Amanda Knox
In 2007, Amanda Knox and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox had been studying abroad in Perugia, Itay. She wanted to study Linguistics, so she moved from Washington to Italy. Knox was not present the night of the murder. However, the next morning, her and Sollecito found the door to the apartment open and Meredith's body on the floor of her bedroom. Knox and Sollecito were taken into police custody and were harassed by police. Later, Knox signed a confession saying she had gone back to the apartment the night of the murder. Two weeks later, DNA tests proved the two not guilty. In 2011, the two were set free from their 26 year sentence. However, in March of 2013, Knox had to return to court for the murder because the DNA test was stated as unreliable. This time the two were found guilty again. The Court of Cassation overturned Knox and Sollecito's acquittal.
The Memphis Three
In 1994, Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley, and Damien Echols were convicted of killing three eight year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. However, Misskelley confessed but this confession was later in question because he was found to be mentally handicapped. Misskelley went through multiple questionings. Although this is true, by the time they had the evidence to prove them not guilty, the three boys were arrested. There was no evidence or connection to the victims. They were only suspects because the were believed to be part of a "satanic cult ritual" due to the way they presented themselves. The police convinced the juries that their performance was an act of sacrifice. This case, however, gained support from celebrities and musicians. They tried to "clear the names of the West Memphis Three, whose case revolved around questionable testimony and evidence". A documentary called, Paradise Lost focuses on the speculations of Satanism by the community. In 2011, a DNA test proved the three men not guilty and they were released from prison.
In 1994, Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley, and Damien Echols were convicted of killing three eight year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. However, Misskelley confessed but this confession was later in question because he was found to be mentally handicapped. Misskelley went through multiple questionings. Although this is true, by the time they had the evidence to prove them not guilty, the three boys were arrested. There was no evidence or connection to the victims. They were only suspects because the were believed to be part of a "satanic cult ritual" due to the way they presented themselves. The police convinced the juries that their performance was an act of sacrifice. This case, however, gained support from celebrities and musicians. They tried to "clear the names of the West Memphis Three, whose case revolved around questionable testimony and evidence". A documentary called, Paradise Lost focuses on the speculations of Satanism by the community. In 2011, a DNA test proved the three men not guilty and they were released from prison.