Lawyers, father of victim, 8, say new evidence shows "West Memphis 3" innocent. Nov. 1, 2007 — -- For 14 years, John Mark Byers said, he has been sure who murdered his son. In a case that ...

West Memphis Three Echols was one of three teens convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys in 1993. He spent nearly 18 years on death row before he was released from prison in 2011.

MARION, Arkansas — A new hearing has been set for Damien Nichols of the West Memphis Three — the latest chapter in the decades-long fight towards innocence for the trio accused of murders in 1993.

An agreement has been reached on the procedure for new DNA testing of items from a 1993 triple homicide known as the West Memphis Three case.

A hearing regarding new DNA testing of items from the West Memphis Three case has been moved to Aug. 1. The hearing was previously scheduled for July 23, but some attorneys had conflicts with that ...