I saw this on my Amazon feed for years before I decided to finally watch it. Once I did, I became fascinated with the case. It became so obvious that these teenagers were railroaded and used as scapegoats by the police force, and judicial system of West Memphis, Arkansas. The system manipulated reality in order to make 3 poor teenage boys look like satanic monsters who brutally murdered three 8year old boys.
When HBO decided to do a documentary on this case after they read about the arrest of the teenagers who were supposedly satanists that for ritualistic purposes murdered these boys, they thought it would make for an intriguing storyline. However, after being allowed into the trial of the teenagers, (for filming), they realized things were not what they seemed....not by a long shot.
The documentary caught the eye of many, (including celebrities), who knew that an extreme injustice had been done to the teenagers. Many started to fight for the now dubbed "West Memphis Three". The first doc shows the trial, the subsequent docs go into the some of the fight for justice by celebrities, and others.
In the grand scheme, there was a purpose. Damien was chosen, he just had a really rough road getting there.
When HBO decided to do a documentary on this case after they read about the arrest of the teenagers who were supposedly satanists that for ritualistic purposes murdered these boys, they thought it would make for an intriguing storyline. However, after being allowed into the trial of the teenagers, (for filming), they realized things were not what they seemed....not by a long shot.
The documentary caught the eye of many, (including celebrities), who knew that an extreme injustice had been done to the teenagers. Many started to fight for the now dubbed "West Memphis Three". The first doc shows the trial, the subsequent docs go into the some of the fight for justice by celebrities, and others.
In the grand scheme, there was a purpose. Damien was chosen, he just had a really rough road getting there.