Damien Echols | |
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 Echols at the 2012 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas | |
| Born | Michael Wayne Hutchison December 11, 1974 Marion, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Member of the West Memphis Three |
| Website | damienechols |
Damien Wayne Echols (born Michael Wayne Hutchison; December 11, 1974) is an American author who first became known as one of three teenagers, the West Memphis Three, convicted of a triple murder in 1994 despite the lack of physical evidence connecting them to the crime.[1] Upon his release from death row in 2011 under an Alford plea, Echols authored several autobiographical and spiritual books. He has been featured in multiple books, documentaries, and podcasts about his spiritual works and the West Memphis Three case.