Damien Echols

Known for: Acting

Born: December 10, 1974 in Arkansas, USA

Damien Wayne Echols is an American writer and ceremonial magician based in Harlem, New York. He is best known as one of the West Memphis Three, a group of teenagers controversially accused and convicted of a triple murder in 1994. Since his release from death row in 2011, Echols has authored several autobiographies and spiritual books.