The three films chronicle the arrest, 18 year imprisonment, and eventual release of damien echols, jason baldwin, and jessie misskelley, otherwise known as the west memphis three. Paradise lost team plans two more west memphis three documentaries. West memphis, ar before making a murderer and before serial, there was the west memphis three. En route to that freedom, documentaries proved crucial in turning the.
The child murders at robin hood hills and paradise lost 2. Purgatory is a 2011 documentary film and sequel to the films paradise lost. On may 6, 1993, the mutilated bodies of three eightyearold west memphis. Berlinger and sinofskys documentary of a gruesome triple murder in west memphis, arkansas and the subsequent trials of three suspects, takes a hard look at. For the best experience possible, please upgrade your browser or download a modern. On may 5, 1993, the bodies of three eightyearold boys were found next to a muddy creek in the wooded robin hood hills area of west memphis, arkansas. The social movements paradise lost documentaries became a nexus around which. Hbo largely introduced the world to the west memphis three case in 1996 upon airing paradise lost. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the juveniles killed the children as. Paradise lost is the true story of the most notorious murder case in arkansas history. The child murders at robin hood hills is a 1996 american documentary film. The landmark documentary that sparked an international movement to free the west memphis three, paradise lost investigates the gruesome 1993 murder of three eightyearold boys and the three teenagers accused of killing them as part of a satanic ritual. West memphis three banner link to their personal homepages, downloading. West of memphis a 2012 documentary also covering the west memphis three.
The child murders at robin hood hills is a 1996 american documentary film directed, produced and edited by joe berlinger and bruce sinofsky about the trials of the west memphis three, three teenage youths accused of the may 1993 murders and sexual mutilation of three prepubescent boys as a part of an alleged satanic ritual in west memphis, arkansas. The worldfamous and infamous case of the west memphis three stands. The best documentary of the year, maybe of the decade. Damien echols was sentenced to death, jessie misskelley, jr. The west memphis three are three men known for being convicted as teenagers in 1994, of the 1993 murders of three boys in west memphis, arkansas, united states. The landmark documentary that sparked an international movement to free the. The child murders at robin hood hills, the original hbo. With tony brooks, diana davis, terry wood, dick clay. In august 2011, the three teenagers who had been convicted of the grisly killings, damien echols, jason baldwin, and jessie.
The investigation discovery documentary promises to explore the wave of celebrity activism around the west memphis three case, as well as the satanic panic that overtook the small town of west. This powerful verite documentary is directed, produced and edited by joe. The brilliantly dramatic nonfiction film places viewers directly into the rural, deep south atmosphere where the crimes went down, and never blatantly dictates that the three suspects were innocent. The child murders at robin hood hills, the first chapter of the trilogy, was released by hbo in 1996, documenting misskelleys. The shocking documentary about three teenagers who were accused of the brutal. List of west memphis three documentaries grows longer. A social movement focused on the west memphis three continues, over.