Many years ago,

my kids got me interested in 'The West Memphis Three'. This was basically the first time they had become 'activists', because they really believed, like many who had looked at the case, that these three were innocent of the terrible crime they were accused of. 3 boy scouts were found murdered, in a creek, and one of the WM3, a 'special needs', double digit IQ kid, confessed to it, under brutal police questioning, and implicated the other 2, BUT, many of the major details he confessed to, were wrong. There was never any evidence, tying the 3 to the crime, and a lot of evidence that showed them innocent, BUT, the Southern Police, convinced they were guilty, cuz of the music they listened to, and the way they dressed, convinced the prosecutor and the 3 have been imprisoned for 18 years as many celebrities have taken up their cause. Today, the 3 were released, on a technicality, but were nonetheless freed. Should be some interesting details to follow.