Allegedly, the four men made it to a spot in the Blue Beacon Woods and Terry Hobbs asked the teens to wrestle each other. That makes sense to me. Jacoby knows something. RIDGE OKAY, NOW THE CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH HIS AUNT WHAT IS HER NAME AGAIN? RIDGE: WHAT DID THE CLUB HOUSE CONSIST OF? [Feature Photo: Murder victims Chris Byers, Michael Moore and Stevie Branch/UMKC School of Law], Alex Murdaugh Begins Prison Sentence With New Haircut, What About Buster Murdaugh? In my opinion, it shows that this theory is actually exactly what happened. He continued to say that it was known in the drug world that Terry was gay or bisexual and that he preferred sex with young boys. RIDGE: THESE MEN. Would they have admitted there were car tracks found and helped the defense win their case? Jared: When they [the police] met you at the restaurant, was it just closer to meet you there as opposed to going to the neighborhood?, Hobbs: Thats where we called them from, so we knew they would be coming up somewhere near there.. I believe, that the ME was speaking of long term sexual abuse of a child. It is clear to many experts that the left side of Stevies face had been bitten by turtles. He told police that he and his friends often played in the Blue Beacon Woods. After Stevie was gone, he expected her to get over it right away and said she was neglecting her wifely duties. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Chris was only spotted on a skateboard up until 6pm. For the rest of the night the families, neighbors, friends and police search for the boys. I believe that she knew that LG was somehow involved in the murders. ~Also, during trial, Perreti said about ten times that the weapon was probably a 24. 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. And, Ill tell you something, I would take up for my kids when Ive known that they have done something, cause aint no telling what they would do. SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? And that alone should give us all pause. It is my opinion that the answers to many of the questions of what happened that night, will be answered here. The dynamic between them must have been s fucked up and dark and tense. The question is, why? However, I do believe that this was Terrys murder and he controlled it. 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. Terry was born in Northern Arkansas and grew up in the Ozark Mountain region of the state. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. If a weapon had been used to create all the injuries then there would have been major cuts and lacerations with the contusions just like there was on the boys heads. 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. These men had no reason to lie or even tell their story, if not for justice. This is the reason why David remembers the three playing; two on bicycles and one on a skateboard. I allege that the boys were spotted and began to run back towards the log that lay across the drainage ditch. According to Terrys ex wife, Terry Hobbs first wife had claimed in their divorce papers that he molested their son. 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. 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. These two are pretty clear, I think, especially with one coming from his parents. Jacoby likely felt at that time that the only thing to do to protect himself was to put himself as far away from Hobbs as possible. For instance: Terry says the two ran in to an older whiteman who told them the boys were heading towards the woods. He writes that there is sign of hemorrhage. This theory is supported by evidence as well. In 2011, after 18 years in prison, the three innocent men were released on an Alford Plea. 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. 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. Apparently, there was a bank near the ditch that appeared to have been slicked down and cleaned off to the point that there was no grass or leaves at all in that one area. LG also lied extensively about his whereabouts the night of the 5th. Read on and perhaps you will agree. 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. Additionally, his wounds later attracted turtles to further bite his face, making his injuries more severe. BLY BUDDY UM, LEFT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE KIDS GOT KILLED AND SHE SAID, HE DIDNT COME BACK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. The question about Terry having a drug dealer name Ray could also possibly be significant. the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. Todd Moore, father of victim Michael Moore, found the evidence against Hobbs unpersuasive. Ill let you be the judge. The removal of the clothes was a very significant act. 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. The reason for this is because LG lived very close to both the Byers and the Moores. Sound like way to describe some ritual, smoke signal, face paint stuff. 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. This suggests that Terry Hobbs was the person who tied up Michael Moore and it is further supported by the manner in which Michael was tied up. 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. 