For instance: Terry says the two ran in to an older whiteman who told them the boys were heading towards the woods. If we want to understand why those boys might have gotten killed in those woods we need not look further than Aarons own statements made to police shortly after the murders. Ive thought about this in length and I think I understand what may have occurred. 7 Driver? This would have been the only way they could have crossed without falling into the water. That means that they may have punched Stevie, but may not have taken it farther than that. A bitemark on Stevies face would lend credibility to the statement that another bite occurred on Chris genital area. Mark took Chris home, spanked him for being in the middle of the street and not waiting at home, told him to clean the carport and left him there cleaning at 5:30. AARON: BEFORE THEY DID ANYTHING THEY WENT UP TO MY MAMAS TRUCK AND THEY ASKED HER IF I COULD GO OVER TO MICHAELS HOUSE TO GO UH, GO, GO WITH, GO WITH THEM TO PLAY SOME WHERE THAT WAS WHERE OUR CLUB WAS. In addition to that, when the boys autopsies were performed, animal hair was discovered on them. 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. (source) LG had been job hunting that day and was likely wearing a shirt and tie for his interviews. By 7:05 the three boys may have been spotted by Terry or one of the others. The kick, along with the humiliation of being spied on, would have made Terry snap because he did not stand for any kind of disobedience. If you read Jacobys interview and declaration, they both give Hobbs an alibi and they both make it impossible for Hobbs to have committed the crime without Jacoby having noticed something peculiar about Hobbs. Facebook. ~Stevie had bruises on the back of his hands, indicating he put up a fight. According to his cousin, Rex, this was not true. Who fed Stevie if not Terry? In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. CHRISTY, I WAS TALKING TO A GIRL NAMED CHRISTY AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE THOUGHT THEY HAD FOUND ONE OF THE BODIES. In fact, in 2012 the animal hair found on the boys bodies was tested; revealing that the animal hair was from both canines and felines. One thing that was agreed upon if you read between the lines, is that Chris was dead before he was put in the water. And keep in mind how high the possibility is that Narlene lied about dropping LG off and what that might mean. Local 24 News EXCLUSIVE: Terry Hobbs on his new memoir on the West As mentioned earlier, Terry Hobbs, like John Mark Byers before him, was fingered as a suspect in 2012's West of Memphis after a hair found at the crime scene was genetically matched to him. And, since Pam regularly made dinner at 4:30, Stevie knew that dinner was going to be around this time. (Vickies interview 1993). However, I do believe the women saw the three boys and that they also saw them with Terry Hobbs; they testified under oath and under penalty of perjury and they are credible sources. I allege that one or all of them took the underwear and socks, wet them in the water and used them to wipe blood off themselves, off the board and any other weapons used in the murder, as well as to wipe up blood at the scene. TH & DJ supposedly killed the boys so they wouldnt snitch on them. The West Memphis Three case has been an unfinished puzzle for over twenty years, but if you go back through the years and find all the little pieces and begin to put them together, I believe that you will have your answers about what happened that night; the puzzle is complete and it is undeniable. For some reason, unknown to the public at least, Terry Hobbs was never questioned. Personally? In Jareds interview with Hobbs, one of the biggest red flags, according to Clemente, was that Hobbs waited until around 9 p.m. to contact the police and report the child missing, despite no one seeing Steven for hours. The most significant of them all, was the specific act of taking the bikes to the bayou, which were very likely with the children inside the Blue Beacon Woods. There is more evidence, also, that LG never went home that afternoon. That leaves many years unaccounted for. DO YOU THINK THEY WERE CRAZYAARON: THEY WERE SMOKINGRIDGE: FOR DOING WHAT THEY WERE DOING?AARON: THEY WERE ROLLED UP UM, CIGARETTES THERE WAS ALL KIND OF WHITERIDGE: KINDA WHITE CIGARETTES?AARON: ALL WHITETHE KIND YOU ROUND UP YEA YOU PUT THAT GREEN STUFF IN THERE. In the beginning I thought it was TH. My belief is that these items were used in the clean up. Apparently, David initially hit Chris in the face and head with his fists until Terry came over and ordered the boys to be stripped. VICKIE: I REALLY COULDNT TELL THAT. Which means that when Natalies lawyers dug into Terry Hobbs past, there were obviously some people who made similar allegations to the ones Billy made 4 years later. In fact, the very first place that he and Pam looked before Pam went to work was Michaels house. This theory supportsbothsides of the debate. RIDGE: OKAY, ALRIGHT. I think Michelle died of a broken heart, possibly organ failure due to drug abuse. The removal of the clothes was a very significant act. Terry knew that Stevie was with Michael Moore. Dixie stated that she knew Richards car and that it was not his. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. RIDGE: OKAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO THEM? WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WHAT WAS IT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT DAY? I would say its quite coincidental that when Aaron was told his friends were missing, he immediately asked his mom to go to the boys clubhouse in the Blue Beacon Woods and this also happened to be the place where the boys were later found murdered. Aaron Hutchinson also stated that the clubhouse consisted of some old boards: AARON: IN ROBIN HOOD UH, THE PLACE WHERE THE BOARDS ARERIDGE: WAS IT THERE WHERE YOUR CLUB IS OR WAS IT SOME WHERE ELSE IN THOSE WOODS?AARON: IT WAS RIGHT BESIDE OUR UM, TREE HOUSE, And in 2011, pleadings for further DNA testing of the boards that were found next to the clubhouse:http://callahan.8k.com/pdf/de_dnamotion3_30_11.pdf. 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. After they wrestled for a bit, Terry told them to stop and called them over to drink and/or smoke more. Now what did LG have to hide? And someone like that can lie and lie and lie and lie, rigfht to your fuckin' face,because narcissism is about protecting the self-myth. AARON: IT WAS EVERY DAY BUT, IT WAS EVERY TIME, BUT IT EVERY TIME BUT UM, THE FRIDAY. 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. Those who didnt know the case that well simply believed that Chris entire penis and scrotum had been cut off with a knife. When reading her first statements to police, it raises serious doubts about her alleged sighting of the three boys. He will take it to his grave but some people in the town know and I'm not sure why he isn't and wasn't under more suspicion. When he was finished with that, I believe he then turned to Stevie. 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. This testing, though not as conclusive as traditional DNA testing, can help to exclude suspects as potential donors of physical evidence. I have questions. 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. After the murders of the three boys, the general understanding by the public was that Chris had been emasculated and very meticulously had had the skin removed from his penis. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. A Calhoun County man has been missing for weeks now, leaving his family searching for answers. After 18 months Echols was informed that the evidence was likely not available, but after a state court order, Echols team was invited to the West Memphis Police Department to review what evidence remained. Additionally, approximately a month before the murders, a friend of Chris Byers brother claimed to have seen Michael and Chris with their pants down, simulating a sex act in the exact way that homosexual men preform sex; one boy was standing up and bent over and the other boy was standing behind him and they both had their pants down. We know this because it appeared as though Stevie had struggled while he was restrained. Narlene interjected herself all over this case. West Memphis Police Officer, Bryn Ridge found Michael Moore first, just south of the crooked tree that juts out from the ground in the photo on the far left. He allegedly admitted to Bennie that he had participated in the murders with three other men, LG Hollingsworth, Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby. A year or so after Buddy admitted to Bennie of his involvement, he also allegedly confessed to Billy Stewart and described to him what happened. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! After the murders occurred, rumors circulated that Buddy may have been involved. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Echols lawyer, Patrick Benca, reviewed evidence earlier this year that was thought to have been lost. Also, he may have searched for the boys in the woods around 5pm when he dropped Pam off at work, also when Terry was unaccounted for. I believe he intended to terrify and threaten them so they would never, ever speak of what they had seen. Thursday, Hobbs told Action News 5 he didn't do it. Sorry in advance to those of you who are tired of reading about this case! Police suspected the murders of Michael Moore, Christopher Byers and Steve Branch, all second-graders, were the work of a satanic cult. Then for a time, I thought it was JMB. 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. 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 claims to anyone and everyone who has asked about that night, that he was almost frantically searching for Stevie from 5:00pm-9:00pm at night. 