" FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS 3"

In 1993, three West Memphis Arkansas teenagers were accused and convicted of the murder of three younger boys. The authorities imagined these killings to be cult related however there was no evidence of such activities. In fact, the West Memphis Police Department allowed potential evidence at the murder site to be destroyed, and lost crucial blood samples. There was no physical evidence and no witness, only coerced statements and the incomplete testimony of children. The subjects of two critically acclaimed documentary films, Paradise Lost and Revelations: Paradise Lost II, The West Memphis 3 are Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelly and are currently in prison for the Robin Hood Hills murders. Just Echols resides on Death Row.

Koch Records/Aces & Eights Records will release Free the West Memphis 3 on October 10th. This benefit album will feature exclusive songs and performances from a wide range of artists who feel strongly that these young men have been railroaded by the criminal justice system. Featured are songs from Supersuckers w/Eddie Vedder, Tom Waits, Steve Earle The Supersuckers, Joe Strummer & The Long Beach Dub Allstars, L7, Tony Scalzo of Fastball, the reformed original line-up of Killing Joke and a hell of a lot more. Proceeds will be used to support the West Memphis 3.