Directed by Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky Cast Tony Brooks ... Self - KAIT-TV (archive footage) Diana Davis ... Self - KAIT-TV (archive footage) Terry Wood ... Self - KAIT-TV (archive footage) Dick Clay ... Self - KAIT-TV (archive footage) Jenna Newton ... Self - KAIT-TV (archive footage) Gary Gitchell ... Self Tommy Stacy ... Self (as Rev. Tommy Stacy) Melissa Byers ... Self Todd Moore ... Self Dana Moore ... Self Pam Hobbs ... Self Jessie Misskelley Sr. ... Self Gail Grinnell ... Self Joe Hutchinson ... Self John Mark Byers ... Self Jason Baldwin ... Self Damien Wayne Echols ... Self Jessie Misskelley ... Self (as Jessie Miskelly) David Burnett ... Self - Judge Darwin Stow ... Self - Sheriff John N. Fogleman ... Self - Prosecutor Dan Stidham ... Self - Attorney Lee Rush ... Self Shelby Misskelley ... Self Mike Allen ... Self (as Det. Mike Allen) Bryn Ridge ... Self (as Det. Bryn Ridge) Susie Brewer ... Self Terry Hobbs ... Self William E. Wilkins ... Self (as Dr. William E. Wilkins) Gregory L. Crow ... Self - Attorney Warren D. Holmes ... Self - Defense Expert Richard J. Ofshe ... Self (as Dr. Richard J. Ofshe) Brent Davis ... Self - Prosecutor Wayne Hoffman ... Self - Reporter Paul N. Ford ... Self - Attorney Dale W. Griffis ... Self (as Dr. Dale W. Griffis) Pam Echols ... Self Michelle Echols ... Self Val P. Price ... Self - Attorney Marie Hicks ... Self - Branch's Grandmother Jackie Hicks ... Self - Branch's Grandfather Michael Carson ... Self - Witness (as Michael Roy Carson) James Rasicot ... Self (as Dr. James Rasicot) Robin Wadley ... Self - Attorney Scott R. Davidson ... Self - Attorney Frank J. Peretti ... Self (as Dr. Frank J. Peretti) Domini Teer ... Self Christy Van Vickle ... Self (archive sound) Jodee Medford ... Self (archive sound) Marty King ... Self Regina Meek ... Self Michael Deguglielmo ... Self - DNA Expert Ron Lax ... Self - Private Investigator Joe Berlinger ... Self (voice) Steven Branch ... Self (archive footage) Christopher Byers ... Self (archive footage) Michael Moore ... Self (archive footage) Bruce Sinofsky ... Self (voice) Produced by Joe Berlinger   Loren Eiferman   Jonathan Moss   Sheila Nevins   Bruce Sinofsky

Additional Info Premiere: January 18, 1996 Theatrical Release: June 10, 1996 DVD Release: October 25, 2005 Country: Distributor: Docurama Websites: Production Companies Creative Thinking International Ltd. Home Box Office (HBO) Distributors Home Box Office (HBO)   (1996) (United States) (original airing) (TV) Filming Locations West Memphis, Arkansas, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.2 / 10 Our Rating 6.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,740 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,736 13 Tzameti (2005) #3,737 Pennyworth: Season 1 (2019) #3,738 Pennyworth: Season 2 (2020) #3,739 The Golden Glove (2019) #3,740 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills (1996) #3,741 Black Christmas (2019) #3,742 Outpost (2008) #3,743 Pawn Stars: Season 1 (2009) #3,744 Pawn Stars: Season 2 (2009)