So that would prove that there are only two reason why Jacoby would lie to protect Hobbs: its either because he participated in the murders himself or he knows Hobbs did it and he has known it for many years. He told police that Jessie had confessed to him and that he said that he had just held the boys while the others killed them. 7 Driver? That leaves one very glaring, unexplainable question. A couple of months later, French contacted the police and her landlord after Hobbs reportedly came into her home and grabbed her breast. The prosecution would mention a stick and Perreti kept saying, Or a 24. 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." RIDGE: ABOUT TIME WAS IT YOU WENT TO TRY AND GO TO THE CLUB HOUSE? Due to the possibility that they wiped these items on their skin, I believe Terry would have taken those items with them when they left. In the south in the 90s, the community of dick-havers who are into dick will come from all walks of life and have all sorts of jobs. the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. Humiliation is a strong word and punishment for the situation. AND HE SAID BECAUSE WE WERE SCARED, AND THEY WERE SCARED I GUESS OF GETTING CAUGHT THEN AND AH HE SAID MICHAEL KEPT TELLING ME THAT IT WAS AN INDIAN THING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND CHRIS SAID NO THEIR GETTING READY TO HAVE SEX. Terry Wayne Hobbs was born on May 21st, 1958. I am not scared of that boy. The three new witnesses were polygraphed about what . By the time the crime scene was cleaned up, it would have likely been around 8pm; dark, which I believe helped the four escape undetected. "It's my. Even Peretti agrees that there was injury to the groin area AFTER death. What purpose would there be to strip the boys naked? This is supported by evidence as well. Furthermore, in the alleged confessions, Terry states: The bodies cant be found, at least not yet.. Then, I believe that Terry began to attack Stevies face by biting him and even possibly striking his face with the corner of the board. Again, If we believe Billy Stewarts statement, the murders were predicated by a sexual act which could further explain why so many seemingly unnecessary acts occurred. I believe as David dragged Chris with him back to the others, he picked up one of the boards that lay in the open nearby. The fact that the knots were not all the same, indicates as well that Terry was not the only person to tie up these children. THEY WERENT SCARED THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY HAD SEEN THEM IN THERE ONE DAY?AARON: UH-UH (NO), BECAUSE THEY NEVER SEEN US. She hasnt seen him or Michael by this point. Apparently, LG walked in and asked for his cousin Dominis telephone number. Would they have admitted there were car tracks found and helped the defense win their case? When Narlene was interviewed she claimed to have dropped LG off at his home. 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. Chris was only spotted on a skateboard up until 6pm. LG also lied extensively about his whereabouts the night of the 5th. 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. 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. 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. The reason why Chriss skin was removed but his penis remained, i.e. (Vickies interview 1993). In my assessment, it speaks volumes to the guilt of Terry Hobbs that the children were tied up in the same manner as hogs being prepared for transport and that two of the children were tied up using square knots and figure eight knots, the same knots used by farmers and butchers. A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. According to his cousin, Rex, this was not true. SO THIS FRIGHTENED ME, SO I GOT AARON OUT OF THERE AND WE WENT HOME. Who would have fed Stevie vegetables if not his own parents? Sometime right after 5:30, according to the Byers, Chris took off again from his house. Expelled From Law School, Dad Convicted of Mom & Brothers Murder. I think he knew it because he knew that Damien didnt really commit this murder and thats why he basically tells his aunt not to tell this lie. That means that Chris would have not fought back much because after being stabbed, he probably would have been very weak. I rewatched the paradise lost docs and in the last one, just before the murders, Pam had "kissed a Mexican" and Terry said that years later when he brought on the lawsuit with Natalie Maines. 