When Mara Leveritt looks back on her time covering the West Memphis Three case, she is reminded of her favorite quote from Joseph Conrad: “The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” In the mid-1990s, sensational headlines about the West Memphis Three, the group of teenagers accused of killing … Continue reading She Worked One of the Real Cases Behind “True Detective.” She Says We Still Haven’t Learned Its Lessons.