Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky8.0100%93%7.4
A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.
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- Kevin WardJanuary 3, 2026Compelling conclusion to the series. I’ve always in my head kind of wondered what the purpose of an Alford plea was. Seems like a weird dance of semantics—professing innocence but entering a guilty plea. But this film makes it obvious that it’s all about protecting the government from civil liabilities. You can’t sue for wrongful incarceration if you’ve plead guilty to the crime. I don’t know why I’ve never put that together before. I also liked how Jason framed the irony of their situation. If they maintain their plea of not guilty, they have to stay in jail, but if they plea guilty, they get to go homy...and that is supposed constitute justice somehow. Trying to decide whether to dive in one more time and watch the West of Memphis doc.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Trivia
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory was released on October 10, 2011.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory was directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory has a runtime of 2h 1m.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory was produced by Joe Berlinger, Jonathan Silberberg, Bruce Sinofsky.
A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.
The key characters in Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory are Self (Jason Baldwin), Self (Damien Echols), Self (Jessie Misskelley Jr.).
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is rated Not Rated.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is a Documentary, Crime film.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.