~What I couldnt tell from the autopsy report was if Stevie struggled in his ligatures or not. Also during the interview, Hobbs said he still wants to know why someone would kill the boys. Aaron claimed that he and his friends would go to the woods, hide, and spy on men as they smoked marijuana and had sex. 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? Police Officer Regina Meeks had been called to Mark Byers home at 8:10 and filled out a police report for the missing children with both the Byers and Dana Moore. I'm a parent now and that's why this case has been glued in my mind. And if he witnessed the beginning of sexual activity, Stevie, unlike the others, would have known that if the three of them got caught spying they all would have been killed. AARON: KIND OF. Ill let you be the judge. This is when Terry and David would have allegedly arrived at Lakeshore, seen Buddy and LG walking together and asked them who was holding weed. In fact, Richard and his roommate both admitted that they didnt even see LG that night. RIDGE: FIVE TIMES YOU SAW IT HAPPEN FIVE TIMES? In my opinion, this was smart of Terry. Back to the timeline. 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. LITTLE ROCK The defense team for the West Memphis Three says it's has new evidence against the step father for one of the three victims, Terry Hobbs. The question is, why? A Calhoun County man has been missing for weeks now, leaving his family searching for answers. New Details in New Affidavits About West Memphis Murders With all that in mind, I allege that Terry and Amanda returned home a little after 5pm. 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. Jackie Jr. Hicks came to the Hobbs' residence after he was informed of the encounter. 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. And, is it just a coincidence that LG and Terry were unaccounted for that night and then, strangely, they both made public appearance right at 9:00 pm at night? (source) All of these interviews and statements show that not only did LG not have an alibi, but he lied about his alibi and asked other people to lie about being with him, too. He was most likely placed near the tree becase one of the perpetrators used the tree as support in order to enter the water. 1. 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. She even described one brunette boy as being heavy set. This too, may have further contributed to the injuries on the left side of his face. Additionally, Stevie, by both Pam and Terrys accounts was a well behaved boy who did not disobey. Stevie promises and the boys leave. Why would either of these men lie about who they talked to that night unless they both were lying and couldnt get their stories straight? 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. WM3 Defense Team Unveils New Evidence Against Victim's Step-Father - KATV The clubhouse was a spot where Aaron, Chris and Michael would go play in the Blue Beacon Woods. Allegedly, some children who used to play in those woods have claimed that stray dogs lived there (source). No. Remember that LGs own mother was looking for him that night, despite the claim that he was allegedly dropped off at her 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 also believe this is why the boys got separated. I highly doubt it. was terry hobbs ever found - wowdigitalmedia.com There is no way that if this really occurred, Terry would have allowed those boys go home to tell their parents that, not only was Terry Hobbs in the woods having sex with men and teenagers, but he punched his stepsons friend in the head for catching him. $10,000 reward for new information leading to a missing man - WJHG 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. He allegedly admitted to Bennie that he had participated in the murders with three other men, LG Hollingsworth, Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby. In his first interview, taken shortly after the murders, he claims he went home in the early afternoon but then changes his story and puts himself in Lakeshore at 4:30. Despite this evidence, no charges have ever been brought against Hobbs, who still firmly believes that Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley are guilty of the . West Memphis Three: New possible suspects named in the brutal 1993 West My feeling is that LG, thinking of a close and safe spot where he could go, would have asked Terry to drop him off at the Laundromat, less than a mile away from Terrys house. SIDEWAYS AND WE GOT IN OUR CLUB HOUSE. The teens wouldnt have minded being asked to wrestle initially and its even likely they would have removed their shirts to do so (especially if LG was wearing a shirt and tie at this time). He said, you seen him coming down the street, I said, yes L. G. and I am not lying for him. Who killed three eight year old boys in West Memphis? : r - reddit 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. This means that the four could have been driving around the back streets for around 25 minutes and then might have pulled up to the Blue Beacon Woods sometime around 6:40. On Nov. 6 police in Memphis responded to a call that someone had been shot at 4460 Kerwin St., the home of Pamela and Terry Hobbs. Apparently, he had told family members that his mother found a pair of his bloody shoes and when he talked about the murders at work, he lead people to believe he somehow knew something or was in someway involved. Especially considering how extremely rare it is for a victim to be tied in this manner. 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. Terry is an absolute sadist, psychopath and was never properly investigated, and I know The Hobbs Family Secret is true, possibly The Puzzle. 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. And in keep in mind that Terry grew up working as a butcher. Terry Hobbs | West Memphis 3 murders Wiki | Fandom Did TH kill Stevie to "get even" or was it just his rage gone too far? 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. Perhaps Stevie tried to sneak away. 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. I believe that certainly Buddy, and perhaps LG as well, participated in the crime because of The Bystander Effect; they partook in the crime out of fear and/or compliance, but they did not have intentions to murder. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. This could mean that Terry could have arrived sometime between 8:45 and 9:00pm. This theory was supported by police who were at the crime scene. He ends up staying and watching TV with Amanda. Sorry in advance to those of you who are tired of reading about this case! Ive thought about this in length and I think I understand what may have occurred. Buddy Lucas lived in Lakeshore Trailerpark in May, 1993. Allegedly, the four men made it to a spot in the Blue Beacon Woods and Terry Hobbs asked the teens to wrestle each other. The reason for this is because LG lived very close to both the Byers and the Moores. On the right side, it appeared as if he had been hit with something that was flat. New evidence points to new suspects in West Memphis 3 case - Action News 5 I wonder if Michael and Chris knew that one of the men was Stevies stepdad and that is the reason they never told Stevie what they saw in those woods. These two are pretty clear, I think, especially with one coming from his parents. Additionally, his cousin, Charlotte claims that he was at Lakeshore before the murders, left and did not come back till the next day. He was also a minister in the Apostolic Pentecost Church, a fundamentalist group. Now Im back to believing it was TH. Additionally, the act of biting the scrotum and stabbing the groin area speaks volumes about the identity of the killer. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. Its difficult to know all of Narlenes reasons but I have a feeling about one of them. 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. 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. http://callahan.8k.com/pdf/de_dnamotion3_30_11.pdf. I still think about it regularly. Those who believe they are innocent claim it was a witch hunt due to Satanic Panic. that was a red flag to me, alright. RIDGE WHO WERE WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION WORK? This is when Jamie would have remembered seeing Terry out on the sidewalk calling the boys home just as they would have shot out onto the street from her house. (source). 8 A. Peretti believed that and the Echols defense team, although claiming that Chris must have drowned, all admitted that Chris died while he was being tied up. According to Pams family, Stevie was terrified of Terry. Pam walked past him to the car and had to find out from her 4 year old daughter, Amanda, that they couldnt find Stevie. He flipped flopped between being at home with his mother and being at his friend Richards house from 5:30-9pm. Chris had bruises on his inner and outer thigh, indicating that he WAS held down and his legs were held apart. Local 24 News EXCLUSIVE: Terry Hobbs on his new memoir on the West 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. http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/21810828/new-allegations-surface-in-the-west-memphis-3-murders. I think its highly probable that Terry repeatedly bit Stevie on his face, mostly on his left side. I think those questions have easy answers. If he was correct about the drug dealer, he could have correct about the other allegations. There are so many rumors, lies and blatant ignorance surrounding this case. 5:30pm According to both Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby, Terry and Amanda show up at the Jacobys at approx. What was he doing for so many hours in that small patch of woods? The day after the boys went missing before they were even found, Michael Moores parents asked Aarons mother, Vickie Hutchinson, if Aaron could be removed from school to help find the boys. You really would need magic to pull it off. They are also one of very few people,who hadfamily memberswho suspected that they were involved and actually contacted police as a result of those suspicions. Stevie also appeared to have a footwear impression on the back of his head; meaning that Stevie was likely kicked or stomped at the end of his attack. You have to remember that during this time these two men were quite young, mid twenties/mid thirties and they had just gotten off of work, they had Davids wife Bobby to watch the kids, Pam was at work and Stevie was playing with his friends and wouldnt be back till 8pm. He then told the others to Get them, fuckers! 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. Now what did LG have to hide? The three little boys referenced in the declarations were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. In recent years its been discovered that someones DNA was on Stevies penis. Years later it was discovered by experts for the defense that a knife had not caused the injuries to Chris penis at all. The men most likely entered the Blue Beacon Woods from the field that was located to the east of the woods. LG, as well, had raised some suspicions himself by carrying on an unusual relationship with a much older man. If the cop has power, it's easy. He writes that there is sign of hemorrhage. I was almost 21, a new mom and lived just across the bridge, in Memphis when the murders happened. My belief is that these items were used in the clean up. For the rest of the night the families, neighbors, friends and police search for the boys. Now newly released evidence implicating Terry Hobbs has Pam Hobbs raising her own doubts about the man she once trusted. Another interesting bit of information that Aaron tells police is that not only did Stevie not ever join the others when they watched these man having sex in the woods, but that Chris and Michael told Aaron not to tell anyone what they had seen, including Stevie, who was one of their best friends. 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. 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. Even Aarons mother, Vicki, supported these statements in her first interview with police. I think its open to interpretation. Left: Buddy Lucas Right: LG Hollingsworth. He had a history of crime and domestic violence, and he shot his brother-in-law, allegedly in self-defense. Buddy told them that Billy Stewart was holding weed at that time. RIDGE: DID YOU EVER SMELL THE SMOKE? The West Memphis Three are Damien Echols, Jessie Miskelley, and Jason Baldwin. David Jacoby was never interviewed either. They then picked Chris up (as evidence shows) and the three headed out on their bikes and skateboard, riding up 14th street right before 6pm. I actually believe there is a good possibility that at least LG already knew the two men. 