I dont know. This could mean that Terry could have arrived sometime between 8:45 and 9:00pm. It's pure evil and hate. I think its highly probable that Terry repeatedly bit Stevie on his face, mostly on his left side. RIDGE: WHAT DID THE CLUB HOUSE CONSIST OF? I dont feel it was an actualclubhouse. The third boy was found in the water at approx. What was he doing for so many hours in that small patch of woods? Chris had bruises on his inner and outer thigh, indicating that he WAS held down and his legs were held apart. It seems more likely that someonesawHobbs make a pass at Jacoby and then told Natalie Maines lawyers about it. Lastly, even David Jacoby, friend to Terry Hobbs, testified that when Terry arrived at his home at 5:30, he asked Terry where Stevie was. These men had no reason to lie or even tell their story, if not for justice. VICKIE: HE STAYED. I allege that Terry came home right after 5pm and Stevie was headed to the house at this time. Despite this evidence, no charges have ever been brought against Hobbs, who still firmly believes that Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley are guilty of the . Terry Hobbs was born in 1958 in Northern Arkansas, one of four children, son of Edith Raylean McLeod Hobbs and Joe Dean Hobbs, Sr. Hobbs, Sr. learned his trade as a butcher while in the military and went on to open thirty restaurants. The only person whose DNA would be in that ligature isthe person who tied the knots, Echols said. He was probably only 5 or 10 feet from the other boys, not 25, as some people believe and 2. AARON: YEAH (YES) WILL WE ALWAYS. He did not tell me who he was calling, and he did not tell me that Stevie was missing, Pamela previously told investigators. The fact that David Jacoby said that he saw all three boys and one was riding on a skateboard, means that Davidreally didsee the boys at some point that day. AARON: AND THEN SOMETIMES WE WATCHED THESE MEN. Both teens allegedly confessed that on the late afternoon of May 5th, 1993, they had been walking around Lakeshore trailer park when Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby pulled up next to them. He told the exact same story even though the two men were not in prison together. Turtles would be most attracted to areas that were soft and already leeching blood, according to experts and that is why it appears as though Chris groin had both stab wounds before death and animal predation wounds after death. RIDGE: OKAY, UH, YOUR SAYING THEIR DOING THINGS LIKE MAN AND WOMEN WOULD BE DOING. As Bennies statements suggest, as well the MEs position on Michaels injuries, there is good evidence to suggest that Michael was violently attacked first and then lay unconscious for the rest of the crime. The group also stated that Echols submitted a FOIA request over 18 months ago, but the request went unanswered, which is a violation of Arkansas state law. Echols ultimately ended filing a lawsuit against the police department. One thing that was agreed upon if you read between the lines, is that Chris was dead before he was put in the water. 1. When LG was interviewed by police one of the things they noted was LGs suspicious relationship with Richard Simpson. Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of eight-year-old victim Stevie Branch, has been named in documents released in Marian, Arkansas by the attorneys for Pam Hobbs, Stevie's mother. ~Stevie had bruises on the back of his hands, indicating he put up a fight. The ME noted the extremely pale look of Chris skin as well as the lack of water in the lungs, and it was clear to him that he had bled to death. What is stranger, and in complete contrast to what was previously said, David also claims that he and Terry were out searching the streets for Stevie before dark. Terry claims that he dropped Amanda off with Bobby, Davids wife and that he and David then scoured the neighborhood looking for Stevie, which makes no sense. transfer betterment to vanguard. When the boys were eventually discovered the next day, not only were they discovered hidden under water, but their clothes and bicycles had all been submerged as well. Clemente said the first place a child would likely return to is home. If Terry had dropped LG off at 8:45, he could have arrived at the Byers by 8:47 pm, just about the time that Mark Byers testified he arrived. When police asked Dixie if the car that LG was spotted in was Richards, she too, vehemently denied it, stating that she knew Richards yellow car well, and this wasnt it. Why would she get in trouble for that? YEA IT WAS BUT, I WOULD THINK SO, IN ORDER TO HOLD ALL 3 LITTLE 8 YEAR OLDS THAT IT WAS PRETTY STURDY, AARON: IN ROBIN HOOD UH, THE PLACE WHERE THE BOARDS ARE. By the time Buddy would have been