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. Why in the world were the two men (or Terry alone) searching for the boys when it was light out if Terry had already said that Stevie could stay out till 8:00 pm? The West Memphis Police Department and other officials are being accused of stonewalling the release of the evidence for over a year and informing Echols team that the evidence was lost or destroyed. In accordance with the alleged confessions and as stated previously, I believe this kick would have sent Terry into a rage and he would have instantly punched Michael in response. http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/21810828/new-allegations-surface-in-the-west-memphis-3-murders. Clemente emphasized that someone who wants to know why the children were killed would likely encourage any and all evidence testing, as its one step closer to understanding the heinous murder. A few pages prior, he writes "Damien and Jason had no indicative violence in their pasts, and while Jessie was known for a hot temper, he channeled his aggression into pursuits such as wrestling." Anyway, some things the autopsy reports show us.. ~Chris was alive when he was being tied up. Secondly, Michael was tied up on one side using square knots. This, too, would further explain how the attack unfolded. 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. Why was shesosure, in her mind, that Damiens mother was lying about being with him all night? Video footage of the crime scene also shows the boards: AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: OKAY. It's pure evil and hate. Buddy told them that Billy Stewart was holding weed at that time. He flipped flopped between being at home with his mother and being at his friend Richards house from 5:30-9pm. And, it had to have been between 5:30 and 6:00 because Chris abandoned his skateboard by 6:00 and joined Stevie on his bicycle. When Jessie was fully investigated by police, it never once came up that Jessie was with Buddy that night. 6:00-6:30. These alleged confessions did not, and could not, comefrom intense online investigation. 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 three men ran after the boys, caught them and dragged them back to Terry. RIDGE: WAS IT THERE WHERE YOUR CLUB IS OR WAS IT SOME WHERE ELSE IN THOSE WOODS? As the men submerged the boys, I believe the two teens took the bicycles to the bayou where they dumped them on the north side of the pipe bridge. I hear you. There was evidence to suggest that Aaron was telling the truth about the clubhouse because wooden planks were in fact found and collected by police. This not only puts Buddy in Lakeshore at the possible time that Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby could have shown up, but it shows that his whereabouts were unknown at the time the murder occurred. I believe the known evidence supports the notion that Terry said yes, but that Stevie went inside to eat dinner first. Jackie Jr. Hicks came to the Hobbs' residence after he was informed of the encounter. (1, 2) According to Jamie and her family, the three boys were playing in her backyard and then flew out onto the sidewalk and headed towards the Hobbs home. It remains unsolved in the minds of those who feel the West Memphis Three defendants are innocent. RIDGE DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY ON THE 5TH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY? [5], In 2003, Hobbs was arrested for possession of marijuana and found guilty.[6]. A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. The legal troubles of Terry Hobbs and John Mark Byers 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. I believe at this time, Terry directed his attention to Stevie and bit him repeatedly on this face. Jackie Jr. survived the shooting, but died years later as a result of complications pertaining to his injuries. Though the family was well-to-do, Terry was having financial problems when the three children were murdered in 1993. As I mentioned previously, this statement is an enormous indicator of truth, in my opinion. However, is it simply a coincidence that the statements that Aaron told police in 1993 coincide so perfectly with the alleged confessions that Buddy and LG made in 1994 and were later retold in 2012? DO YOU THINK THEY WERE CRAZY, AARON: THEY WERE ROLLED UP UM, CIGARETTES THERE WAS ALL KIND OF WHITE. He then told the others that all three had to die for what they had seen. This too, may have further contributed to the injuries on the left side of his face. [2] Judge Brian S. Miller dismissed the case and subsequently ordered Hobbs to pay legal fees incurred by the singer in the amount of $17,590. He was only 19 years old and this was a hot day in May. For more information, please see our Two of the childrens clothes were found inside out, implying that they were very quickly ripped off, and most likely ripped off of boys who were still moving. Would project a macho, heterosexual, in-control image. Shortly after this, Terry Hobbs noticed that the three boys were spying on the men. Hobbs, who had previously been under the police scanner for the murders because of inconsistencies in his story, had later been cleared of any wrongdoing but found himself being verbally abused by Byers in front of cameras outside a courtroom. If Stevie had disobeyed and never returned home or even waited a full two hours before doing so, he would have lost his bicycle privleges for two weeks, and probably would have gotten a pretty severe whipping from Terry. 