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Panic in Arkansas: The West Memphis Three

Year

2025

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

33m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Douglas Linder

Directed By

The Great Courses

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

We've seen how public hysteria can shape the wheels of justice. Now, turn to the story of "The West Memphis Three," a trio of teenagers wrongly convicted of brutal child murders during the "satanic panic' of the 1990s. Find out how coerced confessions and flimsy evidence led to years of wrongful imprisonment.

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