dropped off at Lakeshore and the other three arrived in West Memphis, it could have been somewhere around 8:15-8:30. RIDGE: OKAY, WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE WHO ALL WENT WITH YOU MOST THE TIME? French reported that prior to the incident she had gone to the Hobbs' home after hearing what she believed to be a domestic dispute. In 2011, the defendants were released from prison by accepting an Alford Plea, which allowed them to maintain their innocence and get out of prison, However, the plea didnt clear their convictions and all three men still have a murder charge on their record, despite their release from prison. This case is so terrifying. RIDGE DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY ON THE 5TH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY? In fact, the very first place that he and Pam looked before Pam went to work was Michaels house. For the rest of the night the families, neighbors, friends and police search for the boys. They were convicted of the murders of three 8 year old boys and the public took an interest in them, with documentaries being made proclaiming their innocence. Billy was merely contacted to corroborate the letter, which he did. Sorry in advance to those of you who are tired of reading about this case! Jacoby knows something. After some time, they pulled up beside the Blue Beacon Woods. SO THIS FRIGHTENED ME, SO I GOT AARON OUT OF THERE AND WE WENT HOME. This is where you ask yourself why Jacoby would lie to protect Hobbs and also why he would openly admit he lied in 2013. In the autopsy reports, it was concluded that Michael was swiftly and violently attacked and was likely unconscious for almost the entire assault on the boys. Also, we dont know if the four men were already well acquainted. Steven Branch had lacerations on his penis which were probably self-inflicted indicating a sexualized child, usually associated with sexual abuse. To corroborate this letter, Byers and Hicks lawyer and investigator contacted Bennies friend, Billy Stewart. For more information, please see our I highly doubt it. He was still wearing the same shirt and tie when he was spotted at approx. In fact, she too brings up that Buddy was working that day as if that proved anything. apparently Terry said just 2 weeks after the deaths that Pam was neglecting her duties as a wife, apparently Terry was jealous of how much Pam loved and gave attention to Stevie. 4 Q. It's sickening because I think everyone forgets the innocent boys that will never have justice. If Terry had been spotted driving around with LG by either the Moores, Byers or any policemen who might have been in the vicinity, that could have raised some difficult questions for Terry to answer. RIDGE OKAY, THATS WHAT IM GETTING TO, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN THERE ON OCCASION WITH BUDDY? Look what you made me do! I believe that after Terrys attack on Stevies face, and with Stevie still quite conscious, this is when the tying of the children began. Or, who were free to murder the victims from 7:00- 8:00pm that night. If this is to be believed, it makes sense. For one, LGs other aunt saw him at her work at approx. That makes sense to me. Furthermore, Terry himself claimed to be in those woods all night, up until the early morning. David Jacoby is the key to this case. He had a history of crime and domestic violence, and he shot his brother-in-law, allegedly in self-defense. The type of DNA testing utilized pertains to mtDNA. He had LG and Buddy rip off the clothes of the boys and then pulled out a knife and began to bite and stab the scrotum of one boy. As he jumped up from the fall, he grabbed Chris and apparently hit him with force as well. Hobbs is . VICKIE: YESYES I HAVERIDGE: AND WHEN WERE YOU THERE BEFORE? Richard took another polygraph saying that LG was not with him the night of the 5th and he passed. Even the autopsy report shows that. The day after the boys went missing before they were even found, Michael Moore's parents asked Aaron's mother, Vickie Hutchinson, if Aaron could be removed from school to help find the boys. VICKIE: I REALLY COULDNT TELL THAT. In 2007 it was discovered that a hair that had been found underneath a ligature on Michael Moores nude body, belonged to Terry Hobbs. On Nov. 6 police in Memphis responded to a call that someone had been shot at 4460 Kerwin St., the home of Pamela and Terry Hobbs. She said some very odd things about TH: "he gets a look that's plum(sp?) Before I summarize what the Guy/Stewart affidavits reveal, Id like to summarize the statements made by Aaron Hutchinson in his first two interviews. Allegedly, the four men made it to a spot in the Blue Beacon Woods and Terry Hobbs asked the teens to wrestle