Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)

The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.

Directors:

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Stars:

Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damien Wayne Echols	...	Himself
Melissa Byers	...	Herself (archive footage)
Norris Deajon	...	Himself
Tim Sullivan	...	Himself (archive sound)
Chris Worthington	...	Himself
John Mark Byers	...	Himself
Kathy Bakken	...	Herself
Burk Sauls	...	Himself
Jason Baldwin	...	Himself
Jessie Misskelley	...	Himself (as Jessie Miskelly)
Debra Shue	...	Herself
Grove Pashley	...	Himself
Anna Masek	...	Herself
Ruth Carter	...	Herself
Bill Pritcherson	...	Himself

Storyline

In 1994, three nonconformist boys in West Memphis, Arkansas were convicted for a horrific triple child murder. However, the original film shows how questionable evidence and a prejudiced community instead led to an apparent miscarriage of justice. The producers return to West Memphis to meet the Three again and the grassroots movement that has arisen to exonerate the Three. However, the father of one of the victims, John Mark Byers, is profiled as well as he belligerently asserts the three's guilt even as new evidence and his own criminal record draws suspicion on himself.

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Plot Keywords:

evidence | west memphis three | west memphis arkansas | triple child murder | miscarriage of justice | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revelations: Paradise Lost 2

Filming Locations:

West Memphis, Arkansas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creative Thinking International Ltd., Hand to Mouth Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only film of the trilogy to be a TV project instead of receive a theatrical release.

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Goofs

At one point the on-screen date for a trial scene is listed as January of 1993. The murders didn't occur until May of that year.

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Connections

Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

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Soundtracks

Poor Twisted Me
Performed by Metallica
Written by Lars Ulrich and Lars Ulrich

User Reviews

An even more engaging look at the Robin Hood Hills murder case

Paradise Lost 2 is a brilliant suspenseful documentary with an unbelievable conclusion. The audience is invited to play in the guess work of who is actually telling the truth. The film makers let the evidence unfold in front of the viewer allowing them to draw what seems to be the inevitable conclusion and then throw a complete curve ball when the results of the polygraph test come back. An engrossing and astounding look at the American justice system.