West Memphis Three Finally Get A New Hearing

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West Memphis Three Finally Get A New Hearing

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West Memphis Three Finally Get A New Hearing
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The ‘West Memphis Three’ has been a passion project for Best Movies Ever for nearly eight years, and we’re so happy they’re finally getting a break while we continue working to get their film made.

The decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court Thursday to grant a new hearing to the “West Memphis 3,” the three men convicted as teens of murdering three Cub Scouts in 1993, could lead to their eventual release from prison.

But Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel claims that the new DNA evidence which led to the decision does not necessarily prove that the three men are innocent, and he will continue to defend the guilty verdicts that were handed down to Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley in 1994.

McDaniel issued a statement Thursday saying that his office is reviewing the ruling, but respects the court’s decision.

He says his office “intends to fulfill its constitutional responsibility to defend the jury verdicts in this case.”

Defense attorney Dennis Riordan, whose client Damien Echols has been on death row for the past 16 years, sees the court’s ruling as a “landmark victory” for his client and co-defendants Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley, who are serving life sentences.

In a statement to Crimesider, Riordan said the ruling made the case “an entirely new ball game.”

“The Court makes clear that Damien, Jason, and Jesse have presented substantial claims of innocence that must be given careful judicial consideration,” he said.

The statement also says that Damien “was calm, but deeply grateful for the ruling and all the support he has received from all over the country. He is looking forward to what comes next with quiet hope.”

The eastern Arkansas murder case has drawn the attention of Hollywood celebrities and civil rights activists.

Actor Johnny Depp has thrown his support behind the West Memphis 3 in hopes of clearing the three men he believes were wrongly convicted of heinous crimes. Depp told 48 Hours | Mystery, “They were easy targets,” and that, “There was a need for swift justice at the time to placate, understandably, an angry and frightened community.”

Jessie Misskelley Jr., Jason Baldwin, and Damien Echols have been in prison for 17 years after they were convicted of murdering Steve Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore, whose bodies were found bound and mutilated in a creek.

This case has been a huge passion project for us at Best Movies Ever and we’ve never given up having this film made about this crazy story. Dimension Films and USA Networks both at one time attempted to make their version of the film while we continued on and we’re still doing our best to make sure their story is told since most people in this country would be horrified at how the justice system can sometimes go horribly awry.

Even Former FBI Special Agent John Douglas (who was the inspiration for the criminal profiler on The Silence Of The Lambs (Clarice’s boss) has stepped in to say that the West Memphis Three do not match the profile of who really killed the three young boys in 1993. His testimony will carry tremendous weight in this hearing.

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