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. In addition to Billys statements and the similar questions asked in the 2009 deposition that both pointed to Terry Hobbs being an alleged homosexual or bisexual man, the criminal profiler Brent Turvey claimed in 1996 that whoever committed this murder was a closet homosexual who projected a macho image. I believe he wanted to punish them because he faultedthemfor spying. If Terry truly had bitten and stabbed Chris scrotum, it would explain perfectly the questions around Chris death. I highly doubt it. Terry is an absolute sadist, psychopath and was never properly investigated, and I know The Hobbs Family Secret is true, possibly The Puzzle. THAT THE FIVE MAN MAY HAVE CAUGHT THEM? If it wasnt for your choices, this never would have happened!And, the act of tying up the boys, especially the manner in which they were tied up, looked somewhat sexual in nature. 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. Stevie knew Terry well. It's haunting. OKAY WHAT WERE THESE MAN DOING?AARON: THEY WERE UH, DOING NASTY STUFFRIDGE: DOING NASTY STUFF, WHERE DID YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS STUFF?AARON: IN ROBIN HOOD UH, THE PLACE WHERE THE BOARDS ARE, AARON: THEY, THEY DO WHAT MEN AND WOMAN DO, RIDGE: OKAY, UH, YOUR SAYING THEIR DOING THINGS LIKE MAN AND WOMEN WOULD BE DOINGAARON: YEAH (YES)RIDGE: WHEN I SAY HAVING SEX IS THAT WHAT YOUR DESCRIBING?AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: OKAY, HOW WOULD THEY HAVE SEX?AARON: THEY WOULD UM, THEY WOULD WIPE EACH OTHER LIKE UM, LIKE UM, LIKE THEY DID UM TO MICHAEL, CHRIS AND STEVE THEY SAID, RIDGE: WITH THEIR MOUTH, WHERE THEY HAVING SEX WITH THEIR MOUTH?AARON: YES SIR, RIDGE: DID THIS HAPPEN REAL OFTEN ?AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: HOW OFTEN ?AARON: IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMESRIDGE: FIVE TIMES YOU SAW IT HAPPEN FIVE TIMES? And its about time we started putting some pressure on him for some real answers. I TOOK AARON TO TODD AND DANAS HOUSE AND UM, TODD ASKED AARON IF HE MIGHT KNOW DID CHRIS OR MICHAEL SAY ANYTHING TO HIM, TO THE EFFECT WHERE THEY MIGHT BE. As he jumped up from the fall, he grabbed Chris and apparently hit him with force as well. NO, UM I WENT DOWN TO THE MOORES HOUSE TO SEE TODD AND DANA MOORE AND YOU KNOW JUST TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND UM, TODD ASKED ME VICKIE DO YOU THINK MAYBE AARON KNOWS WHERE THEIR AT? According to many experts, this is a huge indicator that the perpetrator(s) knew the victims. According to Terrys ex wife, Terry Hobbs first wife had claimed in their divorce papers that he molested their son. When they returned the four men continued to submerge the boys clothes with sticks and, finally, hastily threw the last items of clothing in the water as it grew dark. Even more incriminating, is that Narlenes sister said that only Narlene and her husband picked her up from work. AARON: IT WAS RIGHT BESIDE OUR UM, TREE HOUSE. This could mean that Terry could have arrived sometime between 8:45 and 9:00pm. According to Terrys ex wife, Terry Hobbs first wife had claimed in their divorce papers that he molested their son. And why would Narlene have any need to lie for LG if he was innocent? I actually believe there is a good possibility that at least LG already knew the two men. They were so sure that the murders were part of a satanic ritual done by teenagers, and were so desperate to make sure that Aarons answers revealed that, that eventually Aarons statements began to get more and more fantastical and implausible. We can assume this because of the 6:00/6:30 sighting from the service road. RIDGE: ALRIGHT, WHEN YOU SAW THESE FIVE OUT THERE IN THE WOODS AND THEY WERE DOING THESE THINGS THAT WERE BAD OKAY WAS THIS AT DAYTIME OR WAS IT NIGHTTIME?AARON: IT WAS BOTHRIDGE: IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR LATE AT NIGHT OR LATE IN THE EVENING?AARON: IT WAS, WHEN EVER WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WE WENT THERE ABOUT FOURRIDGE: OKAYAARON: AND THEY NEVER GOT THERE BEFORE WE DIDRIDGE: YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FIRST. No doubt. This lends credibilty to the theory that Stevie did in fact go home, and