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pelley: good evening. 18 years. a long time behind bars, a long time on death row, a long time in and out of solitary. a long time for something that you insist you didn t do. today flee men who were supposed to never walk free did just that. they were called the west memphis three, convicted of murdering three cub scouts in west memphis, arkansas, in 1993 despite any physical evidence linking them to the crime. after years of fighting for freedom, they were released today in a very unusual plea deal. erin moriarty of 48 hours mystery has been on this story for four years. my name is damien echols, i am 36 years old and released today from death row for a crime i do not commit. reporter: arkansas death row inmate damien echols got his life back today as part of an unusual plea agreement, excoles and two other convicted men jason baldwin and jessie misskelley were released from prison. this has been going on for over 18 years and it s been an absolute living hell.
damien echols was sentenced to death. the other two were given life. jason baldwin. and we didn t tell nothing but the truth, that we were innocent. and they sent us to prison for the rest of our lives for it. reporter: known as the west memphis three, the men were teenagers in 1994 when they were convicted of killing three eight-year-old boys in the town of west memphis, arkansas. stevie branch, christopher byers and michael moore. investigators in this rural community believed that the teenagers killed the children as part of a satanic ritual. in recent years, though, d.n.a. evidence has been recovered at the scene none of it linking the accused to the crimes. their freedom comes at a high price. under the unusual agreement known as an alford plea, the three men who still say they are innocent had to plead guilty to murder. the only thing the state would do for us is to say hey, we ll let you go only if you admit guilt. and that s not justice no matter how you look
mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, you may proceed. mr. burgess: thank you, plaintiff s exhibit. i rise to recognize members of the denton county delegation visiting here in washington this week. they understand that what goes on here in washington affect theirs local community this trip they make every two years is a very important one. over the next several days, they ll meet with members of leadership here in congress, senators and representatives from texas and across the country and in addition will find time to visit soldiers at walter reed army medical center. i m pleased to welcome people from businesses in denton county as well as denton county local officials here to the nation s capitol. mr. speaker, ski unanimous consent to submit the names of the denton county delegation for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker and i yield back the balance of
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