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IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
DISTRICT
COURT
EASTERN
DISTRICT
OF
ARKANSAS
WESTERN
DIVISION
TERRY
HOBBS,
Plaintiff,
v.
NATALIE
PASDAR,
et
a!.,
Defendants.
§§§§
§§§
CV
NO.:
4 ~ 0 9 ~ C V - 0 0 0 8 B S M
DECLARATION
OF
NATALIE
PASDAR
I,
NataliePasdar,declare
as
follows:
1.
"Myname
is
NataliePasdar.Iamovertheageof21andcompetenttogivethisdeclaration.
2.
All
of
theinformationsetforthhereiniswithinmypersonalknowledgeand
is
inallthingstrueandcorrect.
3.
Ifirstbecameaware
of
theWestMemphis3(the"WM3"),theRobinHoodHillsMurders("Murders")andTerryHobbs("Hobbs")
in
approximatelyMay2007,whenIwatchedthetwo
Paradise
Lost
documentaries.The
Paradise
Lost
filmscontainactualfootage
of
thetrials,interviewswiththeWM3andinterviewswithparents
ofthe
victims.
4.It
appeared
to
me
thatsince1994therehasbeenaverypubliccontroversyregardingwhethertheWM3werewrongfullyconvicted.Specifically,movies,pressreports,blogsandprivatecitizenshavespokenoutontheissues.Manybelieved(andbelieve)thereisinsufficientevidencelinkingthe
WM3to
theMurders.Somebelievethe
WM3are
guilty.Thiscontroversy,whateverside
is
argued,isverymuchapublicconcern.
It
involvesAmericancitizens'rights
to
fairtrials,policeandprosecutors'obligationstoupholdthelaw,andthe''justness''
of
ourcourtsystems.
5.
Afterwatchingthe
Paradise
Lost
films,Idonatedmoney
to
theDamienEcholsTrustAccount
to
assistwithhislegal
fees.6.
LorriDavis("Davis"),thewife
of
DamienEcholsandaleaderamongthe
WM3
activists,subsequentlyreachedoutandcontacted
me
to
thank
me
for
my
donation.Thisbeganacorrespondenceandtelephonecommunicationrelationshipregardingthe
WM3
case.DavishasacquiredextensiveknowledgeabouttheMurders,thetrials
of
the
WM3,
thepublicityaboutthe
WM3
andthe
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efforts
of
the
WM3
toobtainpost-convictionrelief.IdiscussedwithDavisthetrials,thepost-convictionreliefeffortsandtheevidence.
7.
Fromthattimetopresent,DavisandIhavecommunicatedthroughemailandphonecalls,withDaviseducatingmeabouttheinvestigation
of
theMurders,theevidence,theinformationbeingpublicizedinthepressandthe
WM3
attemptstobereleased.
8.
Daviswasmyprimarysource
of
informationregardingtheWM3,andIrelieduponherwealth
of
knowledgeaboutthe
WM3
tokeepmeinformedabouttheongoingproceedings.Also,IbelieveatdifferenttimesIsawvariousnewsreportsabouttheWM3caseontelevision,inneWspapers,and/orontheinternet.InearlyNovember2007,Davissentmealinkfromthewww.wm3.orgwebsitetoavideo
ofa
pressconferenceheldbytheEcholsdefenseteam("PressConference").IwatchedthePressConference,andthedefenseteamspokespecificallyaboutnewevidenceinEchols'case,includingtheevidencewhichpotentiallyimplicatesHobbs.TheattorneysalsodiscussedevidencerelatedtoaknifefoundbehindJasonBaldwin'shouse,whichtheprosecutionallegedwasusedintheMurders,andtheexpertsdiscussedtheiropinionthatthevictimshadnoknifewoundsbutrathertheallegedknifewoundswerecausedbyanimals.Theattorneysandexpertsalsoexplainedthataforeignallelewasfoundonthepenis
of
StevenBranch,whichcouldnotbelinkedtoanyvictimordefendant.
9.
OnoraboutNovember7,2007,Ialsowatchedan
Anderson
Cooper
360
showonCNN,whichprofiledthe
WM3
caseanddiscussedthesamenewevidenceinthecasethattheEcholsattorneyshaddiscussedinthePressConference.TheshowalsointerviewedTerryHobbsaboutthenewevidence,whichpotentiallyimplicatedhim.
10.
OnNovember
12,
2007,
I.
emailed.LorriDavisaboutthe
Anderson
Cooper360
showandtoldDaVisthatIwasthinkingofideasforraisingmoneyfortheEcholsdefenseteam.
11.
Soonthereafter,Ibegantrying,withthehelp
of
mymanagersatStrategicArtistManagement("SAM"),toorganizeascreening
of
the
ParadiseLost
filmsinLosAngeles
to
raiseawareness
of
andmoneyfortheWM3.
12.
OnNovember16,2007,IinformedDavisthatIwastakingfurtheraction
by
"puttingalettertogether
...
withalink
to
findoutmoreinformationanddonate."Atthattime,Iagaindonatedtothedefensefund.Isubsequentlybeganwritingaletterinsupport
of
the
WM3to
encouragedonationstoDamienEchols'defensefund.ThisletterwouldbecomeboththeWebsiteLetterandtheMySpaceLetter(the"Letters").
13.
OnNovember17,2007,Davisemailedmeadocumenttitled"Summary
of
NewEvidenceinDamienEchols(andthe"WestMemphis3")Case"("Summary").IcouldseethatthisSummarycontainedthesameinformationLorriDavisandI
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