even ate some dinner. AARON: IT WAS, WHEN EVER WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WE WENT THERE ABOUT FOUR, AARON: AND THEY NEVER GOT THERE BEFORE WE DID. Yet, when Jared asked about the evidence possibly being tested in the future, Hobbs said he was against testing anything else and as far as he was concerned, the case was solved when Echols, Misskelly, and Baldwin were arrested. You may be the judge of the that. This is the time when, according to Billy Stewart, he believes something sexual might have taken place between all or some of the four men. WE ALWAYS GOT A PLACE TO HIDE BEFORE THEY CAN GET THERERIDGE: WHERE DID YOU HIDE?AARON: WE HIDE ONE TIME WE HIDE BEHIND UM A TREE. No. RIDGE OKAY, THEN HE WAS AT LAKESHORE AND LEAVING TO GO SOME WHERE? This means that they were not free to sit at a computer all day and wade through reams and reams of public evidence to know all the details of the case. Or, who were free to murder the victims from 7:00- 8:00pm that night. And even if he did work the day of the 5th, its the late afternoon/night that is important. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. And finally, if Terry claims he never saw Stevie that day (despite statements from Jacoby, Jamie Ballard and her sister and mother) there is one extremely significant question Terry has to answer: why did Stevie have partially digested vegetables in his stomach? You will see that this theory is supported by many statements, interviews, affidavits and even includes the alleged confessions of Buddy Lucas and LG Hollingsworth. -5:00 Terry Hobbs drops Pam off at work and returns home What happened next is a theory supported by evidence and interviews. Is it merely a coincidence that Terry Hobbs was a former butcher and that he grew up working on his familys pig farm? Thats a time bomb. In John Douglas analysis, the tying up of the boys was another attempt from the perpetrator to humiliate and dominate the boys. 1 cop's mission: do whatever it takes to dissuade a focus on Terry. hobbs is high on my list, but with what we know (or lack thereof,) there's simply no way to say anyone is "for sure" guilty in this case. An attorney for one of the victim's mother dropped the bombshell in court today that she believes her ex-husband Terry Hobbs took part in the killings. Occult shit is my best guess at this point. When the boys bodies were discovered, there were found in the Blue Beacon Woods right next to the alleged clubhouse where the boys played. The only reason one could think that someone would make the concerted, and possibly dangerous, effort to take the bikes up to the bayou to be submerged, was to give themselves time to create an alibi. RIDGE: DID YOU EVER SMELL THE SMOKE? RIDGE: OKAY. Ok, now kiss. Why would she lie about seeing the three boys that day? The way the three boys were tied, wrist to ankle, as opposed to wrist to wrist, ankle to ankle, is one of the most unique aspects to this case. 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. I dont know. I really wonder if Aaron did see something, at a previous date. According to both Billy and Bennies statements, the four men pulled up to the trailer, bought a small amount of marijuana and left. 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. Due to this error in the judgement by police, the information revealed by Aaron has been largely ignored through the years. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. With what we know about Stevie and how much he feared Terry, it seems impossible that Stevie would have been the child who kicked Terry. She claimed to have seen the three eight year old boys when she dropped LG off, but it was a very shaky sighting. Basically, the truth was overshadowed by stories of cults and devil worshipping put into Aarons head by his mother and the West Memphis detectives, Bryn Ridge and Gary Gitchell. Published: May. AND I TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT WHY DIDNT YAWL LEAVE WHY DIDNT YOU COME HOME, WERE YOU SCARED? 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. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. What is equally disturbing, is that both Domini and Damien had solid alibis for that time period. Yup. And the 90s. Buddy as well was involved in the investigation and was under suspicion from his family from the beginning. "He would have been a heart breaker if. RIDGE: OKAY, AND WHAT DID YOU FIND WHEN YOU CAME TO THE AREA? CHRISTY, I WAS TALKING TO A GIRL NAMED CHRISTY AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE THOUGHT THEY HAD FOUND ONE OF THE BODIES. According to Gary Gitchell, there was rainfall on at least one or two of those nights. He also confirmed that one of the teens, Buddy Lucas, had admitted to his involvement in the murders with the other three men. Timeline: 2;30 Pam Hicks, Stevie and Amanda walk home from school.

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