Damien Echols

Damien Echols
Echols at the 2012 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas
Born
Michael Wayne Hutchison

(1974-12-11) December 11, 1974 (age 49)
Marion, Arkansas, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Known forMember of the West Memphis Three
Websitedamienechols.com

Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison; December 11, 1974) is an American author who first became known as one of three teenagers, the West Memphis Three, convicted of a triple murder in 1994 despite the lack of physical evidence connecting them to the crime[1] and the dubious nature of the other evidence. Upon his release from death row in 2011 under an Alford plea, Echols authored several autobiographical and spiritual books. He has been featured in multiple books, documentaries, and podcasts about his spiritual works and the West Memphis Three case.

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