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Sirens & Gavels archive for Aug. 20, 2011

SATURDAY, AUG. 20, 2011

Damien Echols, left, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., center, and Jason Baldwin sit at a table before a news conference at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Ark., Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, after the three were released after pleading guilty to the 1993 deaths of three West Memphis, Ark., children. The defendants, known by their supporters as the West Memphis  3, agreed to a legal maneuver that lets them maintain their innocence while acknowledging prosecutors have enough evidence against them. ( (AP Photo/Danny Johnston))

'West Memphis Three' free in murder case

Damien Echols, left, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., center, and Jason Baldwin sit at a table before a news conference at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Ark., Friday after the three were released after pleading guilty to the 1993 deaths of three West Memphis, Ark.,…

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