Article posted: 1/17/2013 6:00 AM

‘West of Memphis’ a real life horror story of injustice

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Damien Echols met his future wife Lorri Davis while in prison on charges of murdering three boys in Arkansas. The two are now producers of Amy Berg's documentary about his case, "West of Memphis."

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Damien Echols spent 18 years in prison for murders he didn't commit. Amy Berg's documentary "West of Memphis" tells his story.

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You can't help but come away from Amy Berg's documentary "West of Memphis" disturbed and even devastated by the failure of the American judicial system to administer fairness and proper justice to its own citizens. Dann calls this "the best horror story of the year so far." He also interviews Damien Echols, of the three teens convicted of the 1993 murders of three little boys in Arkansas.