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A review by snowbenton
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
5.0
I watched Netflix's Making a Murderer and like many viewers was horrified by the lack of protocol, the clear bias of the police, and the devastating lack of justice.
This book made my dismay over Steven Avery look like a stubbed toe compared to two broken thigh bones.
There is a small afterword at the end, published nine years after the book's original release, letting the reader know that the three were freed. But after 18 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit, how can they ever recover?
As the author points out, this is a story about children. About how they can be taken advantage of, hurt, tricked, and tied in a "devil's knot" by adults. But it's also a story about justice and responsibility. About standing up for what is right. I don't know if they ever would have been freed without the media attention surrounding the case. What a terrifying thought.
This book made my dismay over Steven Avery look like a stubbed toe compared to two broken thigh bones.
There is a small afterword at the end, published nine years after the book's original release, letting the reader know that the three were freed. But after 18 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit, how can they ever recover?
As the author points out, this is a story about children. About how they can be taken advantage of, hurt, tricked, and tied in a "devil's knot" by adults. But it's also a story about justice and responsibility. About standing up for what is right. I don't know if they ever would have been freed without the media attention surrounding the case. What a terrifying thought.