His confession had numerous factual errors and inconsistencies, according to the Arkansas Times newspaper. Hobbs leverte tidlig gode resultater i sprint, og lp bl.a. They were naked and hog-tied with their own shoelaces, and showed signs of blunt force trauma and mutilation, the latter of which may have been the work of wild animals, reported the, Three teenage boys were arrested for the crimes , Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life without parole while Echols received the death penalty. The first film gave rise to a movement devoted to reopening the investigation in hopes of exonerating, and ultimately freeing, Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols, and Jessie Misskelley. the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. "Boxful of Nightmares" is the personal memoirs of Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of the children murdered. In the articles I read back in December 2021, all the evidence was intact after being believed to have been lost in a fire and Echols was pushing for the hair and shoelaces to be submitted for testing because the shoelaces were used as ligatures. The DNA used for comparison purposes was taken from cigarette butts obtained from an ashtray. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley in the fall of 2010. What they discovered was a very organized, catalogued and intact body of evidence, a group working on the case previously wrote. You have no idea how hard it really is to write, proofread, edit, revise, proofread, re-write, scrap, re-write, edit, proofread, revise and proofread . He said they were doing "what Indians do". I'm not stupid." 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. The knife was thrown into the lake by Baldwin's mother a year before the murders. West Memphis is pretty much like a second Salem," Echols stated in the 1996 documentary Paradise Lost: The Murders at Robin Hood Hills. 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. Stevies mother, Pamela Hicks, said the last time she spoke to her son, he asked for permission to go bike riding with his friends, according to Memphis NBC affiliate, John Mark Byers, Christophers stepfather, reported the boys missing to the West Memphis Police Department at approximately 8 p.m., reported local newspaper the, Their bodies were discovered that afternoon in a drainage ditch. Echols and Baldwin went on trial a month later, and the prosecution argued they had murdered the boys in a Satanic ritual. Currently, Hobbs has not been charged with anything related to the murders. During the trials of Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols, Griffis drew tenuous links between circumstantial evidence, such as the killings taking place near the date of the pagan festival of Beltane. To this day, it is still unclear who is responsible for the killings. Guy stated that while Buddy (who Guy describes as "pretty bad slow') was staying in his home in 1994 he confessed his involvement in the killings. Despite being the parent of one of the murdered boys, he was never officially interviewed by the police at the time the murders took place. People in West Memphis are going to tell their kids stories. Terry Roland Hobbs, 62, of Sweetwater, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021.Terry was born on September 11, 1959 in Sweetwater, to Jack Harvey and Marjorie Hobbs. Since the West Memphis Three were released, no one else has been charged in the murders of Stevie, Christopher and Michael. It was during this likely sexual activity that Chis Byers, Michael Moore, and Stevie Branch appeared on their bikes, at the wrong place at the wrong time. He was one of four children and came from a strict and religious family. There are so many rumors, lies and blatant ignorance surrounding this case. Christophers cause of death was from "multiple injuries, and both Michael and Stevie died from "multiple injuries with drowning, according to local newspaper the, Christopher had a fractured skull, and his genitals had been mutilated, which authorities believed was done by his killer. What happened after Stewart sold the pot on May 5 was told to Stewart by Buddy Lucas in April 1995. 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. Minutes later, Sgt. Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Steve Branch, who was killed in 1993 with Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, filed suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Nov. 25. He did not tell me who he was calling, and he did not tell me that Stevie was missing, Pamela previously told investigators. Terry Hobbs was born in 1958 and grew up in Northern Arkansas. It would explain SO MUCH about how Hobbs flew under the radar. McCaughey says her sister is very upset. To learn more, watch The Forgotten West Memphis Three on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29at 8/7c on Oxygen. Over the course of the initial investigation, a number of alternate suspects and scenarios came to light that were largely ignored or otherwise dismissed by authorities. In her recantation, Hutcheson stated that when she asked Echols directly if he had killed "those three kids," he replied, "No. After Stevie was gone, he expected her to get over it right away and said she was neglecting her wifely duties. '", In 1999, a more mature Echols explained the comment. None of the early interviews with the parents were recorded. The following year, lawyers working for the West Memphis Three presented the new DNA tests, which showed no link between them and the 1993 murders, according to the, Baldwin, 34, Echols and Misskelley, both 36, pleaded guilty to first- and second-degree murder charges while proclaiming their innocence, according to, I am innocent, as are Jason and Jessie, but I made this decision because I did not want to spend another day of my life behind those bars, Echols said, according to the, Since his release, Echols has released three books most recently . She has since expressed her belief that her ex-husband was involved in the murders, citing the discovery of her son's favorite pocket knife in Terry Hobbs' belongings. