Life After Death

By: Damien Echols

Narrated by: Damien Echols

In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three—were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison; while eighteen-year-old Echols, deemed the “ringleader,” was sentenced to death. Over the next two decades, the WM3 became known worldwide as a symbol of wrongful conviction and imprisonment, with thousands of supporters and many notable celebrities who called for a new trial. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011.
Now Echols shares his story in full—from abuse by prison guards and wardens, to portraits of fellow inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane while incarcerated for nearly two decades.

In these pages, Echols reveals himself a brilliant writer, infusing his narrative with tragedy and irony in equal measure: he describes the terrors he experienced every day and his outrage toward the American justice system, and offers a firsthand account of living on Death Row in heartbreaking, agonizing detail. Life After Death is destined to be a riveting, explosive classic of prison literature.

Wonderful

Loved it so much! I can't wait to read the next book. Very interesting and intriguing.

So good, you won't want to stop listening

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I really enjoyed this book. Damien is such an articulate person and has a great voice.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Life After Death?

His relationship with his mother.

What about Damien Echols’s performance did you like?

Very articulate, soothing voice.

Heartbreaking, but well done

I was very absorbed by the WM3 case from the day I heard about all of the injustices these 3 children who became men behind bars endured. Damien, Jason and Jesse had to endure hardships the likes most will never know (I hope). Thank goodness things worked out somewhat in the end. However 3 young men remain dead and the true killer/killers roam free. I hope you will familiarize yourself with the case just to see how ignorant, evil and careless your elected officials can be at times. Damien did a wonderful job with this book. Pouring his feelings and soul onto the page couldn’t have been easy from behind those hideous bars. Especially being innocent. I hope the truth will one day come to light and that the person/people who committed these crimes will truly pay.

Awesome overall read!

Very interesting the whole way through. author did a great job reading! A must read!

Amazing!

Damien really relays his trials and tribulations. poetic and vulgar. heart breaking and reaffirming. love love love this book!