Devil’s Knot
Mara Leveritt
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1993 · West Memphis, Arkansas
The West Memphis Three
Disputed justice
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Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers were murdered in Arkansas in 1993. Three teenagers were convicted amid disputed evidence and allegations of satanic activity. In 2011 they entered Alford pleas and were released; that outcome was not an exoneration.
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The freeing of the West Memphis Three movie review
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Devil’s Knot
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Atom Egoyan · Book Adaptation
Devil’s Knot (2013)
A dramatized adaptation of Mara Leveritt’s book about the West Memphis case. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas discusses both the book and film. Actors and recreated scenes distinguish the film from documentaries and legal records.
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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
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The Forgotten West Memphis Three (2020)
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The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery (2020)
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48 Hours — A Cry for Innocence (2010)
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Atom Egoyan · Book Adaptation
Devil’s Knot (2013)
A dramatized adaptation of Mara Leveritt’s book about the West Memphis case. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas discusses both the book and film. Actors and recreated scenes distinguish the film from documentaries and legal records.
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Crime Weekly — West Memphis Three: Troubled Teenager to Murder Suspect
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The West Memphis Three Part 1
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released March 2, 2020. About 59 minutes.
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The West Memphis Three part 3
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released March 16, 2020. About 98 minutes.
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Episode 335: The West Memphis Three Part I - The Road to Hell
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released October 5, 2018. About 110 minutes.
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Episode 337: The West Memphis Three Part III - The Trials
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released October 20, 2018. About 119 minutes.
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Episode 336: The West Memphis Three Part II - The Confession of Jessie Misskelley
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released October 12, 2018. About 106 minutes.
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West Memphis Three Part 1: Moral Panic, Murder and Injustice | #261
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released August 26, 2022. About 64 minutes.
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S3 Ep115: West Memphis Three: Robin Hood Hills (Part 1)
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released March 10, 2023. About 111 minutes.
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West Memphis 3 Part 2
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released March 8, 2020. About 93 minutes.
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West Memphis 3 /// A Harvest of Innocence /// Part 1
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released May 7, 2024. About 57 minutes.
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West Memphis 3 /// Discussion /// Part 1
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released May 8, 2024. About 60 minutes.
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299. The West Memphis Three Part 1 of 24 -- The Unforgiven
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released April 2, 2025. About 66 minutes.
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West Memphis Three Shocker! Jason Baldwin Pleads for Help to Stop Damien Echols' Lies!
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released June 23, 2026. About 112 minutes.
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What If The West Memphis Three Are Actually GUILTY? Full Case Deep Dive
Podcast coverage of the The West Memphis Three case. Released May 22, 2026. About 82 minutes.
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Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt
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Devil’s Knot — Ebook
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Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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The Columbian · 2011-08-20 · Page 2
West Memphis Three released under plea agreement
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Release under Alford pleas was not an exoneration.
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The Commercial Appeal · 2010-09-27 · Page 3
New evidence and advocacy challenge the convictions
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Internet Archive · Library record · 2002
Devil's knot : the true story of the West Memphis Three
Leveritt, Mara. A library catalog record for a book connected with The West Memphis Three. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
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CBS News Sunday Morning : KPIX : September 16, 2012 6:00am-7:30am PDT
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Echols v. State — DNA-evidence review
An Arkansas Supreme Court decision on DNA-testing evidence and postconviction proceedings in Damien Echols’s case, before the later pleas.
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- Arkansas Supreme Court
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- November 4, 2010
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Katie Couric
Damien Echols of the ‘West Memphis Three’ Speaks Out
Interview or news segment from Katie Couric covering the The West Memphis Three case. Length: 6:13.
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West Memphis Three: Alternate Suspects (Part 8)
Video from Crime Weekly covering the The West Memphis Three case. Length: 2:09:42.
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The Tale of The West Memphis Three
Video from Matt Orchard - Crime and Society covering the The West Memphis Three case. Length: 1:19:13.
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New revelations concerning the West Memphis Three
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West Memphis Three: Robin Hood Hills (Part 1)
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West Memphis Three: The Right to Remain Silent (Part 5)
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Sneak Peek: The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery
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"West Memphis Three": Inside the Case
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Reddit · r/WestMemphisThree
Discussion: Hearing set for new DNA testing in West Memphis Three case June 24, 2025 by Bill Bowden
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