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. I understood that Terry had not previously called the police to report that Stevie was missing.. Hobbs has not been charged in connection with the children's deaths. (According to Stewart, Hobbs was a bisexual with a preference for sex with young boys. Lorri Davis and Damien Echols at a panel entitled "Wrongfully Accused," part of the Death Becomes Us true crime festival. The type of DNA testing utilized pertains to mtDNA. Now, I see they can. The next day, their bodies were found in a nearby canal. Did TH kill Stevie to "get even" or was it just his rage gone too far? On the morning of June 2, 1993, Jessie Misskelley Jr., a 17-year-old high school drop out with a reported IQ of 73, was taken into custody by Detective Mike Allen. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! She yelled for him to get out of her home. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Reaching its apex in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Satanic Panic was a wave of paranoia rooted in the belief that Satanic cults intent on corrupting the souls of the young had infiltrated American society. In the Echols/Baldwin murder trial, prosecutor John Fogleman argued that it was "a complete absurdity" to think the criminals who took pains to hide bodies, clothing, and bicycles would, immediately thereafter, go "into a public place all covered in blood." Terry Hobbs was working for the Memphis Ice Cream Company. 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. French reported that prior to the incident she had gone to the Hobbs' home after hearing what she believed to be a domestic dispute. (Amanda, incidentally, says she cannot recall any sexual abuse by her stepfather.) Idrettskarriere Fr 2015. Others who continue to believe in the guilt of the West Memphis Three point to an interview given to police on May 18, 1993 by Laura Maxwell (another third-hand story, admittedly), in which she was told by a friend that Damien killed the boys after they "saw something they weren't supposed to have seen"--presumably Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley engaged in "devil-worshipping meetings in that park.". Terry Hobbs Obituary We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Terry Hobbs of Sweetwater, Texas. Terry was born in Northern Arkansas and grew up in the Ozark Mountain region of the state. I think you're on to something here. that was a red flag to me, alright. 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. As reported by the Arkansas Times, examination of the shoe laces used to bind Michael Moore contained hair "not inconsistent" with that of Stevie Branch's stepfather, Terry Hobbs. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. The only conclusion I could see from everything is that Hobbs is clearly a narcissistic pedophile. The darkest shit about all of this, is that they sensationalized this case as some bullshit Satanic fantasy. and all of it just covers up the sobering truth: this kind of child murder happens every day. It was also revealed in 2012 that Hobbs nephew allegedly told his friends, My Uncle Terry murdered those three little boys," and that the killings were a Hobbs family secret, according to, I still believe in my heart that Jessie, Jason, and Damion Echols [sic] are responsible for what happened to our children, Hobbs told Memphis ABC affiliate. While Stewart sold the two boys the pot, he noticed Hobbs and Jacoby kissing in a pick-up truck across the street. All of them were convicted after Misskelley confessed to helping Echols and Baldwin with the murders, which he later recanted. He walked into the restaurant and went directly to the payphone. Supporters contended that the confession of Misskelley was coerced and that the young men were unfairly targeted because they stood out as misfits, who wore black and listened to heavy metal. Misskelley also implicated Echols and Baldwin as his co-conspirators, resulting in their arrests. At approximately 1:30 p.m., Steve Jones, a juvenile parole officer from Crittenden County, peered over the steep bank of a water-filled ditch in the woods near the Blue Beacon truck wash. At this time, I was afraid that Terry would rape, harm or even kill me. Get Started. Motivations For Investigating The West Memphis Case, Timeline Of The West Memphis Three Victims, Following a series of documentaries that cast doubt on the investigation and law enforcements conclusion, high-profile supporters began to rally behind the imprisoned , The debate rages to this day, and no one has a definitive answer. Although blood scrapings were taken, the West Memphis police lost the evidence. Also, the sister who caught Hobbs washing laundry in the middle of the fucking night! Then Vicki cuts him off and says he means "sex". On the evening of May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys disappeared from the streets of West