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2012

WEST OF MEMPHIS

An examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas

Documentary
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Overview

The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.

Director: Amy J. Berg
Runtime: 150 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $318.32 thousand
Vote Average: 74

Cast

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Damien Echols

Self

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Jessie Misskelley Jr.

Self

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Jason Baldwin

Self

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Pam Hobbs

Self – Stevie Branch's Mother

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Steve Jones

Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County

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John Fogleman

Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor

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Jerry Driver

Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer

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Sharon French

Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial

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Lorri Davis

Self – Damien's Wife

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Mara Leveritt

Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"

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Martin Hill

Self – Case Researcher

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Dan Stidham

Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley

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Jessie Misskelley Sr.

Self – Jessie's Father

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Steve Drizin

Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law

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Laura Nirider

Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth

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Kiki Daire

Jennifer Bearden – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason

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David Burnett

Self – Trial Judge

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Stephanie Dollar

Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial

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Dennis Carter

Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial

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Dennis Riordan

Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

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Eddie Vedder

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Henry Rollins

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Peter Jackson

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Michael Carson

Self – Former Juvenile Inmate

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Joyce Cureton

Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired

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John Douglas

Self – FBI Profiler, Retired

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John Mark Byers

Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers

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Vicki Hutcheson

Self – Prosecution Witness

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Vincent J.M. Di Maio

Self – Forensic Pathologist

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Joseph Garner

Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family

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Carlos Seals

Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family

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Jamie Ballard

Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch

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John Richards

Self – Turtle Breeder

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Rachael Geiser

Self – Private Investigator

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Amanda Hobbs

Self – Stevie Branch's Sister

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Robert Heath Meeks

Self – Therapist

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Erin Moriarty

Self – Journalist

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Don Horgan

Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

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Barry Scheck

Self – The Innocence Project

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Johnny Depp

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Patti Smith

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Natalie Maines

Self – WM3 Supporter

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Mildred French

Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs

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Judy Sadler

Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt

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Marie Hicks

Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother

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Cindy Hobbs

Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister

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David Jacoby

Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs

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Sheila Muse

Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt

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Stephen Braga

Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

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Blake Sisk

Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser

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Cody Gott

Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser

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Capi Peck

Self – Arkansas Take Action

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Patrick Benca

Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

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Scott Ellington

Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas

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Holly Ballard

Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin

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Gail Grinnell

Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother

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Gary Gitchell

Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)

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Terry Hobbs

Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)

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Richard Souviron

Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)

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