Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (56 page)

Prosecutor John Fogleman.

Circuit Judge David Burnett considers an objection by Stidham at Jessie’s trial. C
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Defense attorney Edward Mallett talks to reporters following an appeal before the Arkansas Supreme Court. In the foreground, a critic of the trials holds part of a banner urging state officials to “Free the West Memphis Three.”

Californians Grove Pashley, Kathy Bakken, and Burk Sauls, founders of a website supporting the West Memphis Three, visit Arkansas in 1997 to meet Damien (shown here separated from them by glass) at the state’s Maximum Security Unit.

Filmmakers Bruce Sinofsky (left) and Joe Berlinger (right) visit with Damien in 1999. P
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Damien in prison, March 2002.

Jessie in prison, February 2001.

Jason in prison, March 2001.