Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Page #5

whole different understanding.

- But all that evidence has been

made public. - Yes, it has.

It may not have shown up

in the documentaries

Or in a particular

news report

Or a speech by someone,

but it is public record.

Most anyone can make

the proper contacts

And view that-

That information.

My understanding is that any

citizen of the united states

Can come down and sit in the

west Memphis police department

And look through most of

that evidence. Am I correct?

Gitchell:

that's what I understand.

So there's not

a secret bag

Or pocket

of information

That the west Memphis

police department

Or the prosecutors have

that convinces them

That the west Memphis three

are guilty,

But that the rest

of the public can't know.

Right, there's no-

There's no secret

in there whatsoever.

It's just-

As I mentioned before,

It's the perception

people received

From the media

and HBO.

I saw the movie.

I got an advance screener

Because I work for

an advertising agency.

We saw the film together, Kathy

and I, and we immediately saw it

And said, "oh, gosh, Burk

would probably like this. "

( Laughter )

Actually not

like it, but-

He called us up and he says,

"these guys are innocent. "

We start contacting the lawyers,

'cause you just want to know more.

And we're shocked to find out

that nothing was getting done,

They were just languishing

there. It was horrible.

And so we were like,

"well, what can we do?

We work in the entertainment

industry.

We can design things. "

And then you say, "well,

what can you do with that?"

We're like,

"we can make a website. "

Male reporter:

Echols has his backers.

A website is now online

to raise money

For the three men

convicted of killing

The west Memphis

eight-Year-Olds.

We're not experts

ourselves,

But we've hired

experts

To look into the case

for us

Because there was

just so much doubt.

Burk Sauls:
one of the saddest

things that I can remember

About this

whole thing

And about our trips

out here

Is I remember being

in a rental car like this,

Heading out

to the prison.

And I remember saying,

"can you believe

That these guys

have been locked up

In prison

for three whole years?"

And here we are,

17 years later,

Heading to

pine bluff

To visit our friends again

in 2011.

All right.

Kathy Bakken:

here we are.

I don't like

being here again,

But it's good

to see these guys.

( Gate buzzes )

- Sauls:
whenever you're ready.

- Bakken:
just thank everybody.

Sauls:

this will be short.

Jason:
there's not like

an "action" or nothing?

- Sauls:
action.

- Bakken:
go.

Hi. My name is-

Hi. My name is

Jason Baldwin.

And I want to thank

all of the supporters,

All of the people out there who

have written me over the years,

Who've researched

the case,

Did their- You know, whatever

it is in your means-

That did your best,

you know,

To let me, Damien and

Jessie and our families know

That, you know,

what's happened to us

Will not be forgotten

and it'll be made right.

Younger Jason:
Americas

supposed to be based on

"Innocent until

proven guilty,"

But in this case,

it's the other way around-

You're guilty

until proven innocent.

I never

would have dreamed

That anything like this

could have happened to me.

Announcer:
now live from

the mid-South news leader...

male reporter:
convicted west

Memphis child murderer Damien Echols

Gives an exclusive interview

to action news 5.

I think if it was-

If they were capable,

The public would probably form

a lynch mob and come get me.

Male reporter:
Damien

Echols says he was railroaded

By the police, prosecutors,

and the judge.

Judge Burnett:
Mr. Echols, you

are remanded to the custody...

male reporter:
it's been painful

for the mother and stepfather

Of Stevie branch

to watch Damien Echols.

They'd prefer

he get no attention.

I'm glad he's in pain

and miserable and all that.

I'm glad he's just

so messed up and-

And I would like

to see prison kill him.

I was a step-Parent

back in 1993

When this happened.

I was a good

step-Parent.

And to watch it all

go away

On account of this,

You lose your life

to a degree.

You can say I sort of

like died myself

Because I shut out

humanity.

Steve's death was so

difficult for pam to accept

That other problems

resulted.

She separated from her

husband and moved here

To her parents' home

in Blytheville.

A crime

of this nature

Will take a toll

on anybody.

And I have seen this

happen to our home.

Tomorrow, 19-Year-Old

Damien Echols's attorneys

Will file

with the court

The transcripts

from Echolss trial-

More than 4,000 pages

of testimony.

That will set in motion

the appeals process

That Echols believes

will lead

To the overturning of his

conviction and sentence.

Male reporter:
convicted

murderer Damien Echols

Appeared in

Craighead county court

For the latest hearing

since his 1994 conviction.

Female reporter:

Dan Stidham, who represented

Jessie Miskelly

in the original trial,

Says many questions

remain unanswered.

I firmly believe that this

is a miscarriage of justice

And we're gonna keep going

and keep going,

Doesn't matter

how many years it takes.

Female reporter:
it was

also an emotional day,

Especially for

the victims' families.

Pam Hobbs:
Damiens not going anywhere.

Justice prevailed

the first time.

I have all the faith

in the world

That justice will

prevail again

And someday Ill get to

watch Damien Echols die.

Female reporter:
but they're not the

only ones who want justice to prevail.

Gail Grinnell:
anybody

with a set of eyes can see

That these boys are

innocent. They did not do it.

And if she wants

justice done,

She needs to be trying

to get this case reopened

And find the real murderers

of those three children.

Every appeal

that has come up

Has caused grief

And caused problems

in the home.

It brings back anger

still today

To see their pictures

or faces on the media.

Reliving it

is a nightmare at times.

Female reporter:

Damien Echols still walks,

Even though four years ago

he was sentenced to die.

Man:
are you hoping this works?

Yeah, but I don't

think it will.

- Why don't you think it will work?

- Same judge.

His appeals

have been denied

Time and time

and time again.

Now today defense

attorneys did make a request

That judge David Burnett be

recused from hearing these cases.

But that motion was

quickly denied by the judge.

Female reporter:

the Arkansas supreme court

Has denied every appeal

by Damien Echols,

And defense is counting

on d. N.A. Testing

To shed new light

on the case.

Terry Hobbs:
this case

was solved in 1994.

And one day

in Arkansas

They're going to inject

Damien Echols,

And he will pay

with his life

For what he has done

To three little

eight-Year-Old boys.

A forensic pathologist,

a bite mark expert,

A criminal profiler,

Even a human blood and

body fluid stain specialist

Brought their expertise

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