Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

The complete inside story of the West Memphis Three

NR 2012 · 121 min · ★ 7.4 · Documentary, Crime

A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.

Directed by Bruce Sinofsky

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