Three men once convicted of a triple-murder adjust to freedom after 18 years behind bars
Three men who served 18 years in prison following their convictions in a 1993 triple-slaying in West Memphis, Arkansas, walked free Friday to cheers from a supportive crowd after entering new pleas in the case.
The men served 18 years in prison after their convictions for three brutal murders
People on death row have a lot of time to think. Damien Echols is no different.
From January: CNN's David Mattingly interviews a death row inmate who could get a new trial.
An Arkansas court has called a short-notice hearing Friday for three men convicted of killing three West Memphis boys in 1993, with authorities tight-lipped about the nature of the proceeding in a closely watched case.
In September, Eddie Vedder said there's evidence that could free three men accused of killing three boys in 1993.
Three men who were convicted of killing three Cub Scouts 16 years ago will have their cases reviewed in a court hearing to see whether they should be granted a new trial, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
A death row inmate who says he did not commit the murders he was convicted of asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to grant him a new trial.
In an interview to air on AC360, convicted murder Damien Echols explains why he thinks he has a chance to go free.
Some things about Damien Echols remain unchanged since he was sentenced to death in 1994 at the age of 19 after being convicted of murdering three 8-year-old boys.
They are known as the "West Memphis Three" -- young men who were arrested as teens and convicted of a triple killing with occult overtones that chills this working-class Mississippi River town to this day.
Attorneys hope new evidence will free the `West Memphis Three.' CNN's David Mattingly reports.
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