Damien Wayne Echols is an American author, who first became known as one of three teenagers, the West Memphis Three, convicted of a triple murder in 1994 despite the dubious prosecution case and lack of physical evidence. Upon his release from death row in 2011 under an Alford plea, Echols authored several autobiographical and spiritual books. He has been featured in multiple books, documentaries, and podcasts about his spiritual works and the West Memphis Three case.