West of Memphis
2012The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense allows the film to show the investigation, research, and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the American South.
Acted in
Damien Echols
as Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
as Self
Jason Baldwin
as Self
Pam Hobbs
as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
Steve Jones
as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
John Fogleman
as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
Jerry Driver
as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
Sharon French
as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
Lorri Davis
as Self – Damien's Wife
Mara Leveritt
as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Martin Hill
as Self – Case Researcher
Dan Stidham
as Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley Sr.
as Self – Jessie's Father
Steve Drizin
as Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
Laura Nirider
as Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
David Burnett
as Self – Trial Judge
Jennifer Bearden
as Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason
Stephanie Dollar
as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Carter
as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
Dennis Riordan
as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Eddie Vedder
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Henry Rollins
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Peter Jackson
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Michael Carson
as Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
Joyce Cureton
as Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
John Douglas
as Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
John Mark Byers
as Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
Vicki Hutcheson
as Self – Prosecution Witness
Vincent J.M. Di Maio
as Self – Forensic Pathologist
Joseph Garner
as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Carlos Seals
as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
Jamie Ballard
as Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
John Richards
as Self – Turtle Breeder
Rachael Geiser
as Self – Private Investigator
Amanda Hobbs
as Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
Robert Heath Meeks
as Self – Therapist
Erin Moriarty
as Self – Journalist
Don Horgan
as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Barry Scheck
as Self – The Innocence Project
Johnny Depp
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Patti Smith
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Natalie Maines
as Self – WM3 Supporter
Mildred French
as Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
Judy Sadler
as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Marie Hicks
as Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
Cindy Hobbs
as Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
David Jacoby
as Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
Sheila Muse
as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
Stephen Braga
as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Blake Sisk
as Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Cody Gott
as Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
Capi Peck
as Self – Arkansas Take Action
Patrick Benca
as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
Scott Ellington
as Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
Holly Ballard
as Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
Gail Grinnell
as Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
Gary Gitchell
as Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
Terry Hobbs
as Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
Richard Souviron
as Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)
