it. He was too much of a faggot. In addition he was miles away at the time with no transport.
However, the Satanic Panic was definitely a real thing. The full-on American crazy was so strong that it even affected psychologists in the UK, causing them to believe entire towns were murdering babies and shit.
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Nobody27 ago
Look up Johnny Depp and the Memphis 3
Heres a link actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmOrvnbs-z0
Atarian ago
It's the West Memphis 3, and they didn't do it.
Carry on.
mrohm ago
Damien probably did. The little freak abused animals.
equineluvr ago
After Lorri helped free him from prison, they moved into movie maker Peter Jackson’s apartment in the Tribeca section of New York City. They lived there rent-free until they left NYC in September 2012 and purchased a $290,000 home in Salem, Massachusetts - home of the Salem witch trials. Damien has said he believes that Salem (with its touristy witch supply shops and tarot card readers) is the only place in the world where he fits in. The early 1800s era house where he resides in Salem serves as home base for him to pursue his many current interests. Judging from his Tweets and recent interviews those interests include:
-Wicca/witchcraft -Tarot card reading -Tattooing his "mark" (a crudely drawn black X) on his murder groupies for $200 a pop -Getting matching tattoos with his new best buddy, Johnny Depp -Traveling the nation promoting his book, "Life After Death" (published September 2012) -Traveling the nation promoting his movie "West of Memphis" (released in December 2012) -Working as a motivational speaker (according to his agent's website he charges "under $10,000") http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/?speaker=Damien+Echols+and+Lorri+Davis -Collecting (presumably fake) human skulls -Admiring and posting photos of artwork depicting torture and murder -Selling his own prison artwork for as much as $3,500 for an original and $150 for a print. At a January 2013 exhbit at Sacred Tattoo Art Gallery in NYC he had more than $50,000 worth of his "prison art" for sale. One of his artworks depicted a screaming child being attacked by three butterflies. (Could the butterflies have been Damien, Jason, and Jessie?) That piece alone sold for $1,700 -Writing near daily Tweets about various occult related topics -Running an occult "faith healing" center. On 4/16/13 Echols opened his "Hermetic Reiki" center in Salem: "@damienechols: The Hermetic Reiki center is up and running. If you'd like to make an appointment email [email protected]." Reiki involves rubbing your hands on the body of another person to heal them by transmitting your "Life Force" to them. Yes, that's right, Echols is a "faith healer." He charges $130 hour for this "service." -And last, but not least, narcissistically writing and talking about his favorite subject... himself.
Even die-hard supporters are growing tired of his incessant Tweets about "moon water" and "magick." For what it's worth, the murders took place during a full moon and "magick" is a term frequently used by Aleister Crowley.
Were the murders a true satanic ritual? No. Did Damien's interest in the occult coupled with his mental illness play a role? Probably so. Was the city of West Memphis (and later the jury) in a state of "Satanic Panic?" No. That is a myth created by the Paradise Lost documentary makers because it made a good story.
http://www.westmemphisthreefacts.com/
Atarian ago
I'll agree with some of that, he is an insufferable little Goth prick.
I don't think Echols had it in him to do it. He was too much of a faggot. In addition he was miles away at the time with no transport.
However, the Satanic Panic was definitely a real thing. The full-on American crazy was so strong that it even affected psychologists in the UK, causing them to believe entire towns were murdering babies and shit.