Paradise Lost - The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

There was so much information about the case and they showed so many actual news clips. I got obsessed with this case after listening to morbid and I still learned a lot from this!

I will admit, at first I thought that the Memphis Three were the perpetrators of the crime. And the first movie so leaves you feeling that that might be true. But you should watch the second too because you realize that the three accused with one on death row and two with life sentences, are indeed innocent and the person who you would expect at least from is innocent. All three of the West Memphis boys that were locked up for more than half of their lives have a lot to say and Damien Echols was the most intriguing of them all. YouTube also has a video of Henry Rollins interviewing Damien and talking about all the benefit concerts he did to get them good lawyers. As did Johnny Depp and several other prominent figures. And as the three movies go on you begin to realize that these three did not do this and have a definite opinion of the person who did. However, it twists and turns and the person who seems most guilty turned out not to be. The person who was responsible for the killings was never prosecuted but his depositions and pretty much flat out confession showed that he was the one that had done it. I started out hating The West Memphis Three because of the horrific nature of the crimes. And then as the videos went on, I began to feel such sympathy for them because it was plain to see by the second video that they were not the murderers and they spent over half their lives in jail in solitary confinement. Eddie vedder, Henry rollins, and many others put on benefit shows to raise money for their legal funds because they started out with public defenders which only had very limited time to talk with them and go over the evidence. With the money raised from the concerts the bands did they were able to get Good attorneys that really looked into the forensic evidence and could prove that these three were not the culprits. They were just easy scapegoats because they dressed differently and listened to rock music and had long hair. But they weren't killers. One of them learning disabilities and was not even aware of what had gone on and ended up telling the police under duress what they wanted to hear. The other two, maintain their innocence the whole time even while they were getting raped and beaten up in jail for over 18 years. I also highly recommend the movie called West of Memphis in addition to this trilogy. The trilogy of the Paradise Lost That is advertised here is also on HBO if you have that. But west of Memphis you pretty much have to order off of prime or rent off of prime but it is well worth it. This story had so many twists and turns and the people who you thought were innocent turned out to be the guiltiest and the people who you assumed were guilty turned out to be the innocent ones. It was a truly fascinating story

The WM3 (West Memphis Three) trilogy is a MUST for anyone wanting to look at the madness and insanity of our legal system in the United States. There are so many examples out there; but, not many that we get so much visible access to, with such grandiosity on the part of so many players (there are so many stranger than fiction moments, it will almost make you violently ill). The saddest part of this film/case is that not just three teen boys were thrown away into a prison system that let them rot, for no reason; but, that in reality, six boys were thrown away, as the little boys who were murdered will never see justice! If you haven't followed this story (or seen the film - even though I'm saying these things, this doesn't matter, it's not a spoiler), these tragedies became EPIC (and in my mind continue to be), because of the complete and utter incompetency of the "system" who let ALL SIX of these boys down in the worst way.It truly brings anger to my heart, tears to my eyes, and literally makes me feel ill inside. It makes me wonder, how could this happen? And, if this type of thing isn't something that makes you go, hmmm, about the death penalty... what does? On many an occasion, there were almost FOUR dead boys here, as they nearly executed one of these innocent kids in prison, many times.By all means, if you have the time, and the stomach, and the brave heart, to sit through all three of these documentaries, you'll walk away with more questions than answers; and probably a lot of anger and confusion. I still get upset; even with the outcome (no spoiler on that). I am the very same age as these guys. I often ask myself... could this have been me? Someone I love? My best friend? Who else is this happening to right this minute? And... it reminds me of other documentaries I highly recommend that will all of us to question some of our mindsets as well; are we in a same stuff, different day kind of world? Is this ok, letting it go on? I'll list the other documentaries that go with this film, below, but Amazon won't lt me submit them with links. All of them are on PRIME, so they're easy to find.First, check out the other two documentaries that follow the original Paradise Lost, in this order:Paradise Lost 2Paradise Lost: PurgatoryThen when you can stomach it, check out these other two racist monsters that are pretty much the same story, different dance (what is wrong with our system??)The Central Park Five (by Ken Burns)Murder on a Sunday MorningLast, if you can ever find it anywhere, nearly impossible to stream it online, but MAYBE on YouTube or elsewhere... is THE STAIRCASE. I've seen it for sale on Amazon pretty cheap - it was on IFC, and is a DVD set (TWO discs - so if you pick it up, you have to get both). Also another fascinating, up-close look at our system with lots of inside access to the defense team, the accused, and even the prosecution for part of the film. It is quite long, but broken into segments. Very powerful, and another "stranger than fiction" type of story. Did he, or didn't he? There's so many twists you'll never predict... but the one underlying thing going on with this film, totally unlike the others, is that it's not about a "kid in poverty" it's a rich man - but can HE still get justice, as well?Anyways, the Paradise Lost series is a must. Troubling, A+ work. And, I truly believe that without these documentaries, the persistent pushing and researching, and fundraising of the folks who helped keep the story of these boys alive, well, they wouldn't still be alive and with us as we speak. MUST SEE! WATCH IT NOW, if you haven't already!!

Will open up your eyes. Needs to be followed up by any of the other docos including west of memphis

This video is amazing, a must see-very disturbing that this can happen in this day and age but it has!!