Life after death
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Published
New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.
Physical Desc
399 pages : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Status
Moab Library - Adult Biography
92 ECHOLS
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92 ECHOLS
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Published
New York : Blue Rider Press, c2012.
Format
Book
Street Date
1209
Language
English
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In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. — who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three — were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison; while eighteen-year-old Echols, deemed the “ringleader,” was sentenced to death. Over the next two decades, the WM3 became known worldwide as a symbol of wrongful conviction and imprisonment, with thousands of supporters and many notable celebrities who called for a new trial. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011. Now Echols shares his story in full — from abuse by prison guards and wardens, to portraits of fellow inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane while incarcerated for nearly two decades. In these pages, Echols reveals himself a brilliant writer, infusing his narrative with tragedy and irony in equal measure: he describes the terrors he experienced every day and his outrage toward the American justice system, and offers a firsthand account of living on Death Row in heartbreaking, agonizing detail. Life After Death is destined to be a riveting, explosive classic of prison literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Echols, D. (2012). Life after death . Blue Rider Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Echols, Damien. 2012. Life After Death. Blue Rider Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Echols, Damien. Life After Death Blue Rider Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Echols, Damien. Life After Death Blue Rider Press, 2012.
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