0. art mollen md age. If Terry was truly involved in a homosexual act directly before this attack took place, it makes sense why he would carry out an attack of this nature on Chris genitals. The problem with that is that Chris was under the carport cleaning at 5:30, according to both of his parents. I believe its likely that LG and Buddy most likely used only their fists to hit the boys. Not only are their alibis remarkably different, they actually contradict and conflict with each other. When questioned later by police, he claims that on the day of the murders he was heading out to meet up with Jesse Misskelley at his Lakeshore trailer but never met up with him. Right as this happened, Terry, who was their neighbor, called to Stevie to come home. If Michael had kicked Terry that could have been the impetus that pushed Terry to hit him back. What this shows us is that Jacoby knows the truth. Terry knew that Stevie was with Michael Moore. 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. And keep in mind how high the possibility is that Narlene lied about dropping LG off and what that might mean. 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. The ME examiner again supports this alleged statement, as Stevie, although probably the most conscious during the attack had little to no defensive wounds. http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/21810828/new-allegations-surface-in-the-west-memphis-3-murders. Anyway, some things the autopsy reports show us.. ~Chris was alive when he was being tied up. VICKIE: HE STAYED. 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. In 2007 it was discovered that a hair that had been found underneath a ligature on Michael Moores nude body, belonged to Terry Hobbs. Terry and David are not the only ones with suspicions and allegations of homosexuality surrounding them, though. "[4], In November of 1994, more than a year after the murders of the three children in West Memphis, Hobbs again experienced trouble with the law. He said, you seen him coming down the street, I said, yes L. G. and I am not lying for him. From there, the police focused on finding clothes, speaking with the families, taping off the area, etc and possibly some small searching of the area. VICKIE: HE STAYED. Terry did not tell me who he was calling until hed completed the phone call and came out to the car. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! 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. Misskelly, who has a low IQ, reportedly gave detectives a false confession which helped a jury convict the three of murder. I have a theory about what weapon it could have been. What they discovered was a very organized, catalogued and intact body of evidence, a group working on the case previously wrote. It seems more likely that someonesawHobbs make a pass at Jacoby and then told Natalie Maines lawyers about it. Either the perps knew the possibility of the bodies floating with time, or, the area where the bodies could be dropped in was not deep enough to completely hide them. The crime scene, as well as the clubhouse were both located somewhat close to each other on the east side of the drainage ditch. I dont feel it was an actualclubhouse. More specifically, turtles had bitten and clawed at Chris penis and scrotum as he lay for 18 hours in a muddy, watery ditch. Id certainly like to know the back story to some of those questions. And the family even admitted that he was making Stevie participate in these acts of abuse against his sister. Perhaps she felt obligated to lie about Damien in order to get him arrested for a murder she believed he committed. RIDGE WHO WERE WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION WORK? Even Aarons mother, Vicki, supported these statements in her first interview with police. well, Im going to take care of L. G. I find Narlenes comments very telling. Jackie Jr. survived the shooting, but died years later as a result of complications pertaining to his injuries. Additionally, Michael Moore was tied on one side of his body using a somewhat complicated knot, called a Square Knot. Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. Mark Byers stated that Terry arrived at his home sometime after Meeks left. 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. These two are pretty clear, I think, especially with one coming from his parents. DNA consistent with Terry Hobbs, stepfather of victim Stevie Branch, was. NARLENE: He (Lg) said, if you start saying that about Damian, youre going to get in trouble, I said, well, the mommy is up there saying stating that he was, Damian was with her all the time. This theory was supported by police who were at the crime scene. It was only then that Jacoby publicly admitted that Hobbs had left for two hours that night. For one, LGs other aunt saw him at her work at approx. David Jacoby was never interviewed either. UNLESS YOU KNOW NOT GETTING UP THERE AND LOOKING AT IT ALL. I truly believe the real killer(s) are still out there and it's not the WM3. Who fed Stevie if not Terry? (Interestingly, Chris was referred to as the 3rd child in the alleged confessions. Terry was born in Northern Arkansas and grew up in the Ozark Mountain region of the state. THAT HAD ON THE WHITE TANK TOP. I believe it is because the truth had finally and for the very first time, been exposed. What Buddy said was shocking. No doubt. