I also believe the mutilations to Chris Byres was pure turtle predation, as well as Stevie's facial injuries. In West Memphis, Hobbs worked as an ice cream delivery man and Hicks worked at a restaurant. That makes sense to me. The suspicious part about this is that in a deposition taken in 2009, Terry Hobbs had the very same allegations implied against him that Billy Stewart made in 2013, four years later, but this time the implications were made by Natalie Maines lawyers. Facebook. 'Forgotten West Memphis Three' doc aims to give victims of notorious According to statements, and as noted earlier, after Terry hit the first boy a few times, he stopped long enough to yell at him. He said they were doing "what Indians do". This is so hugely significant and yet lost on so many. The second that Terry would have hit Michael in the face or head, would also be the split second he knew all three had to die. Pam Hobbs divorced Terry Hobbs in 2004 and has reversed her position on the West Memphis Three's guilt. Also, according to LGs aunt, Dixie, LGs mother, Linda, came to her work the next day asking where he had been the night before. I believe that after Terrys attack on Stevies face, and with Stevie still quite conscious, this is when the tying of the children began. Terry and David are not the only ones with suspicions and allegations of homosexuality surrounding them, though. Which is right in line with why this attack would have occurred. 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. It's Terry Hobbs : r/WestMemphisThree - reddit But if Chris was merely bitten and stabbed, and did not actually have his penis or scrotum cut off, as was once believed, this would have provided an injury severe enough to have killed him (ie: bled out) while also allowing turtles and attracting turtles, in fact, to make the final injury after death. Their affidavits can be read here and here. What people forget is that we dont knowwhosaid that Terry propositioned Jacoby. I also believe this is why the boys got separated. 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. RIDGE YOU DIDNT GO OVER THERE THAT DAY? Because she was lying and both she and LG knew it. A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. The way that the boys were found undressed and tied up would have been humiliating! I allege that the boys were spotted and began to run back towards the log that lay across the drainage ditch. RIDGE: DID YOU EVER SMELL THE SMOKE? 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. He writes that there is sign of hemorrhage. That is your motive right there. The West Memphis Three are Damien Echols, Jessie Miskelley, and Jason Baldwin. I believe that their bias came into play when they claimed that, just like they claimed Chris drowned even though they admitted he died before he was put in the water! This means that by the time the four men would have attacked, stripped and tied up the boys, it would have only been somewhere around 7:30 at night. -3:30 Christopher shows up looking for the boys. 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. 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. The question whether the mark on Stevies left eyebrow is a bite mark or not has been the subject of great debate by experts and followers of the case for years. But there also had to be an injury there to begin with. TH & DJ supposedly killed the boys so they wouldnt snitch on them. It is clear to many experts that the left side of Stevies face had been bitten by turtles. On the night of the 5th LGs aunt Dixie told police and her sister, Narlene, that LG was dropped off at the Laundromat where she worked in a small, light colored car. I believe it was because Stevie was hit repeatedly on the left side of the face by LG. Is it merely a coincidence that Terry Hobbs was a former butcher and that he grew up working on his familys pig farm? When Aaron Hutchinson spoke about the clubhouse, he referenced the boards numerous times. In accordance with the alleged confessions and as stated previously, I believe this kick would have sent Terry into a rage and he would have instantly punched Michael in response. I personally believe that this boy was Michael Moore. He was most likely placed near the tree becase one of the perpetrators used the tree as support in order to enter the water. SO THIS FRIGHTENED ME, SO I GOT AARON OUT OF THERE AND WE WENT HOME. Apparently, LG walked in and asked for his cousin Dominis telephone number. It breaks my heart and I thought about it for 3 weeks straight after I got into the case. VICKIE: HE STAYED. Vickie Hutchinson described the clubhouse like this: RIDGE: WHAT DID THE CLUB HOUSE CONSIST OF? If that is true, then that is more evidence to support Billys statements as being factual. This would have been the only way they could have crossed without falling into the water. And its about time we started putting some pressure on him for some real answers. The bathroom window over my tub was partially open and my yelling could be heard outside. According to Billy Stewarts statement, he believes that at this time some sexual activity occurred between the men and two teens. RIDGE: DOING NASTY STUFF, WHERE DID YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS STUFF? The most severe injury to Stevie came from being stomped on the back of the head and its very likely that this injury was the very last thing to happen to Stevie. Just finished the trilogy and West of Memphis and I noticed something that made THE lightbulb off about him. Murders In West Memphis::: - Jivepuppi If Echols is successful in court, the DNA testing process will likely take months. 