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Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Jessie Miskelly

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

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Unrated, 150 min.

Directed by: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Release Date: June 1, 1996

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DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005

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  • rebvodka042099
    July 24, 2008
    rebvodka042099
    One of the greatest documentaries I have ever watched. See what happens to a close-minded, poor, uneducated community through the eyes of murder. Free the West Memphis Three!
  • creepfreak
    May 12, 2008
    creepfreak
    This one is truly horrifying. It's shocking, ugly, depressing and repulsive. This documentary will definitely leave some sort of mark on you and I'm sure you won't be able to shake it off that easily. It's based on the true story of "The West Memphis 3"(Damien Echols, Jessie Miss...( read more)kelley, Jason Baldwin), who "supposedly" murdered three young children in the Robin Hood Hills area of West Memphis, Arkansas. They say that Damien Echols, the alleged ringleader, was partially influenced by Death Metal and that he dressed in black clothes and practiced in the Wicca religion. These were just a few subjects that were brought to the people's attention at the trial. The West Memphis 3 still sit in prison till this day and there are many who actually believe that the three defendants were wrongfully convicted at the trial.

    Damien Echols was sentenced to death. Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwinwere were sentenced to life in prison.


    The Murders at Robin Hood Hills:

    "Three eight year old boys(Steve Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore), were found stripped naked and had been hog-tied with their own shoelaces: their right ankles tied to their right wrists behind their backs, the same with their left limbs. Their clothing was found in the creek, some of it twisted around sticks that had been thrust in the muddy creek bed. The clothing was mostly turned inside-out; two of the boys' underwear was never recovered. All of the boys had been severely beaten about their heads and faces, and Byers further had a fractured skull. Chris Byers had deep lacerations and injuries to his scrotum and penis. The original autopsies were inconclusive as to time of death, but stated that Byers died of blood loss (from either stab wounds or a deep head wound), and the other boys drowned."


    You have to watch this documentary and tell me what you think. You might actually think that they're innocent because at the trial there were just so many things that really didn't sound right. Or you might just agree with the courts and believe that justice was well served. You'll know more what I'm talking about when you see this documentary. It's scary. This is real life horror, and it's actually more terrifying then most horror films out there. The good news is that you can watch the whole thing on YouTube. Last time I checked they had the whole documentary in several parts, but be warned, the subject matter in this is disturbing as Hell. Just go to YouTube and type in "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills"


    There is also a sequel to this documentary titled Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.

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  • flynnparadox
    December 13, 2006
    flynnparadox
    A scary, scary movie. If you're different than the norm (and who isn't really, inside?) then beware: this could happen to you.
  • bbcfloridabound
    October 28, 2008
    bbcfloridabound
    A Great HBO Real Life Court Drama. About 3 Children being killed in west Memphis. I personally beleive that Jason Baldwin is innocent, Damien Wayne Echols is Guilty and thinks he's a movie star. Jessie Miskelly I am not sure about. But the evidance is lacking. Maybe in the 2nd fi...( read more)lm more will come to light. I do beleive the father of one of the slayen boys is tied in with the crime, this is not a hollywood Movie but a real event filmed on location. Not for Children to watch.
  • ileo
    April 22, 2008
    ileo
    Interesting
  • ahhh1989
    October 27, 2009
    ahhh1989
    One of the most disturbing, brutal, and bizarre documentaries ever. The town community in this film is absolutely terrifying and out of this world.
  • mindymelena
    July 28, 2009
    mindymelena
    The best documentary of all time. FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE.
  • italiachick
    May 22, 2009
    italiachick
    very interesting!!!!
  • QueenBoudica
    May 13, 2009
    QueenBoudica
    How these kids were convicted is way beyond me.
  • superclerk25
    May 13, 2009
    superclerk25
    A good doc about a horrific crime. It's really hard to watch the first chunk of the movie as we are told and shown the facts of the crime. We see the crime scene and the bodies. We hear the known facts about what has occurred. As the film continues we see the people left behi...( read more)nd try and come to some sort of closure as the trials begin and end.
    We as the viewers draw our own conclusions based on what we are able to see from the snippets of the court proceedings but we have to remember that we aren't privy to the whole trial and that we are missing information.
    In the end we know that the murders are horrific and evil. We also need to wonder if the trials are fair and if the system is just.
    I just hope this never happens again.

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