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. That 1 cop will have bumped into everyone in that southern, 90s, dick-liking community. The question is, why? 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. RIDGE: HAVE YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE? Terry Hobbs grew up in a strict fundementalist pentecostal home, with his father actually being a pentecostal preacher. Perhaps Stevie tried to sneak away. Before I continue, its important to bring up the alleged homosexuality of Terry Hobbs, which , in my opinion lends credence to the entire theory. That hair was then secured to Michaels body as Terry tied him up. I believe the known evidence supports the notion that Terry said yes, but that Stevie went inside to eat dinner first. Since Jacoby knew that Hobbs was with Pam at 9pm, he clearly meant that Hobbs had left for the two hours that Jacoby had previously claimed they were together. I believe that David did ask Terry where Stevie was when Terry showed up at 5:30 and that Terry told him the truth: Stevie was riding his bike and would be back by dark (8pm). 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. Sorry in advance to those of you who are tired of reading about this case! 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. Buddy also knew Billy, so he, too would have told Terry to go by Billys. They also could have used them to dry and clean their feet after entering the ditch. Additionally, Stevie, by both Pam and Terrys accounts was a well behaved boy who did not disobey. Its been so long ago you know it may not be in the right order but I know he did come over around 5:30/6 oclock and we played the guitar for a while and then he said he had to go. And in keep in mind that Terry grew up working as a butcher. Then, in 2013, Jacoby was summoned to court over the alleged confessions of Buddy Lucas and LG Hollingsworth. Personally? 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. RIDGE: THESE MEN. If the cop is a nobody, it's marginally tougher, but still doable. Twitter. Its also interesting that Narlene is claiming that Damiens mother is lying about Damien being with her. During a special presentation at CrimeCon 2022 Las Vegas, former New York State prosecutor Jim Clemente joined Truth & Justice podcast host, Bob Ruff, and investigative journalist, George Jared, to take a deep dive into a conversation Jared previously had with Terry Hobbs. New DNA testing by the defense shows that none of the genetic material recovered from the murder scene links Echols, Baldwin, or Misskelley to the scene. LG never mentioned whether he was dropped off at home or not, but I have a theory about what happened next, which I will now describe. RIDGE: SO HOW ABOUT DO YOU KNOW STEVE, DID HE EVER GO DOWN THERE WITH YOU? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I allege that after Stevie and Chris had been stripped and attacked, Terry began to tie up Stevie. And, allegedly, David was the one who caught Christopher, so I believe the first person who was attacked was Michael. However, she drove a small four door car and there would be no room to pick up her sister if she already had six people in her car. Terry Wayne Hobbs was born on May 21st, 1958. My question is this: If you are of the opinion that the WM3 are guilty, how can you be sure? That night and the next morning, families of the missing children with the help of neighbors and police, searched the Robin Hood Hill woods, the Blue Beacon woods and the surrounding areas. David Jacoby, in an effort to catch one of the boys, fell and skinned his knee and also snapped in his frustration and hit one boy. We know this because it takes 45 minutes to two hours to digest vegetables and we also know that the experts believe that the boys were murdered sometime around 7:00 pm. I agree with that assessment but believe there were additional reasons. It would take another 14 years before he was even interviewed about his whereabouts that night. These alleged confessions did not, and could not, comefrom intense online investigation. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE THE CLUB IS? Its my personal opinion that the evidence presented here should put all debates to rest because both sides have at least some truth in their corner. In part, I blame paradise lost for the graphic images. VICKIE: UM, WEST MEMPHIS POLICE HAD ALL OF THE AREA ROPED OFF, VICKIE: I WENT TO THE DEAD END IT WAS YOU KNOW. Before I further explain and explore all the evidence that points to Terry Hobbs, David Jacoby, LG Hollingsworth, and Buddy Lucas being the perpetrators of this murder, I would like to reiterate something: there is almost no possibility that one person could have committed this murder alone in the timeframe it occurred. Did he simply use Jessie as a scapegoat so that he could talk about the details of the murder and get it off his chest? Facebook. It is clear to many experts that the left side of Stevies face had been bitten by turtles. Either way, its awfully peculiar that there is a question that implies something sexualabout the nature of Terry and Davids relationship. As Brent Turvey wrote in his profile of the criminal, the man who perpetrated this act against Christopher is a closet homosexual who carries shame about his homosexual tendencies. ALRIGHT DID CHRIS AND MICHAEL DID THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD GOT CAUGHT. A Calhoun County man has been missing for weeks now, leaving his family searching for answers. If the theory of Terry and David leaving West Memphis and heading to Lakeshore trailer park at 5:45 is true, then Terry and David could have theoretically ran into Buddy Lucas and LG Hollingsworth sometime around 6pm, since both LG and Buddy were last seen at Lakeshore that afternoon. This theory supportsbothsides of the debate. I allege that Terry dropped LG off at 8:45 at the Laundromat/Flash Market on Ingram and proceeded to create an alibi for himself. And that alone should give us all pause. I believe Terry would have changed altogether since he was at home but neither Jacoby or LG had that luxury just yet. First of all, something led the perpetrators to get into the water. Its possible that Terry realized these knots could come back to him so he finished tying Michael up with a more traditionally used knot. Now newly released evidence implicating Terry Hobbs has Pam Hobbs raising her own doubts about the man she once trusted. Privacy Policy. He was still wearing the same shirt and tie when he was spotted at approx. Unfortunately, the police had such tunnel vision about the reason why they believe the murders had occurred and who they believed the perpetrators were, that they basically ignored what Aarons statements really revealed; they unwittingly lead Aaron away from helping them find the true killers. My theory is this: Stevie had never seen the men in the woods having sex before. The boys probably promised to meet up in a bit and Chris headed home. This theory is corroborated by Bennie Guys statement (here) You can see in this photo where Hobbs and Jacoby could have parked, giving them very easy access to the location that the boys were most likely killed and later found. Have you ever have you ever sexuallypropositioned David Jacoby? Apparently, David initially hit Chris in the face and head with his fists until Terry came over and ordered the boys to be stripped. 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. Even more damaging is the specifics of the way the three boys were tied up. Statement made by Anthony Hollingsowrth, cousin to LG, to police. http://callahan.8k.com/pdf/de_dnamotion3_30_11.pdf. In the autopsy reports, it, As noted earlier, the autopsies revealed that Michael was quickly incapacitated with a few defensive wounds to the hands, which implied to the Medical Examiner that Michael. Allegedly, some children who used to play in those woods have claimed that stray dogs lived there (source). The two teens jumped in the truck with the men, stopped by Billys home and bought the weed and then drove around the back streets of West Memphis, smoking and drinking whiskey. Look what you made me do! The four men beat the boys, tied them up and threw them and their clothes into the ditch of water. 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. Echols is one of three men found guilty in the brutal murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis in 1993. He died before he was finished being tied up. Terry Hobbs was basically unaccounted for from 5pm to approx. The three little boys referenced in the declarations were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. RIDGE IRENE SHE TOLD YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE DAY THE KIDS WERE MURDERED? If dogs had been licking the spot where the crime occurred and the boys, still wet from the water, were then laid on that area, It is very likely that they would have picked up dog or animal hair. Shortly after this, Terry Hobbs noticed that the three boys were spying on the men. Terry's guilt or innocence doesn't even cross that 1 cop's mindthe only thing that matters is NOT being discovered for liking dick. RIDGE ALRIGHT, DID SHE KNOW WHERE HE HAD BEEN? At the end of the conversation LG apparently told Narlene, Dont put yourself in that kind of trouble and Narlene says, Well, Im going to take care of LG. To me, that means that she is willing to lie to help protect LG. 