In addition to the final verdict, Captain Spaulding is executed via lethal injection. Despite this, all three are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Numerous fanatics also adopt the chant "Free the Three", claiming that their crimes were committed as a means to fight against the system.
The trial is widely covered nationwide and becomes a cause célèbre, resulting in the organization of protests that insist the trio's innocence. Through the reports, it is revealed that Baby, Otis, and Captain Spaulding miraculously survived their shootout with the police and that they will be tried for their crimes. The film opens with several news reports about the Firefly family's murderous rampage. This was the last film of Haig's that was released in his lifetime, before his death on Septemonly five days after the film's release. Since it grossed nearly $2 million, Fathom Events gave it a one-night release on October 14, before the film was released on home video the following day. Unlike the previous installments, 3 from Hell was given a special three-night theatrical engagement through Fathom Events from September 16–18, 2019, and it received a mixed response from film critics. The plot follows an incarcerated Otis Driftwood and Baby Firefly being freed by Otis's half-brother, after barely surviving a police shootout a decade ago. Ten years have passed since the events of The Devil's Rejects (2005). It is the third installment in the Firefly trilogy, which began with House of 1000 Corpses (2003), and stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Richard Brake and Sid Haig. 3 from Hell is a 2019 American horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Rob Zombie.