West of Memphis
Documentary
Release Date
November 22, 2012
Duration
150 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Self
Damien Echols
Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
Self
Jason Baldwin
Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Pam Hobbs
Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
Steve Jones
Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
John Fogleman
Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Jerry Driver
Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Sharon French
Self – Damien's Wife
Lorri Davis
Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Mara Leveritt
Self – Case Researcher
Martin Hill
Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Dan Stidham
Self – Jessie's Father
Jessie Misskelley Sr.
Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Steve Drizin
Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
Laura Nirider
Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason (as Jennifer Bearden)
Kiki Daire
Self – Trial Judge
David Burnett
Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Stephanie Dollar
Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Dennis Riordan
Self – WM3 Supporter
Eddie Vedder
Self – WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins
Self – WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson
Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Michael Carson
Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
Joyce Cureton
Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
John Douglas
Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
John Mark Byers
Self – Prosecution Witness
Vicki Hutcheson
Self – Forensic Pathologist
Vincent J.M. Di Maio
Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Joseph Garner
Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals
Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
Jamie Ballard
Self – Turtle Breeder
John Richards
Self – Private Investigator
Rachael Geiser
Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Amanda Hobbs
Self – Therapist
Robert Heath Meeks
Self – Journalist
Erin Moriarty
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Don Horgan
Self – The Innocence Project
Barry Scheck
Self – WM3 Supporter
Johnny Depp
Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith
Self – WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines
Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Mildred French
Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Judy Sadler
Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Marie Hicks
Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
Cindy Hobbs
Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
David Jacoby
Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Sheila Muse
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Stephen Braga
Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Blake Sisk
Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott
Self – Arkansas Take Action
Capi Peck
Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Patrick Benca
Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Scott Ellington
Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Holly Ballard
Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gail Grinnell
Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Gary Gitchell
Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs
Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
Richard Souviron
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