by Zach Shaw | Oct 14, 2011 | Cinemetal
After serving 18 years in prison for a murder they pleaded not guilty to, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley (known as the West Memphis Three) were freed this past Summer. It’s been a long uphill battle for the three and their supporters. And while...
by Metal Insider | Aug 29, 2011 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. If your favorite band in the world is Metallica, but you haven’t gotten a chance to take in a show in the last 18 years or so, wouldn’t you want the first show...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 19, 2011 | Crime
Last night, rumors started to spread that two of the “West Memphis Three” were going to be released from prison. However, today it was confirmed that all three have been released after being held 18 years following their conviction of the murder of three...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 18, 2011 | Crime
The West Memphis Three has been a cause celebre for metal fans and celebrities alike since 1993, when Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Jason Baldwin were found guilty of the deaths of three Boy Scouts in Arkansas. Now it appears that two of the three will be...