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. I admit that when I first read the alleged Buddy/LG confessions I was skeptical. A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. This would make the Ballard sighting of 6:30 next to impossible if not impossible, considering the boys were found in those woods and the time of death was most likely 7pm. I have a very strong suspicion that Narlene lied about dropping LG off at home and there is ample evidence to support this. At that time and also later, when Bennie sent his letter and Billy was contacted, both men were in prison, separately. and our She claimed to have seen the two walking as she was on her way to pick up her sister from work but there are serious problems with her statement. Also during the interview, Hobbs said he still wants to know why someone would kill the boys. HE SAID WE WENT THERE EVERYDAY BUT WOULDNT GO ON FRIDAY AND I TOLD HIM WHY HOW DO YOU KNOW FRIDAY? Sorry in advance to those of you who are tired of reading about this case! Hobbs, with the help of an author, put all that journaling into a book about the 1993 murders of his stepson Stevie Branch, and Branch's friends Michael Moore and Chris Byers. So, according to Aarons mother, Vickie, the clubhouse, which was located in the Blue Beacon Woods, was a spot where her son often went to play and any time he was late to come home it was because he was out playing in those woods. JMB is a freaking nut but I think he loved Michelle so much that when Chris died, she did, too. According to Pam Hicks, Terry was wearing shorts that afternoon. 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? This too, may have further contributed to the injuries on the left side of his face. At first she claimed that this happened at 4:30 and at the murder trials, she claimed it was sometime after 5pm. 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. It seems more likely that someonesawHobbs make a pass at Jacoby and then told Natalie Maines lawyers about it. However, I dont think it takes an expert to see that the mark above Stevies eye appears to truly be a bite mark. Not only was he punishing and dominating him, but he was expressing his repressed anger and shame associated with being bisexual or homosexual. At this time, I was afraid that Terry would rape, harm or even kill me. He flipped flopped between being at home with his mother and being at his friend Richards house from 5:30-9pm. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. The ME examiner again supports this alleged statement, as Stevie, although probably the most conscious during the attack had little to no defensive wounds. I think Michelle died of a broken heart, possibly organ failure due to drug abuse. Pam Hobbs, with husband, Terry, hopes people will remember the life . In West Memphis, Hobbs worked as an ice cream delivery man and Hicks worked at a restaurant. SIDEWAYS AND WE GOT IN OUR CLUB HOUSE. According to Billy Stewarts statement, he believes that at this time some sexual activity occurred between the men and two teens. He walked into the restaurant and went directly to the payphone. When the boys bodies were discovered, there were found in the Blue Beacon Woods right next to the alleged clubhouse where the boys played. He also claimed that Jessie said he had punched a couple in the back of the head. He said, well dont you put yourself in that kind of trouble. Why would she lie about seeing the three boys that day? Those who didnt know the case that well simply believed that Chris entire penis and scrotum had been cut off with a knife. He isn't going to sway me to their innocence because I've done my own research outside of his book. DO YOU THINK THEY WERE CRAZY, AARON: THEY WERE ROLLED UP UM, CIGARETTES THERE WAS ALL KIND OF WHITE. I'm sure he got it the worst from Terry, too. (Charlotte Bly interview). A bitemark on Stevies face would lend credibility to the statement that another bite occurred on Chris genital area. The first most essential piece of evidence came from Stevie, Michael and Chris other best friend, Aaron Hutchinson. I have questions. 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. For one, Michael was tied up with a shoelace that had been cut. Problem is, many of the things he says about him are also true for the WM3, at least Damien. Hobbs is . After doing so, they most likely would have walked down south in the ditch till the water was the deep enough and also not directly beside the crime scene. THAT HAD ON THE WHITE TANK TOP. ADVERTISEMENT The photo on the left is Stevies bitemark and the photos on the right are other known bitemarks. Why was shesosure, in her mind, that Damiens mother was lying about being with him all night? Its likely that Terry was already heading to Billy Stewarts home since, according to Billy, he was Terrys drug dealer at this time. Then Vicki cuts him off and says he means "sex". 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. Therefore, it was likely that the person who either killed or tied Michael up, was carrying a knife. He was called a 'baby killer.' Cookie Notice 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. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! No matter whatgreen vegetable Stevie ate, the fact that it was a green vegetable and that it was partially digested shows that Stevie had to have eaten some vegetables sometime between 5:00 and 6:30. I truly believe the real killer(s) are still out there and it's not the WM3. 