10 Sept 2010

West Memphis 3 Draw Celebrity Support

West Memphis 3 Draw Celebrity Support: In 1993, three young men were convicted of murdering three Cub Scouts in Arkansas. Now stars such as Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines are rallying to the cause of the incarcerated men and calling for new evidence to get a hearing. “We’ve got evidence that even in the last two, three years that we believe will exonerate these kids,” Vedder told CNN. The case has been the subject of several books and documentaries, including the 1996 movie “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills.” You can see a video from the CNN segment here.

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