Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:40:10 +0100 PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Damien Echols was just a teenager when he and his two friends were tried and convicted of the murder of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993, a case that became known as the West Memphis Three. Echols, along with fellow teens Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, are thought by some to be innocent of the crime and over the years, several documentaries have been made about them. Support from "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and other celebrities has helped raise awareness of their case. ... (Source: Reuters)
Damien Echols, producer and subject of the documentary film ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:30:08 +0100 (Reuters) - Damien Echols, producer and subject of the documentary film "West of Memphis", poses for a portrait with his wife, Lorri Davis, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Damien Echols, left, a producer of the film 'West of Memphis,' ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:20:08 +0100 (AP) - Damien Echols, left, a producer of the film 'West of Memphis,' mingles with Mark Byers at the premiere of the documentary film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Echols spent 18 years on death row in Arkansas after being accused, along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr., of the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old boys including Byers' son Christopher. In August 2011 the three men were released from prison after entering pleas that allowed them to maintain their innocence, while acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict them. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Producers Damien Wayne Echols (R) and Lorri Davis pose at the ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:30:04 +0100 (Reuters) - Producers Damien Wayne Echols (R) and Lorri Davis pose at the premiere of the documentary "West of Memphis" at the MARC theatre during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 20, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
A security guard stands near paintings by Damien Hirst at a ...
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:40:08 +0100 (Reuters) - A security guard stands near paintings by Damien Hirst at a preview for his exhibition "Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011" at the Gagosian Gallery in central London, January 12, 2012. The exhibition opens globally in 11 cities on Friday. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)