Devil's Knot
The True Story of the West Memphis Three
by Mara Leveritt
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appears in True Crime, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.
In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley were released after eighteen years in prison. Awardwinning journalist Mara Leveritt's The Devil's Knot remains the most comprehensive, insightful reporting ever done on the investigation, trials, and...
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appears in True Crime, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.
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