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Author of "Life after death" about his being falsely sentenced to death in West Memphis, Arkansas. The movie West of Memphis, directed | Author of "Life after death" about his being falsely sentenced to death in West Memphis, Arkansas. The movie West of Memphis, directed | ||
by Amy J. Berg and produced by Peter Jackson, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. | by Amy J. Berg and produced by Peter Jackson, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. | ||
Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison on Dec. 11, 1974) was on death row, along with two others collectively known as the West Memphis Three. | Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison on Dec. 11, 1974) was on death row, along with two others collectively known as the West Memphis Three. | ||
After their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal, they were released from prison under the Alford guilty plea. | After their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal, they were released from prison under the Alford guilty plea. | ||
In 199, he married Lorri Davis while he was in prison. | In 199, he married Lorri Davis while he was in prison. | ||
Since his release, he has published a non-fiction book about both his childhood and incarceration, Life After Death, which includes material from Echols' | Since his release, he has published a non-fiction book about both his childhood and incarceration, Life After Death, which includes material from Echols' | ||
previous memoir entitled, Almost Home: My Life Story, Vol. 1, self-published while in prison. Echols has relocated to Salem, Massachusetts with | previous memoir entitled, Almost Home: My Life Story, Vol. 1, self-published while in prison. Echols has relocated to Salem, Massachusetts with | ||
his wife. He stated in an interview with Piers Morgan, that he would like to have a career in writing and the visual arts. | his wife. He stated in an interview with Piers Morgan, that he would like to have a career in writing and the visual arts. | ||
As well as Echols' own book, there have been a number of books, including ''Blood of Innocents'' by Guy Reel, ''The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in support of the'' | |||
''West Memphis Three'', edited by Brett A. Savory, and ''Devil's Knot'' by Marat Leveritt, which also argue that the suspects were wrongly convicted. | |||
Revision as of 12:28, 26 July 2013
Author of "Life after death" about his being falsely sentenced to death in West Memphis, Arkansas. The movie West of Memphis, directed by Amy J. Berg and produced by Peter Jackson, premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison on Dec. 11, 1974) was on death row, along with two others collectively known as the West Memphis Three. After their attorneys and the judge handling the upcoming retrial agreed to a deal, they were released from prison under the Alford guilty plea. In 199, he married Lorri Davis while he was in prison.
Since his release, he has published a non-fiction book about both his childhood and incarceration, Life After Death, which includes material from Echols' previous memoir entitled, Almost Home: My Life Story, Vol. 1, self-published while in prison. Echols has relocated to Salem, Massachusetts with his wife. He stated in an interview with Piers Morgan, that he would like to have a career in writing and the visual arts.
As well as Echols' own book, there have been a number of books, including Blood of Innocents by Guy Reel, The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in support of the West Memphis Three, edited by Brett A. Savory, and Devil's Knot by Marat Leveritt, which also argue that the suspects were wrongly convicted.