each other. It has baffled people for years because there was no evidence that the boys were sexually assaulted. His alibi for the night of the murders was shaky (the friend he says he was with says he left for a while) and he acted strangely towards his wife when he went to pick her up from work, walking past her and not saying anything, just calling the police to report the boys missing. She yelled for him to get out of her home. His father, Joe Dean Hobbs, was a minister at the Apostolic Pentecost Church. He flipped flopped between being at home with his mother and being at his friend Richards house from 5:30-9pm. David Jacoby also claimed to have seen the three boys in the street at this time; one on a skateboard and the others on bikes. I believe its likely that LG and Buddy most likely used only their fists to hit the boys. If that is true, then that is more evidence to support Billys statements as being factual. This is corroborated by various accounts and also by the fact that Stevie was not a child who disobeyed his parents. As he tied up Michael, he further demonstrated to them how to tie up the others in the same consistent manner. Most of the sightings of the boys were when the three were riding on two bicycles. When reading her first statements to police, it raises serious doubts about her alleged sighting of the three boys. Not even Damien, Jason or Jessie had any of that happen to them, and they were the ones who were falsely arrested for the crime. That leaves many years unaccounted for. (1). Thursday, Hobbs told Action News 5 he didn't do it. According to Bennie and Billys account, Terry Hobbs then walked over to the other boys, pulled out a knife and ordered the teens to remove their clothes. Douglas believes the act was meant to dominate, control, humiliate and punish. So, here is my theory of what happened. At 8:42, officer Meeks was dispatched to another call and left. The final sightings of the boys had them heading into Robin Hood Hills at 6:30.(source). BLY BUDDY UM, LEFT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE KIDS GOT KILLED AND SHE SAID, HE DIDNT COME BACK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I went back and read all the autopsy reports and attempted to interpret them. Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of another one of the murdered boys. That leaves one very glaring, unexplainable question. UM, AND I WENT UP AND TALKED TO MS. MOORE AND SHE GOT AARON OUT OF CLASS. If anyone might know where the boys were going or what their plans had been for that day, it would most likely have been Aaron. RIDGE OKAY, SO WHEN BUDDY TELLS US THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE DATE ON THE 5TH THAT HE WENT OVER THERE WITH YOU, HE DID GO OVER THERE WITH YOU, BUT IT WASNT ON THAT DATE? 7 Driver? I could continue to list the ways that Mr. Douglass' statement is wrong, but I don't think I have to. hilton garden inn oshkosh; was terry hobbs ever found. "Yes I do have doubts. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE THE CLUB IS?AARON: ITS, ITS IN UH, ITS IN THOSE WOODS WHERE UH, WHERE THAT STOP SIGN IS AND ITSRIDGE: IS THE WOODS HAVE THEY GOT A NAME THEY CALL THEM ROBIN HOOD IS THAT RIGHT?AARON: UH-HUH (YES)RIDGE: IT IS OKAY, YOUVE BEEN DOWN THERE BEFORE?AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: DO YOU GO DOWN THERE A LOT?AARON: (inaudible)RIDGE: OKAY, WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE WHO ALL WENT WITH YOU MOST THE TIME?AARON: MICHAEL AND CHRISRIDGE: OKAY, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE?AARON: WE PLAYEDRIDGE: OKAY, DID YOU EVERAARON: AND THEN SOMETIMES WE WATCHED THESE MENRIDGE: THESE MEN. According to his cousin, Rex, this was not true. If the men left the woods by 8pm and searchers did not arrive till around 10, that would give stray dogs approx. If Terry truly had bitten and stabbed Chris scrotum, it would explain perfectly the questions around Chris death. Right as this happened, Terry, who was their neighbor, called to Stevie to come home. When Terry arrived at Pams work, he did something very peculiar. In Terry Hobbs daughters own diary she talks about having dreams about having sex with her dad and that she is sure that he didnt molest her from age 15 years old to 19. 