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Nel 1993 tre ragazzi dell'Arkansas (Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley e Damien Echols) sono arrestati con l'accusa dell'omicidio di tre bambini. Il processo, celebrato in un clima di isteria collettiva, usò false testimonianze e prove incerte. Ma bisognava trovare subito un colpevole. Baldwin e Misskelley furono condannati all'ergastolo; Echols, considerato il capo del gruppo, fu spedito nel braccio della morte. Nei diciotto anni che seguirono, mentre Echols attendeva in carcere l'esecuzione della pena, che poteva essere decisa da un giorno all'altro, si consolidò un enorme movimento che lavorò per dare sostegno e riaprire il processo. Numerosissime furono le persone del mondo dello spettacolo che si mobilitarono per raccogliere fondi. Nel 2011, dopo aver preso in considerazione una serie di nuove prove, la Corte e lo Stato dell'Arkansas decisero di rilasciare i tre detenuti. Echols fu scarcerato ad agosto. Da allora vive a New York, con Lorri, la donna conosciuta e sposata durante la detenzione, che per anni ha coordinato il movimento, e ne è stata la prima scintilla.
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- Pagine: 476
- Data di uscita: 05-03-2013
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I had several problems with this book. Like everyone else has noted, Echols' overuse of the word "Magickal" was beyond cloying. I could rant about this for a paragraph, but suffice it to say that it was infuriating within twenty pages and it only increased over the rest of the three hundred seventy. Leggi tutto
I will start with what I didn't like because there was only one thing. Much of the content of Life After Death was essentially Damien's memoir Almost Home, which I also own. That being said, I understand that not every person has read Almost Home and for those people, the entire book is new content. Leggi tutto
Five despairing stars out of five, despite almost losing my faith in humanity reading this book. I'm still struggling to see through my tears. My primary thought: the death penaly should be abolished world wide and particularly in the United States for the following reasons. - It dehumanizes society - Leggi tutto
This book was written by Damien Echols who was wrongly accused and convicted along with Jessie Misskelley Jr and Jason Baldwin in the brutal killing of three eight year old boys in Arkansas. Damien was 18 at the time and these three came to be known as the West Memphis Three after HBO did a document Leggi tutto
Before I begin, let me say that I am reviewing the format, content and delivery of this book - NOT the ordeal that Mr. Echols has gone through. Personally, I find what happened to these three young men to be a travesty and am appalled that once a conviction is passed down, even when there is legiti
Very cleverly written as part autobiography and part journals based on 18 years in prison and death row for an innocent person, very emotional and poignant read but very well documented
Given how horrific the ordeal Damien Echols went through was (years spent on Death Row for a crime he didn't commit), it feels a bit churlish to give his memoir a low rating--but this book was a disappointment to me. The title "Life After Death" made me expect a focus on the process through which he Leggi tutto
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