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. When he was finished with that, I believe he then turned to Stevie. After he removed his clothes, he ripped out one shoelace from Michaels shoe and cut it in half with his knife. To corroborate this letter, Byers and Hicks lawyer and investigator contacted Bennies friend, Billy Stewart. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Damien Echols, along with friends Jason Baldwin and Jesse Misskelly, were convicted of murder in 1994, in connection with the murders of Chris Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven. According to Pam Hicks, Terry was wearing shorts that afternoon. In fact, Richard and his roommate both admitted that they didnt even see LG that night. Ok, pull down his pants, etc. [3], Terry Hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the home of a neighbor, Mildred French. It is my opinion that the answers to many of the questions of what happened that night, will be answered here. So why didnt Terry return to the Moores house in the four frantic hours he searched for Stevie in their tiny neighborhood? And the 90s. Read on and perhaps you will agree. AARON: AND THEN SOMETIMES WE WATCHED THESE MEN. (Narlene Interview) Additionally, she lied about seeing Damien and her niece, Domini walking away from the crime scene sometime around 9:30 the night of the murders. Dixie came to work later and Linda Hollingsworth came in asking about where L.G. Each boy had indications of being punched because the contusions did not have deep lacerations with them. RIDGE: DOING NASTY STUFF, WHERE DID YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS STUFF? In fact, she too brings up that Buddy was working that day as if that proved anything. It is an indisputable fact that Jacoby lied to police and under penalty of perjury in order to protect Hobbs from either being further investigated or arrested. Both Guy and Stewart have tried since 1994, thirteen years before Terry and David were even suspects, to tell the authorities what they had been told. But there also had to be an injury there to begin with. This is all supported by Mark Byers testimony. WAS IT LIKE EVERY DAY OR ONCE WEEK OR JUST FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES YOU SAW IT HAPPEN?AARON: IT WAS EVERY DAY BUT, IT WAS EVERY TIME, BUT IT EVERY TIME BUT UM, THE FRIDAY. On top of Terry possibly molesting Stevie and being very jealous of him, I've no doubt Pam kissing another man and then the subsequent murders is just glaring motive. 9 Q. Press J to jump to the feed. So the chance of them basing their statements off of the practically endless information found on the internet is nil. Within a week of that delivery, I also delivered marijuana, cocaine, and crystal meth to Mr. Hobbs in Memphis, Tennessee, on Madison Avenue at a gay bar called J-Wags. In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. Additionally, why would LG go down to the Laundromat at approx. Not until it was learned that Terry was using Jacoby as an alibi and that a hair that was found at the crime scene turned out to be consistent with Davids DNA. There is more evidence, also, that LG never went home that afternoon. The first most essential piece of evidence came from Stevie, Michael and Chris other best friend, Aaron Hutchinson. Before Pam went to work she made a dinner of green beans and steak. Terry Hobbs was working for the Memphis Ice Cream Company. Their affidavits can be read here and here. And why would Narlene have any need to lie for LG if he was innocent? Remember that LGs own mother was looking for him that night, despite the claim that he was allegedly dropped off at her home. Thursday, Hobbs told Action News 5 he didn't do it. RIDGE: ONE TIME, WERE THEY, WERE YOU ALL WATCHING THE FIVE MEN DOWN THERE THAT TIME WHEN HE WENT WITH YOU? The clubhouse was a spot where Aaron, Chris and Michael would go play in the Blue Beacon Woods. This case is so terrifying. 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. 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. Also, by looking at the photo of the ditch where the boys were found, you can begin to have an understanding of what might have occurred. Lets begin with Buddy. He did not say anything to me. ! Retired FBI profiler, John Douglas, as well as profiler Brent Turvey both believed the entire attack was punitive in nature and that the perpetrator was teaching the boys a lesson for either a real or percieved transgression.