9pm by his aunt, and lastly, remember the very obvious lie Narlene made, and even convinced her two children to make,on the standabout seeing Damien and Domini on the service road.. What that may mean is that the last known place that LG was seen was Lakeshore Trailerpark. My belief is that these items were used in the clean up. The purpose, according to FBI profiler, John Douglas, was to humiliate, demean and control. Lastly, Stevie branch apparently told his cousin that Terry was molesting him and Amanda. Two private investigators looking into the case on their behalf eventually turned their sights on Terry Hobbs, Steve's stepfather, because his story did not add up -- he had claimed that he had begun searching for the boys at 6 pm on the day they had disappeared when in reality, they had only been reported missing at 9 pm. This means that the four could have been driving around the back streets for around 25 minutes and then might have pulled up to the Blue Beacon Woods sometime around 6:40. This too, may have further contributed to the injuries on the left side of his face. Even more incriminating, is that Narlenes sister said that only Narlene and her husband picked her up from work. The two teens apparently complied with Terrys demands and ripped the clothes off of the children. I think its likely that Terry took the board with him as well to dispose of later or had it thrown in the bayou. VICKIE: UM, WEST MEMPHIS POLICE HAD ALL OF THE AREA ROPED OFF, VICKIE: I WENT TO THE DEAD END IT WAS YOU KNOW. David Jacoby claimed that Terry said that Stevie was out riding his bike and that he told them to be back before dark. I've no doubt he killed Stevie to "get even" with Pam. AH I SAID ARRON YOU KNOW THAT THEY TOOK THEIR CLOTHES OFF WHY DIDNT YOU LEAVE? So, essentially, the boys were trapped unless they were able to get to the log. 4:00 Chris leaves leaves Pams house to meet up with Stevie and Michael who are out riding their bikes in the neighborhood. However, I dont think it takes an expert to see that the mark above Stevies eye appears to truly be a bite mark. After Terrys attack on Michael, I believe Terry left him on the ground unconscious. All experts agreed that Perettis autopsy reports were written exquisitely. Terry Hobbs was a violent man, this is proven and well documented, and the way Douglass pictures it, he likely wanted to punish or humiliate one or all of the boys and it went too far, leading him to murder them so they wouldn't be able to tell anyone. I was almost 21, a new mom and lived just across the bridge, in Memphis when the murders happened. Its extremely rare that a murder would take place directly after sexual activity that was unrelated to the victim, but if it did happen, it wouldnt be a stretch to assume that it couldcontribute to a perpetrators desire to strip the victim naked, tie them them up in a sexual and demeaning manor and then attack their genitals. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. But there also had to be an injury there to begin with. However, the police knew LG was lying to them and yet his DNA, hair and prints have presumably never been tested against those found at the scene. Shortly after arriving home, Terry was out in his driveway with Amanda, saw the boys outside Jamie Ballards home and called them to come to the house. The four men see the young boys spying, one man in particular, the stepfather of one child, orders the others to grab them; he flies into a rage and hits the boys, and the attack leads to murder. It appeared as though Christopher was tied up by one person, most likely David Jacoby, in my opinion, since his knots were all the same. It would take another 14 years before he was even interviewed about his whereabouts that night. THEY UM. Ive been trying to bridge what Peretti said happened with what the defense experts said. It also would have allowed Terry to take things to the next level; if he began with seemingly innocent orders he could have continued things that way, escalating events with each command. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Either way, its awfully peculiar that there is a question that implies something sexualabout the nature of Terry and Davids relationship. This lends credibilty to the theory that Stevie did in fact go home, and even ate some dinner. AARON: KIND OF. That could be why Stevie had wounds to the face, while the other boys had wounds to their head. He was only 19 years old and this was a hot day in May. If she really didnotsee Damien on the road that night (which shedidnt) why was shesosure that Damien was not with his mother? Ok, pull down his pants, etc. Furthermore, the time the boys were seen doing this is also around the time that Aaron Hutchinson claimed they had first seen the men in the woods. In March 2022,Damien Echols said in a tweet that hell be back in court on June 23 with his law team as they try to get access to DNA, found in the case evidence, to a lab for testing. I believe it was because Stevie was hit repeatedly on the left side of the face by LG. Another interesting bit of information that Aaron tells police is that not only did Stevie not ever join the others when they watched these man having sex in