West of Memphis
An examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas
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.
7.811K95%FRESH803.9Director
Amy J. Berg
Writer
Billy McMillin, Amy J. Berg
Cast
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Damien Echols
Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
Self
Jason Baldwin
Self
Pam Hobbs
– Stevie Branch's Mother
Steve Jones
– Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
John Fogleman
– Former Deputy Prosecutor
Jerry Driver
– Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Sharon French
– Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Lorri Davis
– Damien's Wife
Mara Leveritt
– Author - "Devil's Knot"
Martin Hill
– Case Researcher
Dan Stidham
– Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley Sr.
– Jessie's Father
Steve Drizin
– Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Laura Nirider
– Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
Kiki Daire
– Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason (as Jennifer Bearden)
David Burnett
– Trial Judge
Stephanie Dollar
– Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter
– Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Riordan
– Damien Echols' Attorney
Eddie Vedder
– WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins
– WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson
– WM3 Supporter
Michael Carson
– Former Juvenile Inmate
Joyce Cureton
– Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
John Douglas
– FBI Profiler, Retired
John Mark Byers
– Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Vicki Hutcheson
– Prosecution Witness
Vincent J.M. Di Maio
– Forensic Pathologist
Joseph Garner
– Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals
– Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Jamie Ballard
– Neighbor of Stevie Branch
John Richards
– Turtle Breeder
Rachael Geiser
– Private Investigator
Amanda Hobbs
– Stevie Branch's Sister
Robert Heath Meeks
– Therapist
Erin Moriarty
– Journalist
Don Horgan
– Damien Echols' Attorney
Barry Scheck
– The Innocence Project
Johnny Depp
– WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith
– WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines
– WM3 Supporter
Mildred French
– Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Judy Sadler
– Stevie Branch's Aunt
Marie Hicks
– Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Cindy Hobbs
– Terry Hobbs' Sister
David Jacoby
– Friend of Terry Hobbs
Sheila Muse
– Stevie Branch's Aunt
Stephen Braga
– Damien Echols' Attorney
Blake Sisk
– Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott
– Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Capi Peck
– Arkansas Take Action
Patrick Benca
– Damien Echols' Attorney
Scott Ellington
– District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Holly Ballard
– Friend of Jason Baldwin
Gail Grinnell
– Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gary Gitchell
– West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs
– Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Richard Souviron
– Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
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