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The three men spent 18 years behind bars for a brutal crime they said they did not commit. Locked away for life -- with one of them sentenced to death -- the men thought they would never experience freedom again.

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Presumed guilty: Murder in West Memphisupdated: Fri Aug 19 2011 11:23:00

From January: CNN's David Mattingly interviews a death row inmate who could get a new trial.

Mystery hearing set for 'West Memphis Three'updated: Thu Aug 18 2011 20:51:00

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.

St. Louis trip is a hit with older kidsupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 08:06:00

I got some raised eyebrows when I told my teenage boy and preteen girl they were headed to St. Louis with my wife and me for a six-day summer vacation.

Echols of West Memphis 3 talks about appeal, death rowupdated: Wed Sep 29 2010 22:30:00

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.

Arkansas doctor convicted in bomb attack on medical board headupdated: Mon Aug 09 2010 15:00:00

A federal jury on Monday convicted an Arkansas doctor in a February 2009 car bomb attack on the head of the state's medical board, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

Claims police shooting suspects had extremist 'anti-government' linksupdated: Sat May 22 2010 06:08:00

Two suspects accused of gunning down Arkansas police officers this week may have ties to extremist anti-government groups, two civil rights organizations say.

Police chief's son dies in Ark. shootingupdated: Sat May 22 2010 06:08:00

The son of the West Memphis Police Chief is one of two officers killed during a shooting in Arkansas.

2 police officers fatally shot in West Memphis, Arkansasupdated: Thu May 20 2010 23:30:00

Two police officers were fatally shot and another two were wounded Thursday in two separate shootings allegedly by the same suspects in West Memphis, Arkansas, police said.

FAA: 3 dead in medical helicopter crashupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 14:13:00

Three people died Thursday when a medical helicopter crashed in western Tennessee, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Victims' parents remain divided over West Memphis 3 caseupdated: Mon Dec 28 2009 11:20:00

There was a time that Pamela Hobbs believed justice had been served for her young son's murder.

Officials: 100 leads, no arrests in Arkansas bombingupdated: Fri Feb 06 2009 19:33:00

Federal, state and local authorities have followed more than 100 leads in a bombing that left an Arkansas doctor critically injured, but the case is far from being solved, investigators said Friday.

Motive sought in car bombingupdated: Thu Feb 05 2009 20:45:00

An Arkansas doctor is in critical condition after a bomb exploded near his home.

Feds follow 50-plus leads after bomb maims Arkansas doctorupdated: Thu Feb 05 2009 20:45:00

Mystified why a bomber would critically injure a beloved Arkansas doctor who heads the state medical board, investigators Thursday tracked more than 50 leads and were reviewing the medical board's actions, authorities said.

Doctor in critical condition after Arkansas bombingupdated: Wed Feb 04 2009 21:20:00

A well-known West Memphis, Arkansas, physician was in critical condition Wednesday night after he was injured in a bombing that occurred as he was getting into his vehicle to leave for work, police said.

Bombing 'a criminal act'updated: Wed Feb 04 2009 21:20:00

The FBI says the bombing of a doctor's car was not an accident and is a 'criminal act.'

People.com: Dixie Chick Natalie Maines Blogs About Latest Causeupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 18:42:00

The always-outspoken Dixie Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines has taken up a new cause – that of three men who she says were wrongfully convicted of murder.

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