Damien Echols

Biography

Damien Wayne Echols was born Michael Wayne Hutchison on December 11, 1974, and spent his early life moving frequently before settling in West Memphis, Arkansas, where he was a misfit with an interest in witchcraft. In 1994, he was convicted of a triple murder despite lack of physical evidence, but was released from death row in 2011 under an Alford plea. Since then, he has written several autobiographical and spiritual books, including "Paradise Lost" trilogy.