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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Damien Echols as Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr. as Self
Jason Baldwin as Self
Pam Hobbs as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Steve Jones as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
John Fogleman as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
Jerry Driver as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Sharon French as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Lorri Davis as Self – Damien's Wife
Mara Leveritt as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Martin Hill as Self – Case Researcher
Dan Stidham as Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley Sr. as Self – Jessie's Father
Steve Drizin as Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Laura Nirider as Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
Kiki Daire as Jennifer Bearden – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
David Burnett as Self – Trial Judge
Stephanie Dollar as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Riordan as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Eddie Vedder as Self – WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins as Self – WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson as Self – WM3 Supporter
Michael Carson as Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Joyce Cureton as Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
John Douglas as Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
John Mark Byers as Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Vicki Hutcheson as Self – Prosecution Witness
Vincent J.M. Di Maio as Self – Forensic Pathologist
Joseph Garner as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Jamie Ballard as Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
John Richards as Self – Turtle Breeder
Rachael Geiser as Self – Private Investigator
Amanda Hobbs as Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Robert Heath Meeks as Self – Therapist
Erin Moriarty as Self – Journalist
Don Horgan as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Barry Scheck as Self – The Innocence Project
Johnny Depp as Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith as Self – WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines as Self – WM3 Supporter
Mildred French as Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Judy Sadler as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Marie Hicks as Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Cindy Hobbs as Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
David Jacoby as Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
Sheila Muse as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Stephen Braga as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Blake Sisk as Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott as Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Capi Peck as Self – Arkansas Take Action
Patrick Benca as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Scott Ellington as Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Holly Ballard as Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Gail Grinnell as Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gary Gitchell as Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs as Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Richard Souviron as Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
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