the woods, but that Chris and Michael told Aaron not to tell anyone what they had seen, including Stevie, who was one of their best friends. The clubhouse was a spot where Aaron, Chris and Michael would go play in the Blue Beacon Woods. I allege that the two perpetrators, Jacoby and Hobbs, entered the water and began to submerge the boys deep in the mud in order to keep them from floating. In 2011, after 18 years in prison, the three innocent men were released on an Alford Plea. My question is this: If you are of the opinion that the WM3 are guilty, how can you be sure? RIDGE: OKAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO THEM? I have a theory about what weapon it could have been. Flashback to 1993, 4 months after the murders, Pam said that Terry told her he didn't get mad, he got even. He admits that they would go to the woods and hide either behind a tree or in their clubhouse, wait for a group of men to arrive, and then spy on them. The question about Terry having a drug dealer name Ray could also possibly be significant. HE TOLD THE REST OF THE MEN TO HOLD THEM OR SOMETHING AND PROBABLY DID IT. When Dixie told her of him coming in to the laundry in the small car she asked if she was sure that it wasnt Richard Simpsons car. From 6pm on, he had left his skateboard in the street and hopped on the back of Stevies bike. I understood that Terry had not previously called the police to report that Stevie was missing.. RIDGE: OKAY, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE? I believe he intended to terrify and threaten them so they would never, ever speak of what they had seen. These two are pretty clear, I think, especially with one coming from his parents. The nude, bound and mutilated bodies of three eight-year-old Cub Scouts were found in a water-filled ditch in a forest near their West Memphis, Ark., homes, one day after they disappeared in May, 1993. DNA testing in 2007 has identified a hair fragment found on Michael Moore's bindings to be consistent with Hobbs. Aaron, Michael and Chris had always gone without Stevie and the one time Stevie did go, the men did not show up. David claims a little black girl told them the boys were heading to the woods. According to Mark, Terry told him that the boys had been seen heading to the woods and that he was going to head down that way to look. I allege that LG was confronted by his parents because of some evidence that pointed to his guilt, and when caught, LG told them that Damien had committed the murder and he that had only helped them in some small way. The day when they finally made a grid to cover the entire woods and nearby field, was on either the 7th or 8th of May, a full two or three days after the murder. The nudity and tying is what makes it even more sick than just bashing their heads in. that was a red flag to me, alright. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! Even if he maybe didn't intend to kill him, I'm sure he started to beat him and his rage just got the best of him and there was no turning back. He said, you seen him coming down the street, I said, yes L. G. and I am not lying for him. the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. Hobbs, who dropped Pamela off at work at around 4:30 p.m., picked her up at approximately 9 p.m. and walked straight to a payphone to report the boy missing. If we believe these statements by Aaron, which I think are very plausible, we have not only a motive for murder but the very basis for what might have occurred in those woods on May 5th, 1993. Not only did they not ever contact the Echols defense team in search of a deal for their help, Buddy Guy didnt send his letter to the prosecutor till the WM3 were out of prison. (1) Its possible that the by the time the men could have entered into the woods, the three eight year old boys were already there hiding. However, knowing that a DNA sample was found on Stevies penis coupled with the knowledge that Chris may have allegedly been bitten on his penis and scrotum as well, I feel the chances are quite high that Stevie, too, may have been bitten in his penis. AND I TOLD AARON, ARRON DOESNT KNOW ABOUT SEX AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND ALL THE BOOKS THAT YOUVE SEEN UM HE SAID THAT THEY HAD THEIR PETERS IN EACH OTHERS BUTTS AND SAID THEY WATCHED. It is much more plausible that Stevie would have come home not much later than the time he was originally supposed to be there and that he made it home not much later than dinnertime. NARLENE: She meant the mommy, the daddy and the son,(LG) she said I dont know whats going on over there and she said, they are making me nervous, shes a christian girl, she said and I got out of there, I said yeah, I get bad feelings around them too.