West of Memphis

Amy J. Berg

2012•150 min.•

United States of AmericaNew Zealand

★7.4(152)

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.

Documentary

Cast

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

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