West of Memphis

Directed by Amy J. Berg
2012    2h 30m    R
Documentary, Crime
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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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Cast of West of Memphis
  • Damien EcholsSelf
  • Jessie Misskelley Jr.Self
  • Jason BaldwinSelf
  • Pam HobbsSelf – Stevie Branch's Mother
  • Steve JonesSelf – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
  • John FoglemanSelf – Former Deputy Prosecutor
  • Jerry DriverSelf – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
  • Sharon FrenchSelf – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
  • Lorri DavisSelf – Damien's Wife
  • Mara LeverittSelf – Author - "Devil's Knot"
  • Martin HillSelf – Case Researcher
  • Dan StidhamSelf – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
  • Jessie Misskelley Sr.Self – Jessie's Father
  • Steve DrizinSelf – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
  • Laura NiriderSelf – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
  • David BurnettSelf – Trial Judge
  • Jennifer BeardenSelf – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
  • Stephanie DollarSelf – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
  • Dennis CarterSelf – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
  • Dennis RiordanSelf – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Eddie VedderSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Henry RollinsSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Peter JacksonSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Michael CarsonSelf – Former Juvenile Inmate
  • Joyce CuretonSelf – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
  • John DouglasSelf – FBI Profiler, Retired
  • John Mark ByersSelf – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
  • Vicki HutchesonSelf – Prosecution Witness
  • Vincent J.M. Di MaioSelf – Forensic Pathologist
  • Joseph GarnerSelf – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
  • Carlos SealsSelf – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
  • Jamie BallardSelf – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
  • John RichardsSelf – Turtle Breeder
  • Rachael GeiserSelf – Private Investigator
  • Amanda HobbsSelf – Stevie Branch's Sister
  • Robert Heath MeeksSelf – Therapist
  • Erin MoriartySelf – Journalist
  • Don HorganSelf – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Barry ScheckSelf – The Innocence Project
  • Johnny DeppSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Patti SmithSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Natalie MainesSelf – WM3 Supporter
  • Mildred FrenchSelf – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
  • Judy SadlerSelf – Stevie Branch's Aunt
  • Marie HicksSelf – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
  • Cindy HobbsSelf – Terry Hobbs' Sister
  • David JacobySelf – Friend of Terry Hobbs
  • Sheila MuseSelf – Stevie Branch's Aunt
  • Stephen BragaSelf – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Blake SiskSelf – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
  • Cody GottSelf – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
  • Capi PeckSelf – Arkansas Take Action
  • Patrick BencaSelf – Damien Echols' Attorney
  • Scott EllingtonSelf – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
  • Holly BallardSelf – Friend of Jason Baldwin
  • Gail GrinnellSelf – Jason Baldwin's Mother
  • Gary GitchellSelf – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
  • Terry HobbsSelf – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
  • Richard SouvironSelf – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
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  • West Of Memphis: Damien And Lorri
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