“Dixie Chick”  lead singer, Natalie Maines, is rallying support for three young men she believes were wrongly convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys back in 1993.

Maines says she wants to raise awareness and fuds to help Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jesse Misskelley, who were convicted when they were teens of murdering three little boys in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Maines has written on the official Dixie Chick’s website: 

“I encourage everyone to see the documentaries ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘Paradise Lost 2′ for the whole history of the case. I only discovered the films about six months ago, and when I finished ‘Paradise Lost 2,’ I immediately got online to make sure that these three wrongly convicted boys had been set free since the films were released. My heart sank when I learned that the boys were now men and were still in prison.

I searched for answers as to what had been done and what was being done to correct this injustice. I donated to the defense fund and received a letter from Damien Echols wife, Lorri. She is a lovely woman who has dedicated her time and heart to her husband. I was glad to hear that after so many years of fighting for justice it looked like things were finally happening. Below, I have written what the DNA and forensics evidence shows. I hope after reading it and looking at the WM3.org website, you will know that the wrong guys are sitting in jail right now, and feel compelled to help.”

Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelley received life sentences without parole, and Damien Echols sits on death row.

More here: wm3.org

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