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PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky s award-winning trilogy that spawned a worldwide movement to free three convicted men, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious child murder cases in U.S. history. Beginning with the 1993 murders, the film chronicles the 18-year fight to prove the innocence of the West Memphis Three Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, incarcerated for an alleged Satanic ritual killing the convicted men, and their supporters worldwide, maintain they did not commit. With Echols on death row and Baldwin and Misskelley serving life sentences, PARADISE LOST 3 examines a horrifying crime with fresh insights that only the passage of time can provide. Facts are reexamined, new evidence is revealed, and new suspects are scrutinized. With an extraordinary perspective of three films spanning nearly two decades, PARADISE LOST 3 is a provocative examination of American justice and a celebration of the power of cinema to effect social change.
Original Release
03/01/2012
US Release
01/15/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Gitchell | Self - Former Chief Investigator, West Memphis Police / Self |
| Todd Moore | Self - Parent of Michael Moore |
| Dana Moore | Self - Parent of Michael Moore |
| Pam Hobbs | Self - Mother of Stevie Branch |
| Melissa Byers | Self - Mother of Christopher Byers |
| John Mark Byers | Self - Stepfather of Christopher Byers / Self |
| Damien Wayne Echols | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| Jason Baldwin | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| Jessie Misskelley | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| John Philipsborn | Self - Post-Conviction Attorney for Jason Baldwin |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Gitchell | Self - Former Chief Investigator, West Memphis Police / Self |
| Todd Moore | Self - Parent of Michael Moore |
| Dana Moore | Self - Parent of Michael Moore |
| Pam Hobbs | Self - Mother of Stevie Branch |
| Melissa Byers | Self - Mother of Christopher Byers |
| John Mark Byers | Self - Stepfather of Christopher Byers / Self |
| Damien Wayne Echols | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| Jason Baldwin | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| Jessie Misskelley | Self - Perpetrator / Self |
| John Philipsborn | Self - Post-Conviction Attorney for Jason Baldwin |
| Don Horgan | Self - Post-Conviction Attorney for Damien Echols / Self |
| John N. Fogleman | Self - Prosecuting Attorney |
| Mike Allen | Self - Detective, West Memphis Police |
| Domini Teer | Self - Suspect's Girlfriend |
| Larry Roberts | Self - Neighbor |
| Joni Dwyer | Self - Jason Baldwin's Neighbor |
| Jerry Driver | Self - Former West Memphis Juvenile Officer |
| Diana Davis | Self - KAIT |
| Tony Brooks | Self - KAIT |
| David Steinhart | Self - KAIT |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sidney Beaumont | Executive Producer |
| Robert Friedman | Executive Producer |
| Jon Kamen | Executive Producer |
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Frank Scherma | Executive Producer |
| Justin Wilkes | Executive Producer |
| Joe Berlinger | Producer |
| Bruce Sinofsky | Producer |
| Nancy Abraham | Producer |
| Michael Bonfiglio | Producer |
| Elisabeth Holm | Producer |
| Jonathan Silberberg | Producer |
| Jennifer Helm | Producer |
| Margaret Webber | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