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. Currently, Hobbs has not been charged with anything related to the murders. I have a theory about what weapon it could have been. Do you frequent gay clubs? This brings us to around 6pm at night. DNA consistent with Terry Hobbs, stepfather of victim Stevie Branch, was. I believe he wanted to punish them because he faultedthemfor spying. It is my belief that only Stevie and Chris were stripped at this time because Michael was most likely already unconscious. Here are two statements made by Narlene to police about LG. Terry Hobbs grew up working for his dad as a butcher; his job was to tie up cattle and hogs, transport them, butcher them and to possible even prepare and bind the meat. 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. 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. For years, the stepfather of one of the three children killed in West Memphis, Arkansas, has maintained his innocence, despite public outcry to investigate him. What reasons could there possibly be for not being honest about the night a horrific murder of children took place? RIDGE DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY ON THE 5TH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY? HE ALWAYS TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO AND THEY DO IT. Considering that the boys were unconscious, this knot seems to have been used out of sheer habit. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! 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. From 6pm on, he had left his skateboard in the street and hopped on the back of Stevies bike. Also, we dont know if the four men were already well acquainted. Upon the delivery, I saw Mr. Hobbs holding hands with the same man who he was at my house with on May 5, 1993. And its about time we started putting some pressure on him for some real answers. To add further suspicion, LGs cousin, Domini lived within a five minute walk from Richards house. RIDGE: WAS IT THERE WHERE YOUR CLUB IS OR WAS IT SOME WHERE ELSE IN THOSE WOODS? THEY SAID NO WE HID THEY COULDNT SEE US. Thats four hours. Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. Which means hecouldhave been walking with Buddy right at the time Terry and David would have shown up. Why would he ask Terry where Stevie was if he literally had seen Stevie riding in the street with his friends a few minutes prior? evil" when he loses his temper and "he doesn't get mad, he gets 'even'". 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.. 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. 92.According to L.G., Mr. Hobbs snapped and hit the boy with severe force in the head two or three times. 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. 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. I believe he intended to terrify and threaten them so they would never, ever speak of what they had seen. Then Vicki cuts him off and says he means "sex". It makes absolutely no sense that she would have brought five people along with her at almost 10pm at night to pick someone up. On May 6, 1993, three boys are found hog-tied and murdered in a ditch in West Memphis, Arkansas. No doubt. In that letter is a story about four men going to the woods, smoking marijuana and possibly engaging in sexual activity. ! 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. 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. Have you had a drug dealer named Ray? VICKIE: ARRON TOLD ME THAT UM HE AND MICHAEL AND CHRIS VISITED THEIR CLUB HOUSE EVERYDAY AND THEY ROAD THEIR BIKES AND THEY WERE SPYING ON 5 MEN AND AH I ASKED HIM WHO THEY WERE AND HE SAID I DONT KNOW MOM WHO THEY WERE I JUST YOU KNOW WE JUST SPYING ON EM I SAID WHY WOULD YOU BE SPYING ON 5 MEN YOU KNOW AND HE SAID WELL THEY WERE THERE EVERYDAY SO WE WOULD WATCH THEM. When Aaron Hutchinson spoke about the clubhouse, he referenced the boards numerous times. I think Michelle died of a broken heart, possibly organ failure due to drug abuse. WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WHAT WAS IT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT DAY?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 WASRIDGE: ALRIGHT, YOUVE BEEN TO YOUR CLUB BEFORE WITH THEM?AARON: (inaudible)RIDGE: ALRIGHT. All experts agreed that Perettis autopsy reports were written exquisitely. I dont know. Meaning to me that he was the third one caught). A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. Her relay of the conversation seems to reveal that Narlene is talking to LG as if they both know that Damien is guilty. These alleged confessions did not, and could not, comefrom intense online investigation. Press J to jump to the feed. The photo on the left is Stevies bitemark and the photos on the right are other known bitemarks. RIDGE: OKAY, UH, YOUR SAYING THEIR DOING THINGS LIKE MAN AND WOMEN WOULD BE DOING. Clemente said the first place a child would likely return to is home. He had LG and Buddy rip off the clothes of the boys and then pulled out a knife and began to bite and stab the scrotum of one boy. Stevies bite mark on the left and known bite marks on the right. He believed that one of the men told the others what to do, because they always did what he said. Even the autopsy report shows that. The bathroom window over my tub was partially open and my yelling could be heard outside. HE SAID NO, THERE, YOU KNOW YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOUR CHILD IS LYING AND IT WAS LIKE HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP. This is all supported by Mark Byers testimony. 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. WHAT I THINK HAPPENED TO THEM. First of all, something led the perpetrators to get into the water. VICKIE: ANY TIME MY CHILD DIDNT COME HOME ON TIME THATS WHERE I WOULD LOOK FOR HIMRIDGE: OKAY, YOU HAD BEEN THERE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS? 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. I believe its likely that LG and Buddy most likely used only their fists to hit the boys. Additionally, a bite on the face during murders/attacks is not only common in homosexual attacks, like a bite to the scrotum is, but it also common in Battered Child Syndrome. 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. OKAY AND AH I SAID SO YAWL WENT THERE EVERYDAY. 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? The truth of what really occurred on May 5th, 1993 has not been completely solved and no suspects have been arrested. (, In both Billy and Bennies statements, i.e. 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. When you look at the evidence as a whole, it is quite clear and truly undeniable what really occurred that tragic day. He also confirmed that one of the teens, Buddy Lucas, had admitted to his involvement in the murders with the other three men.