Memphis, Ark. TH & DJ supposedly killed the boys so they wouldnt snitch on them. Finally, and perhaps most damningly, the filmmakers produced three young men who now claim to have been told by a nephew of Terry Hobbs that the fact that Terry killed the three boys was a closely guarded "family secret." They also managed to find a neighbor who claimed to have seen Hobbs with the three boys on the night of the murder, something Hobbs strongly denied. Branded the, What has never been definitively answered, however, is who committed the 1993 murders, and , Due to marital problems stemming from Stevies death, the couple divorced in 2004, reported, The test results showed that no genetic material on the crime scene evidence was a match to Echols, Baldwin or Misskelley, reported the, The West Memphis Police Department interviewed Hobbs, who was dismissive of the findings, claiming the hair could have been picked up during a visit to his home since the victim "played with our little boy regularly," according to the, "They said close to the crime scene because at one time I did walk near where they had found the kids with Terry Hobbs But I didn't wear hats back then, my hair could have blown around anywhere, Jacoby told Memphis NBC affiliate, A year after the DNA results were released, Hobbs sued Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines for defamation, claiming she implied he was a murderer on the bands website and at a 2007 rally, according to, In 2009, three witnesses filed affidavits claiming they saw Hobbs with the murdered boys the night they disappeared, contradicting Hobbs previous statements to police, according to. And the reason he was never questioned was because being a dude who was into dick in Arkansas in the 90s wasn't okayespecially among cops. Like Echols, Misskelley was a high school dropout and was known for getting into fistfights and trouble around town, according to The New York Times. I believe that Terry intended to further molest and/or harm me because his actions and demeanor indicated that was his goal, but I believe my continued yelling and screaming alarmed him and caused him to run off. He was home during the evenings when his wife worked a four-hour shift at Catfish Island. Although the appeals were repeatedly denied, a new batch of DNA testing done in 2007 reignited the investigation. No credible law enforcement official believes so." eyewitness evidence surfaced 16 years later. It's pure evil and hate. At the suggestion of the police, Hutcheson hid microphones in her home and borrowed occult books from the library to inspire Echols' interest. It's affected a lot of lives, but for some reason it keeps being brought up," said Hobbs. No additional interviews were ever conducted with Bojangles employees about the incident. It remains unsolved in the minds of those who feel the West Memphis Three defendants are innocent. They were stripped naked and hogtied with their own shoelaces. They also question the alibi given by Hobbs, that he spent the evening of the murders with his friend, David Jacoby. And the family even admitted that he was making Stevie participate in these acts of abuse against his sister. After 18 years in prison, the West Memphis Three were finally free, but not exonerated. If you're into dick as an adult, you're gonna find your community. This is the true story of the West Memphis Three murders. ", According to Devil's Knot, a week after the discovery of the bodies, Detective Don Bray interviewed Vicki Hutcheson, a truckstop employee. thanks for the recommendation!! They were naked and hog-tied with their own shoelaces, and showed signs of blunt force trauma and mutilation, the latter of which may have been the work of wild animals, reported the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper. 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. Of course, reckless doesn't mean wrong. Hobbs denied seeing the boys that night and questioned why eyewitness evidence surfaced 16 years later. That didn't make sense to me. came back out to Missouri + walked toward Delta Service Station. Echols friend, Jason Baldwin, 16, was subsequently wrapped up in the investigation, and a third teenager, Jessie Misskelley Jr., 17, also came under scrutiny. And, of course, they believe that much of the evidence produced in the Echols/Baldwin trial was quite probative, including the testimony of two twelve-year old girls who say they heard Damien confess to the murders at a softball park, and blue candle wax found on Chris Byers' shirt that was "consistent" with candle wax found in the bedroom of Echols. the Manager stated that the black man was 5-11, thin dirty, late 20's, pair of sunglasses were left in toilet suspected by Black / male. Like Echols, Misskelley was a high school dropout and was known for getting into fistfights and trouble around town, according to, His confession had numerous factual errors and inconsistencies, according to the, mental capacity rendered his confession involuntary, according to court documents obtained by, Although Misskelley recanted his confession, it was enough evidence to convict him. The debate rages to this day, and no one has a definitive answer. Stewart says Lucas told him that Terry Hobbs screamed, "Get them little fuckers!" Three teenage boys were arrested for the crimes Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. and prosecutors argued they killed the boys as part of a Satanic ritual. In 07 or 09 when he was being questioned about the murders, just prior, he'd found Pam "kissing that Mexican". He is an evil man and true psychopath and the type of man to tie those boys the up the way they were found. Terry Hobbs, 42, is not employed by the city, but by a company health centers have contracted with. Todd Moore asserted, "Terry Hobbs did not murder my son. [1]. Though the family was well-to-do, Terry was having financial problems when the three children were murdered in 1993. This is a story of justice delayed and justice denied. Doesn't make sense how they disappeared, then got back in there without a soul seeing them. One person who has come up in the investigation is Terry Hobbs, although police have never named him a suspect or charged him in connection with the case. Mike Allen arrived on the scene. GNIS feature ID. Other details that have come to light include that many wounds on the slain children, originally attributed to human bites and/or a serrated blade, were the result of animals feeding on the bodies. Sgt. Todd Moore, father of victim Michael Moore, found the evidence against Hobbs unpersuasive. A federal judge dismissed Hobbs' lawsuit.) Under order of the Arkansas Supreme Court, there were to be new evidentiary hearings in the case. Not only ONE victim but THREE. In 2013, what seems likely to be close to the true story of the West Memphis murders finally emerged in separate affidavits signed by Billy Wayne Stewart and Bennie Guy. Occult shit is my best guess at this point. The second postulated that they had been slain by one or more strangers. After new DNA evidence was discovered, the West Memphis Three were released from prison in August 2011 by agreeing to an Alford plea, which allowed him to proclaim their innocence while admitting the prosecution had enough evidence to convict him. The following year, lawyers working for the West Memphis Three presented the new DNA tests, which showed no link between them and the 1993 murders, according to the Arkansas Times. Sound like way to describe some ritual, smoke signal, face paint stuff. According to Griffis, black hair, black T-shirts, and black jeans were signs that a kid was in league with the devil. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. In the film, Jacoby doubts whether he spent as much time with Hobbs that night as Hobbs suggests. " (Detective Allen) told me if I knew anything, that there was a $35,000 reward, and if I could help them out, we'd get the money," said Misskelley, as quoted by Mara Leveritt in Devil's Knot. I've no doubt he killed Stevie to "get even" with Pam. Echols and Baldwin went on trial a month later, and the prosecution argued they had murdered the boys in a Satanic ritual. Classmates at Weaver Elementary School, the three were active in their Cub Scout troop and responsible enough to be trusted to roam their neighborhood without supervision. Pam Hobbs divorced Terry Hobbs in 2004 and has reversed her position on the West Memphis Three's guilt. After ending his first marriage, he wed Pamela Hicks Branch in 1986, when her son Stevie was almost 2 years old. Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. Three teenagers were arrested and convicted for the crimes. As detailed by The Hollywood Reporter in 2011, Jackson and Walsh helped fund key investigations for the West Memphis Three's defense during the last seven years of their incarceration. A later confession during the trial phase would prove equally problematic. The only person whose DNA would be in that ligature isthe person who tied the knots, Echols said. When employees entered the women's rest room they discovered blood smeared on the wall. Misskelley was brought in for questioning on June 3, 1993. JMB is a freaking nut but I think he loved Michelle so much that when Chris died, she did, too. Crime and poverty rates are significantly higher than the national average and the Bible Belt city ranked as the most the most dangerous in the state in 2018, reported USA Today. With a large population of fundamentalist Christians, the American South was particularly subject to occult paranoia. In statements under oath, the three witnesses say that Michael Hobbs told them, "My uncle killed three boys in West Memphis." A year after the DNA results were released, Hobbs sued Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines for defamation, claiming she implied he was a murderer on the bands website and at a 2007 rally, according to The New York Times. As rumors of a Satanic sacrifice swept the community, the minds of many in West Memphis were already made up. A murderer was loose in West Memphis. Notes regarding May 6 visit to Bojangles by West Memphis Police: AFFIDAVITS OF BILLY WAYNE STEWART AND BENNIE GUY (2/15/2013)(AND RELATED COURT FILINGS), LINK TO JUNE 21, 2007 WEST MEMPHIS POLICE INTERVIEW OF TERRY W. HOBBS. Misskelley's coerced confession, as contradictory as it seemed to the evidence, was consistent in implicating Echols and Jason Baldwin. The affidavit and other records came out Wednesday during a hearing in Arkansas about whether Hicks could see evidence from the investigation of the 1993 killings of her son Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers, the Associated Press reported. The way that the boys were found undressed and tied up would have been humiliating! For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the 'Crime Stories with Nancy Grace' podcast. On May 5, 1993, according to both Stewart and Guy, Terry Hobbs, David Jacoby, and two teenagers from a local trailer park, L. G. Hollingsworth and Buddy Lucas, showed up at his West Memphis home looking to buy some pot, which Stewart provided. The only possible culprits were 18-year-old Damien Echols, a poor teen with an interest in the occult and a record of mental illness, his friend Jason Baldwin, a quiet kid whose talent for art tended toward dark subjects, and Jessie Misskelley, a 17-year-old misfit with an IQ of 73. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In a later appeal, Misskelley argued he had an I.Q. The kind of man who abuses his children for sexual gratification sees them as an extension of himself, so it's essentially masturbatory for the narcissistic pedophile. 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. Replacing Burnett was Circuit Court Judge David Laser. Terry was born in Northern Arkansas and grew up in the Ozark Mountain region of the state. Baldwin is the co-founder of the legal advocacy organization Proclaim Justice. Over two decades after the murders, what really happened to Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore on the evening of May 5, 1993, remains a mystery. Another hair found on a tree stump near the crime scene was found to be consistent with the DNA of David Jacoby, a friend of Hobbs, according to court documents. Terry Hobbs in Kentucky. 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. Thats a time bomb. 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. Terry Hobbs is the stepfather of Stevie Branch. In 2013, Jackson and Damien Echols produced a fourth documentary about the case. I still believe in my heart that Jessie, Jason, and Damion Echols [sic] are responsible for what happened to our children, Hobbs told Memphis ABC affiliate WATN in June 2019. I've gone down this rabbit hole time and time again. Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers were best friends. How is that a way to describe sex? Wake up to the day's most important news. The filmmakers also stress that Terry Hobbs had a long history of abuse, including an admitted assault on his wife and accusations of child beating and assaults on neighbors. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The first being that boys were killed by someone they knew. The pair abruptly fled to Oceanside, Calif., four days after the murders. In the beginning I thought it was TH. Located across from Memphis, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, West Memphis shares many problems with its more famous neighbor. I still believe in my heart that Jessie, Jason, and Damion Echols [sic] are responsible for what happened to our children, Hobbs told Memphis ABC affiliate WATN in June 2019. He also studied Wicca, which incorporates elements of paganism and witchcraft. Misskelley returned to life in West Memphis. Doubts about their guilt mounted in a trilogy of sympathetic documentaries called "Paradise Lost." According to the Stewart affidavit, "Mr. Hobbs walked over to the boy that Mr. Jacoby had been beating and repeatedly bit the boy's penis and scrotum," then "cut the boy's genitals." The bodies had been removed from the water and placed on the adjacent embankment, possibly disturbing physical evidence or otherwise contaminating the scene. What else should I know before hiring Michele Hobbs Construction California contractors are required to submit their fingerprints to the board, which are then checked against criminal records held by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal . That makes sense to me. A couple of months later, French contacted the police and her landlord after Hobbs reportedly came into her home and grabbed her breast. The Hobbses are the mother and stepfather of Steve Branch, who. Hobbs has never wavered in his conviction that justice was served the first time around. Pam Hobbs divorced Terry Hobbs in 2004 and has reversed her position on the West Memphis Three's guilt. Terry graduated from Sweetwate Defense attorneys also pointed out that Griffis' doctorate was obtained through a notorious diploma mill and had been awarded with Griffis having never attended a single class. Misskelley told Hutcheson that he really didn't know much about Echols other than that he was "a weird person." Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of Branch who was under suspicion but never charged, said he welcomes new DNA testing. But what absolutely cannot happen is that 1 cop having his reputation, career, family, and future be staked on the guilt/innocence/fortitude/silence of that dick-lover Terry. When Hobbs finally contacted the police, he did so from a payphone, even though the boy hadnt returned home at 4 p.m. as instructed, and neither had Christopher or Michael. While Lucas does not specifically say the wrestling soon turned into sexual activity involving him, L. G. Hollingworth and the two men, Stewart has no doubt that is what happened, asserting that the lowered head and shame evident on the boy's face as he told the story made it clear there was "more going on between the boys and the men than what Buddy had just told me." Hobbs was the stepfather of Steve Branch. Clifford T. Blakely: Hon. Polygraph tests revealed deception in the answers of both men in regard to the crimes. And if Aaron's story is true, Terry Hobbs may have been involved in homosexual activities and smoking something in the woods with other men and the boys were possibly caught watching them as they'd done multiple times. Also part of the plea was the provision that the three could not sue the state. They were released on Aug. 19, 2011. 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