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Publisher's Summary
“Free the West Memphis Three!” - maybe you’ve heard the phrase, but do you know why their story is so alarming? Do you know the facts?
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.
For weeks in 1993, after the murders of three eight-year-old boys, police in West Memphis, Arkansas, seemed stymied. Then suddenly detectives charged three teenagers - alleged members of a satanic cult - with the killings. Despite stunning investigative blunders, a confession riddled with errors, and an absence of physical evidence linking any of the accused to the crime, the teenagers were tried and convicted. Jurors sentenced Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to life in prison. They sentenced Damien Echols, the accused ringleader, to death. Ten years later, all three remain in prison. Here, Leveritt unravels this seemingly medieval case and offers close-up views of its key participants - including one with an uncanny knack for evading the law.
Mara Leveritt has won several awards for investigative journalism, including Arkansas’s Booker Worthen Prize for her book The Boys on the Tracks. A contributing editor to the Arkansas Times, she lives in Little Rock.
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- Veruka
- 2012-09-15
Justice's devil's knot
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, this book should be read by everyone to understand how arbitrary at best and corrupt at worst our criminal judicial system is. It was eye opening to see how far the prosecutors went to convict their chosen parties and to be right and how a case can be built from the top down.
What other book might you compare Devil’s Knot to and why?
I can not think of one I have heard that I would compare this book to. But I am certain the legal system is ripe with similar tales of corruption and lies.
What three words best describe Lorna Raver’s voice?
That wouldn't be nice.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When the young men would not turn on the other boys in order to gain their freedom. They had more integrity than the educated idiots prosecuting them! Shows how intelligence does not correlate with character!
Any additional comments?
Listen to this book and you will know that justice is ofttimes a four letter word! Also, narrator voice is better suited for sing songy books of love and poetry not for a book so powerful.
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- Hammer_Dallas
- 2018-05-16
Excellent
If your at all interested in this case, this is truly the best and most unbiased presentation I have come across. A methodical, well-ordered presentation of both the events, “evidence” and persons involved. No stone is left un-turned. Regardless of your beliefs about the case, this is a “must-listen”. Bravo !
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- La Becket
- 2012-12-05
Surprisingly disappointing
What disappointed you about Devil’s Knot?
Having greatly enjoyed, and been strongly affected by, all 3 HBO documentaries about this disturbing case, I was expecting the book to shed new light. Instead, it largely recapitulates what we already now from the documentaries (perhaps inevitable, since together they span 9+ hours), and trots out the same kind of baseless speculation and nearly libellous "maybe X did it," or "maybe Y did it," kinds of claims, without offering any compelling evidence for those accusations. I would watch the movies rather than read this book -- they're much more illuminating.
Final footnote: the performance left a great deal to be desired. Why do female narrators so often feel compelled to deepen their voices in a patently ridiculous fashion whenever a man is talking? (Given the fact that virtually everyone in this book is male, this is a *big* liability).
Also: I'm not entirely sure why the narrator also felt the need to do extremely unconvincing Arkansas accents for every single player in this story -- virtually all of whom are from Arkansas. Either find a narrator with an appropriate accent, or JUST READ NORMALLY. I beg you.
25 people found this helpful
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- Laura Harris
- 2020-01-18
Detailed account; narrator tonally off
This book gives an in depth, though not particularly objective or nuanced account of the police investigation and various legal proceedings concerning the Memphis Three. Lorna Raver is a good narrator, but I think she was the wrong pick for this book as she has a bemused, perky, down-home tone, whereas the material in the book is quite serious. It’s like if Dateline hired Rachel Ray instead of Keith Morrison to report about grisly crimes.
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- Crusader
- 2012-04-12
Best true crime/wrongful conviction book I've read
Phenomenal book which must be read by anyone concerned about the flaws of the criminal justice system in our country.
This book is about the West Memphis Three, who were teenagers at the time of their wrongful interrogations, wrongful trial, and wrongful convictions! Law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, and even the judge broke every cardinal rule. All they cared about was getting a conviction for a horrendous crime, but it would have been nice if they had not sacrificed the lives of three innocent teenage boys in the process.
The three were released from prison in 2011 under a bizarre "prosecution covers their ass" deal where the three admit guilt, but are still released. They are currently fighting for a complete exoneration.
There is a movie in production based on the book, but I recommend reading the book FIRST so that you are prepared for this shocking and graphic story!
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- Dave
- 2012-06-10
Fascinating True Story; Fair-to-Midling Book
This is a fascinating story, and I had followed it over the past 10 years or so via the series of 3 excellent film documentaries (i.e. "Paradist Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills"). I was hoping this book would fill in some of the missing details that a short-form filmed documentary simply can't cover, or at least retell the story in a more nuanced way. But I'm 3 hours into the audiobook and it just hasn't given me a reason to keep listening.
If you have never heard the story of the West Memphis 3 you might find this book fascinating because the story and characters are so compelling. It's a mind-blowing human drama, to say the least. But for someone who has seen the documentaries this audiobook had very little to offer, at least for me. The narration was pretty good, although her voice sometimes got grating. To be honest, I can't tell if the narration suffered a bit because of the storytelling or if the story suffered because of the narration, but the net effect was to cause an interested reader to walk away from the audiobook halfway through.
7 people found this helpful
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- Chris
- 2012-06-21
Humane Manevolence
This is a highly detailed account of the disturbing 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. As well as the subsequent trials of Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr, Jason Baldwin. The tragedy of this case is that no thorough investigation was taken at the time of the crime, further compounded by the judicial system which failed to render a just outcome.
These three teenage boys were railroaded, condemned and convicted without any real evidence. The West Memphis Three reached a deal with prosecutors, on August 19, 2011, they entered Alford pleas, which allow them to assert their innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them. Judge David Laser accepted the pleas and sentenced the three to time served. They were released with ten-year suspended sentences, having served 18 years and 78 days in prison. To this day they are fighting to exonerate their names.
The most chilling aspect of this case is that the real murderer is still out there.
No justice for the children no justice for the West Memphis three.
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- WDB
- 2020-05-15
Unbelievable!
I couldn't believe tge court got away with such injustice. I had to rewind several times to make sure I heard it right .
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- Amanda Hickey
- 2019-11-27
Law Corruption in plain sight
This case has fascinated me for years. I made the mistake in googling the crime scene photos, I shouldn’t have. They are horrifying and burned into my memory forever. These crimes were done by an organized criminal with experience, not 3 “satanic” teens. Im not sure what law enforcement might have been covering up, but it’s obvious someone in power was connected and involved. It’s damn sick. Even FBI profiler John Douglas agrees. Small town power has a huge impact on their citizens and the jury. If these trials were moved to a different jurisdiction, these teens would have been released, and the guilty found. Law enforcement, the detectives, the judge, the prosecutor and jury should serve time for their incompetence. These children murdered received no justice, and only proves that Arkansas has ignorant, incompetent law enforcers and uneducated residents who are easily manipulated by small town politics.
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- Randy
- 2014-05-04
Jaded!
What would have made Devil’s Knot better?
I have seen the movie Paradise Lost and still have a lot of questions about what really happened to those three boys. This book however, is a simple case of seeing only one side of the case. It is clear from the very beginning of the book that this is not an objective, rationale investigation of the case. I would not recommend this book if you want the evidence and a chance to determine for yourself what really happened. The are many questions that are not only not answered by this book, they are simply ignored. Confessions and evidence are ignore completely.
What could Mara Leveritt have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Actually look at all the facts and present them all without the obvious hatred and disdain for the police.
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