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December 16th, 2011

Reese Witherspoon is set to star in Devil’s Knot, based on reporter Mara Leveritt‘s book about the case of the West Memphis Three.

The film, directed by Atom Egoyan, focuses on the sensationalized trials of Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, who were convicted of brutally murdering three eight-year-old Boy Scouts in Arkansas in 1993.

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August 19th, 2011

The West Memphis Three have been freed after 18 years in prison for the murders of three Boy Scouts, a crime they’re widely believed to be innocent of committing.

Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines, who along with a slew of other celebs have long proclaimed the men’s innocence, arrived at court today to show their support for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley.