West Memphis 3 Sufferers Want Cinemax Documentary Excluded From Oscars

The 2009 August, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley -- better known to as West Memphis 3 -- were released from prison. The trio happen to be billed with killing three youthful boys in 1993, however questions came into being through the trial and many wondered once they were wrongfully accused. These discrepancies were elevated in many Cinemax documentaries referred to as 'Paradise Lost,' which have been later credited with helping spring the three from prison. All the these films, 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,' remains published for Oscar consideration inside the Best Documentary category. However, not everyone's happy with the options from it winning an award. Among victim's parents are presently lobbying the Academy to exclude 'Paradise Lost' from consideration. In the letter sent on November. 22, Todd and Dana Moore pointed out that, "Because of public pressure that skyrocketed due to gross misrepresentations of fact inside the two previous documentaries, [our boy] Michael's killings were unjustly in a position to initiate a plea agreement, were released from prison now pose additional risks to society. We implore the Academy not to reward our child's killings as well as the organization company directors who've are earning money from the most effective frauds ever perpetrated beneath the guise from the documentary film." In the response, 'Paradise Lost' co-creator Joe Berlinger pointed out the filmmakers "feel tremendous sorrow for [the victim's families]. We understand why a film which involves another conclusion in comparison to the things they're doing can make them feel using this method. We uphold our films. We fervently believe free air travel Memphis Three are innocent." The Oscar nominations will probably be introduced on Jan. 24, 2012. [via EW] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook