192: West of Memphis

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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FAM: We're covering this documentary over two episodes! Episode 2 is available right now and ad-free for 1 week only on our Patreon at all levels. Part 2 will be our regular episode next week!

THE DOCUMENTARY WE ALWAYS SAID WE'D NEVER DO!

The film focuses on the 18-plus year plight of the “West Memphis Three”: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley who, in 1993, were convicted of the murders of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Jason and Jessie each got life, Damien was sentenced to death. The film brilliantly chronicles the movement that fought for their release, shows the evidence that can prove their innocence, and points to a possible new suspect. AND. WE. ARE. OBSESSED

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0:00.0	Can I tell you a story that encapsulates Damien's sense of humor?
0:03.4	Please.
0:04.0	We used to go bowling all the time.
0:05.4	It was like our favorite pastime.
0:06.8	And Mike is a great baller.
0:08.2	Uh-huh.
0:08.6	Me and Damien and Laurie are like, OK, I'm definitely the worst baller out of all of us.
0:12.6	And I was playing an exceptionally bad game of bowling.
0:15.9	It was all our first time bowling.
0:17.3	And I sat down and he looked at me and he goes,
0:18.9	I was in prison for 18 years.
0:20.1	What's your excuse?
0:21.0	This is who we're dealing with.
0:23.1	You see what I'm saying.
0:31.5	Hi, Jillian Pets of Ali.
0:33.1	Hello, Patrick.
0:34.1	Hi.
0:34.5	You guys, before we go a second further,
0:36.4	we're going to say we are doing West of Memphis.
0:38.5	We're doing it in two parts and here's the deal.
0:40.8	Right now on the Patreon, you can get our part two of this,
0:43.8	add free at the $5 level.
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