Abomination: Devil Worship and Deception in the West Memphis Three Murders by William Ramsey Page A
Authors: William Ramsey
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violation of his Arkansas probation. Jerry Driver was notified that Damien was headed back to West Memphis. Upon his arrival, he was arrested and taken into custody and again he was sent back to the Juvenile Detention Center in Jonesboro. Shortly after his arrival at the facility, another young man in the common area scraped his arm, which started bleeding. Damien grabbed the boy’s arm and began to suck the warm blood.
The Director of the Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center, filed a report on the incident:
Approx. three hours after Damien arrived, he was sitting in Rec. area with several other residents. One of the boys had scraped his arm a little, and it was bleeding some. Without warning, Damien grabbed the arm that was bleeding, and began to suck the blood from it. The boys all stated he had been saying he had not taken his medication the night before, and he was about to “go off on them”. Damien was asked why he did this, and he stated “I don’t know.” He also told staff he had threatened to kill his father and eat him. For the safety and well being of other residents, Damien as asked to go to his room. He has been kept there until he was picked up for court. He hasn’t been a problem since, just some very strange actions at times. It is our opinion that Damien needs mental health treatment. 55
September 10th, 1992
Psychological Assessment
Jonesboro Detention Center
Reported to the Detention Center authorities, they made the following psychological assessment on September 10th, 1992:
Presently in detention in Jonesboro, picked up for violation of probation, threatened to slit parents throat and eat them alive. Transferred to Crittenden, one of the kids at the detention hall cut his wrists, Damien grabbed his arm and began to the suck the blood, smeared it over his body and said he’s a devil worshipping vampire. Says he’s not a vampire but a witch. He is in isolation and suicide watch. 56
The Juvenile authorities determined that Damien required mental health treatment.
September 14th, 1992
Admission Form
Charter Hospital of Little Rock
They ordered him back to Little Rock for a two week stay at the Charter mental health hospital. His case file diagnosed him as psychotic repeatedly in his initial assessment:
Identifying Data : Damien is a 17 year-old, white male who is in the custody of DHS. He is a court ordered admission.
Chief Complaint : “They say I suck blood.”
History of Present Illness : Reportedly, Damien and his girlfriend were going to have a boy and sacrifice they baby. Damien relates that he is a witch.
While at the Detention Center, he reportedly grabbed a peer and began “sucking blood from the peer’s neck”. According to Damien, he relates that the peer was aware he was going to do this. Staff reports that Damien was not remorseful for his behavior. Damien indicated that he sucked blood to get into a gang. He denies that it was any type of ritual....The other peers were afraid of him. Damien denies that he rubbed the blood all over his face.
Judgment and Insight : He exhibits extremely poor judgment and has absolutely no insight into his illness.
Provisional Diagnoses : Psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified. 57
September 15th, 1992
In a psychological evaluation dated September 15th, 1992, Echols offered his own account of the incident:
While at the Detention Center, he reportedly grabbed a peer and began “sucking blood from the peer’s neck”. According to Damien, he relates that the peer was aware that he was going to do this. Staff reports that Damien was not remorseful for his behavior. Damien indicated that he sucked blood in order to get into a gang. He denies that it was any type of ritual.
Damien reportedly threatened to kill his father while in Oregon and also threatened to eat him… Damien laughed when he was called “a blood sucking vampire”. He relates he does not know why
The Director of the Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center, filed a report on the incident:
Approx. three hours after Damien arrived, he was sitting in Rec. area with several other residents. One of the boys had scraped his arm a little, and it was bleeding some. Without warning, Damien grabbed the arm that was bleeding, and began to suck the blood from it. The boys all stated he had been saying he had not taken his medication the night before, and he was about to “go off on them”. Damien was asked why he did this, and he stated “I don’t know.” He also told staff he had threatened to kill his father and eat him. For the safety and well being of other residents, Damien as asked to go to his room. He has been kept there until he was picked up for court. He hasn’t been a problem since, just some very strange actions at times. It is our opinion that Damien needs mental health treatment. 55
September 10th, 1992
Psychological Assessment
Jonesboro Detention Center
Reported to the Detention Center authorities, they made the following psychological assessment on September 10th, 1992:
Presently in detention in Jonesboro, picked up for violation of probation, threatened to slit parents throat and eat them alive. Transferred to Crittenden, one of the kids at the detention hall cut his wrists, Damien grabbed his arm and began to the suck the blood, smeared it over his body and said he’s a devil worshipping vampire. Says he’s not a vampire but a witch. He is in isolation and suicide watch. 56
The Juvenile authorities determined that Damien required mental health treatment.
September 14th, 1992
Admission Form
Charter Hospital of Little Rock
They ordered him back to Little Rock for a two week stay at the Charter mental health hospital. His case file diagnosed him as psychotic repeatedly in his initial assessment:
Identifying Data : Damien is a 17 year-old, white male who is in the custody of DHS. He is a court ordered admission.
Chief Complaint : “They say I suck blood.”
History of Present Illness : Reportedly, Damien and his girlfriend were going to have a boy and sacrifice they baby. Damien relates that he is a witch.
While at the Detention Center, he reportedly grabbed a peer and began “sucking blood from the peer’s neck”. According to Damien, he relates that the peer was aware he was going to do this. Staff reports that Damien was not remorseful for his behavior. Damien indicated that he sucked blood to get into a gang. He denies that it was any type of ritual....The other peers were afraid of him. Damien denies that he rubbed the blood all over his face.
Judgment and Insight : He exhibits extremely poor judgment and has absolutely no insight into his illness.
Provisional Diagnoses : Psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified. 57
September 15th, 1992
In a psychological evaluation dated September 15th, 1992, Echols offered his own account of the incident:
While at the Detention Center, he reportedly grabbed a peer and began “sucking blood from the peer’s neck”. According to Damien, he relates that the peer was aware that he was going to do this. Staff reports that Damien was not remorseful for his behavior. Damien indicated that he sucked blood in order to get into a gang. He denies that it was any type of ritual.
Damien reportedly threatened to kill his father while in Oregon and also threatened to eat him… Damien laughed when he was called “a blood sucking vampire”. He relates he does not know why
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