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Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson continues to fund the West Memphis Three investigation even after their release from prison.

While the men are free, they are still technically considered guilty in the books. Like we told you when their freedom happened, they are still allowed to maintain their innocence, but in order to leave prison, they were required to say the state's prosecution had enough evidence to convict them.

Of course, many have believed in their innocence since the 1993 murder case occurred. Furthermore, by allowing the men to go free, it is widely felt the justice system in Arkansas finally came around to their innocence also. Unfortunately, in order to free the men so suddenly, they had to walk lightly around the technicalities of the law.

So what's left to do? Clear

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If you paid attention to the news back in the early 90s, you probably knew all about the West Memphis 3 case and its controversial verdict.

Even Johnny Depp and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder went public on their disagreement with the trial.

Need to refresh your memory? No problem.

Three teens were found guilty in the case of the brutal murders of three Arkansas boys. They

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