An edition of Devil's knot (2002)

Devil's knot

the true story of the West Memphis Three

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An edition of Devil's knot (2002)

Devil's knot

the true story of the West Memphis Three

  • 3.0 (2 ratings) ·
  • 32 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

The guilty verdicts handed out to three Arkansas teens in a horrific capital murder case were popular in their home state? even upheld on appeal. But after two HBO documentaries called attention to the witch-hunt atmosphere at the trials, artists and other supporters raised concerns about the accompanying lack of evidence. Now, award-winning journalist Mara Leveritt provides the most comprehensive look yet into this endlessly shocking case. --Publisher.

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Publisher
Atria Books
Language
English
Pages
417

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Devil's Knot
2014, Simon & Schuster, Limited
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Devil's Knot
2013, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
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Devil's Knot
2013, Simon & Schuster
in English
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Feb 01, 2012, Blackstone Pub
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Nov 15, 2011, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audiobooks
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Devil's Knot: The Story Of The West Memphis Three
Oct 21, 2003, Turtleback Books
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Cover of: Devil's Knot
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
October 1, 2003, Atria
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Cover of: Devil's Knot
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
2002, Atria Books
in English
Cover of: Devil's knot
Devil's knot: the true story of the West Memphis Three
2002, Atria Books
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Case studies.
Other Titles
West Memphis Three

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.15/23/0976794
Library of Congress
HV6534.W47 L49 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
417 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
417

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3702195M
Internet Archive
devilsknottruest0000leve
ISBN 10
0743417593
LCCN
2003268771
OCLC/WorldCat
50728429, 50729382
Library Thing
203688
Goodreads
1910940

Work Description

Based on a true story, this edition of Devil's Knot will tie-in to a major motion picture starring Academy Award winners Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth. This riveting portrait of a small Arkansas town recounts the all-too-true story of a brutal triple murder and the eighteen-year imprisonment of three innocent teenagers. For weeks in 1993, after the grisly murders of three eight-year-old boys, police in West Memphis, Arkansas, seemed stumped. Then suddenly, detectives charged three teenagers - alleged members of a satanic cult - with the killings. Despite the witch-hunt atmosphere of the trials and a case that included stunning investigative blunders, the teenagers, who became known as the West Memphis Three, were convicted. Jurors sentenced Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to life in prison and Damien Echols, the accused ringleader, to death. The guilty verdicts were popular in their home state - even upheld on appeal - and all three remained in prison until their unprecedented release in August 2011. In Devil's Knot, award-winning investigative journalist Mara Leveritt presents the most comprehensive, insightful reporting ever done on this story - one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history. In-depth research, meticulous reconstruction of the investigation and close-up views of its key participants unravel the many tangled knots of this endlessly shocking case.

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