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. in fact the first one to be attacked. The bathroom window over my tub was partially open and my yelling could be heard outside. In the beginning I thought it was TH. One of them even went up and knocked on the door and spoke to Michaels sister, Dawn. If Terry wanted things to turn sexual, his predatory mind would have thought of ways to lead things in that direction. 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. Michael, being the first one attacked, was hit so violently and with such anger, that he was almost immediately rendered unconscious. Sometime around 2pm the day of the 6th, Stevie, Michael and Chris were found murdered in a drainage ditch filled with water in the Blue Beacon Woods. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. We have a man, by his own admittance, who was in the spot where they crime occurred all night long. After all, it's the south. The question, however, is why wasChrisdegloved and not the other children? This, too, would further explain how the attack unfolded. One mystery that has plagued people who have followed the case, is why it appeared that Stevie and Chris were tortured while Michael was not. How could she be so off in her description of what they wore and what they looked like, if she truly did see them? 1. 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. Apparently, Stevie had injuries to his penis that he believed were self inflicted. I allege that Terry tied up one side of Stevie and then told either Buddy or LG to finish doing the other side. 3:15 Michael Moore shows up and asks if he and Stevie can ride bikes together. That means that they may have punched Stevie, but may not have taken it farther than that. What this means, is that the injuries to Stevies penis may have been the result of an abuser repeatedly preforming oral sex on him. 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. It's sickening because I think everyone forgets the innocent boys that will never have justice. 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? I highly doubt it. (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. RIDGE: ALRIGHT, AND HES BEEN FOUND THERE BY YOU SEVERAL TIMES? When you realize that Michaels body was found by the tree and not by where he was placed on the bank, you conclude two things. Another coincidence? RIDGE: HAVE YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE? Even more damaging is the specifics of the way the three boys were tied up. Instead, he must have gotten back in his car, driven to the Jacobys to pick up Amanda and then arrived at Pams work, which he did at 9:18pm. Sex always wins and a casual look through history will show that people are gonna get off to what they need to get off to. 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. Is it merely a coincidence that Terry Hobbs was a former butcher and that he grew up working on his familys pig farm? "I was yelling for Terry to get out, and ultimately Terry ran out of my home and ran downstairs into his unit. Police suspected the murders of Michael Moore, Christopher Byers and Steve Branch, all second-graders, were the work of a satanic cult. The final sightings of the boys had them heading into Robin Hood Hills at 6:30.(source). YOU JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD? In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. Clemente said the first place a child would likely return to is home. 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 anyone might know where the boys were going or what their plans had been for that day, it would most likely have been Aaron. That 1 cop cannot be subjected to the stigma of liking dick. If the bikes had been found immediately, then the focus would have very quickly zeroed in on the people who were last with the victims. And uh Steve was suppose to come by (not audible) before dark I thank it was bout yeah it was bout this time a year it git dark around 8 oclock or so, and he said he told em to be back before dark. 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. When the police asked Aaron why he thought his friends were murdered, he told them that he believed his friends got caught spying on the men and that the man with the white tank top told the others to hold them while he killed them. Several years back there was a rumor that one of TH nephews said he was in a room with TH, DJ and some others as they smoked weed and did some things to each other sexually. Additionally, Stevie, by both Pam and Terrys accounts was a well behaved boy who did not disobey. Memories of events are easy to remember, specific times when events occurred are much more difficult to pinpoint. 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? According to known evidenceStevie and Michael went to the Byers right around 5:30, which in my opinion was right after they left the Hobbs home. Terry did not tell me who he was calling until hed completed the phone call and came out to the car. If the mark above Stevies eye truly is a bitemark that is also powerful evidence in support of the Bennie/Billy statements. Is there any reason NOT to believe Terry Hobbs is guilty of the murders other than simply believing that the West Memphis Three did it? Terry Hobbs was working for the Memphis Ice Cream Company. Here is a timeline of how events may have unfolded that day. I believe I ask where Steve was ask. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. I allege that all three men returned to Terrys home and cleaned themselves up, which most likely involved washing mud off their shoes. Whats more suspicious, is that Buddy originally told police that he was with his family barbecuing on the 5th but when his mother spoke to Fogelman, she never mentions anything about Buddy being home with her that night. The three new witnesses were polygraphed about what . Vicky Edwards, a writer and teacher, has announced the release of her first book, "Boxful of Nightmares, Terry Hobbs' Personal Memoirs on the West Memphis Three Murders." HE TOLD THE REST OF THE MEN TO HOLD THEM OR SOMETHING AND PROBABLY DID IT. That could be why Stevie had wounds to the face, while the other boys had wounds to their head. 5 A. 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. He actually was able to get his friend and aunt to lie for him in order to protect him. RIDGE: OKAY. 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. Terry is an absolute sadist, psychopath and was never properly investigated, and I know The Hobbs Family Secret is true, possibly The Puzzle. I learned through my connection in the drug-trade that Mr. Hobbs preferred sexwith young boys. 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. Would project a macho, heterosexual, in-control image. My theory is that Chris had tried to get into his home and failed and was heading back to Stevies house when he was picked up by his dad instead. Hobbs was sentenced to six months in prison for aggravated assault. We do not know whose pants were the ones inside out for sure and whose pair of pants was not, but we do know that Michaels shirt was the only one not inside out and none of the buttons on his shirt were ripped off. 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. He snapped and hit the boy. 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. (Another theory is that the injury to Stevies penis came from oral sex. Biting and stabbing the groin of a male victim is a hallmark of a homosexual homicide. Meaning to me that he was the third one caught). Terry Wayne Hobbs was born on May 21st, 1958. Due to the fact that the three were so severely injured, a weapon had to have been used at some point. 8 A. 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. HES NEVER SEEN THEM, AARON: CAUSE IT WAS ON A FRIDAY WHENEVER HE WENT DOWN THERE WITH US. What is equally disturbing, is that both Domini and Damien had solid alibis for that time period. AND UH, HE SAID AFTER WE HAD LEFT THE MOORES COMING OUT OF THEIR DOOR HE TOLD ME MAMA LETS GO TO THE CLUB HOUSE. We know from multiple sightings, including Michaels mother, that the three boys were on two bikes riding on 14th, headed to Goodwin St. at 6pm. (1). Additionally, there is an ample amount of evidence, in my opinion, that Terry might have sexually abused all of his children. AND THAT WHITE TANK TOP MAN. What are the chances that boys would act out the way homosexual men have sex, in addition to one of them saying they watched homosexual men have sex, and it not be true? According to his cousin, Rex, this was not true. 3:00/4:00pm. Echols lawyer, Patrick Benca, reviewed evidence earlier this year that was thought to have been lost. What this means is that the men would have only needed to briefly remove their shoes before entering the water. However,wehave the ability to read all the information and evidence that is available to the public, and its not difficult to see that itallsupports that this theory is more than just a theory. 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. Experts for the defense have claimed it is a bite mark and experts for the prosecution have claimed it isnt. My theory is this: Stevie had never seen the men in the woods having sex before. The problem with this statement is this: for one, Jacoby claims he asked Terry where Stevie was. Terry told me at that time (sometime after 9:00 p.m.), that he had called the police to report that Stevie was missing. I personally believe that this boy was Michael Moore. ~It appears the boys *were* punched.. at least a little bit. 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. He later changed that story and claimed she told them they were at some apartments. After he allegedly hit back, he thenreally had a motive to kill. Echols is one of three men found guilty in the brutal murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis in 1993. 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. 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. Yup. What really stands out to me, is that farmers and hunters use this method of tying a hog arm to leg in a method called hobbling. The boards were a combination of boards that had been nailed together as well as a pile of loose boards on the ground. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Expelled From Law School, Dad Convicted of Mom & Brothers Murder. Terry Hobbs was reported missing from Kinard on April 20, but . I will not claim that everything I write is certified fact, but I do believe that all the known evidence supports this theory as the truth of what happened in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.