West of Memphis

An examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas

Duration: 150 min

Release date: 2012-11-22

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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.

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Jessie Misskelley Jr.

Jessie Misskelley Jr.

as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother

as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County

as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor

as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer

as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial

as Self – Damien's Wife

as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"

as Self – Case Researcher

as Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley

Jessie Misskelley Sr.

Jessie Misskelley Sr.

as Self – Jessie's Father

as Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law

as Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth

as Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason (as Jennifer Bearden)

as Self – Trial Judge

Stephanie Dollar

Stephanie Dollar

as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial

as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial

as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – Former Juvenile Inmate

as Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired

as Self – FBI Profiler, Retired

John Mark Byers

John Mark Byers

as Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers

Vicki Hutcheson

Vicki Hutcheson

as Self – Prosecution Witness

Vincent J.M. Di Maio

Vincent J.M. Di Maio

as Self – Forensic Pathologist

as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family

as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family

as Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch

as Self – Turtle Breeder

as Self – Private Investigator

as Self – Stevie Branch's Sister

Robert Heath Meeks

Robert Heath Meeks

as Self – Therapist

as Self – Journalist

as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

as Self – The Innocence Project

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – WM3 Supporter

as Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs

as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt

as Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother

as Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister

as Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs

as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt

as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

as Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser

as Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser

as Self – Arkansas Take Action

as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney

Scott Ellington

Scott Ellington

as Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas

as Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin

as Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother

as Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)

as Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)

Richard Souviron

Richard Souviron

as Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)

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Executive Producer

Jonathan McHugh

Jonathan McHugh

Music Supervisor

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Alejandra Riguero

Alejandra Riguero

Associate Producer

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