West Memphis Three

West Memphis Three Released After Spending 18 Years In Prison
West Memphis Three Released After Spending 18 Years In Prison
West Memphis Three Released After Spending 18 Years In Prison
It was just announced in Jonesboro, Arkansas, that the "West Memphis Three" are now free men. Essentially, authorities told reporters, they pleaded guilty to the murders of three young boys in 1993. But they are free to maintain they are innocent of the crimes. And the state has acknowledged that it probably could not proceed with a retrial of them. Damien Echols was sentenced to die