This is Damien Echols' story in full: from abuses by prison guards and wardens, to descriptions of inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane for nearly two decades. In a shocking reversal of events, all three were suddenly released in August 2011. Echols, deemed the ringleader, was sentenced to death. Baldwin and Miskelley were sentenced to life in prison. Echols was accused of, among other things, practising witchcraft and satanic rituals, a result of the "satanic panic" prevalent in the media at the time. The ensuing trial was rife with inconsistencies, false testimony and superstition. were arrested and charged with the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas.
In 1993 three teenagers, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelley Jr. 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm
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