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. Terry Hobbs was working for the Memphis Ice Cream Company. Hair found at . RIDGE: THESE MEN. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. I am not scared of that boy. The attack on his genitals suggests an offender who is ashamed of his own sexuality, possibly confused and angered by his own sexual impulses towards males. Police suspected the murders of Michael Moore, Christopher Byers and Steve Branch, all second-graders, were the work of a satanic cult. What purpose would there be to strip the boys naked? I think its highly probable that Terry repeatedly bit Stevie on his face, mostly on his left side. I dont know. I believe that when LG asked to be dropped off at home Terry refused. My theory is that Stevie finished dinner and took off with Michael again to find Chris, and Terry and Amanda then headed over to the Jacobys home. This is a big deal. I cant be sure, but its possible that the interviewer in this deposition meant Roy not Ray. He isn't going to sway me to their innocence because I've done my own research outside of his book. 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. That he was still wearing the same clothes is very telling. 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. The evidence that supports this theory is in the injury to Steve Branchs face and back of the head. BLY BUDDY UM, LEFT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE KIDS GOT KILLED AND SHE SAID, HE DIDNT COME BACK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. In 2007 it was discovered that a hair that had been found underneath a ligature on Michael Moores nude body, belonged to Terry Hobbs. In that letter is a story about four men going to the woods, smoking marijuana and possibly engaging in sexual activity. 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. If they had focused on what the evidence at the crime scene really revealed, in addition to the details from Aarons interview, they would have been looking for a male or males who knew the victims well, were rumored or known homosexual or bisexual men approximately aged from 20-30 years old, and a person(s) who was free to frequent the woods in the afternoons from 5pm- 8pm at night, Monday -Thursday. I went back and read all the autopsy reports and attempted to interpret them. For more information, please see our A boy who is passed out does not need his clothes ripped off as quickly or roughly as one who is awake and struggling. There is an easy explanation for that, though, if its true. They would watch the men as they smoked marijuana and engaged in sexual activity. 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. Had LG engaged in sexual activity with Hobbs and Jacoby prior to this day? 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. 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? Which is right in line with why this attack would have occurred. 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? 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. In both Billy and Bennies statements, i.e. Crime scene footage of the pile of boards. (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. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. RIDGE: ABOUT TIME WAS IT YOU WENT TO TRY AND GO TO THE CLUB HOUSE? 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. the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. WE NEED TO GO TO THE CLUB HOUSE. What this shows us is that Jacoby knows the truth. was terry hobbs ever found. I believe that inhismind, the boys deserved what they got because they shouldnt have been spying. Right around 8:40, I believe that David would have walked or driven home, depending on who was driving that night and Terry and LG would have gotten into Pam and Terrys small, white Toyota. He flat out states that there is "not one shred of evidence and noting in the behavioral backgrounds of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, or Jessie Misskelley Jr. to suggest that any were guilty of murder." that triggers narcissistic rage, he blacks out with rage and goes too far. And since she couldnt have known this from a sighting, because the sighting never happened, then it must be from some other source. LG was actually a suspect from the very beginning, and its actually really shocking to me that he was not further investigated. In my opinion, this was smart of Terry. After ending his first marriage, he wed Pamela Hicks Branch in 1986, when her son Stevie was almost 2 years old. He then told the others to Get them, fuckers! JMB is a freaking nut but I think he loved Michelle so much that when Chris died, she did, too. The Hobbses are the mother and stepfather of Steve Branch, who. Basically, he believes that Stevie was a sexualized child. And the 90s. The way the three boys were tied, wrist to ankle, as opposed to wrist to wrist, ankle to ankle, is one of the most unique aspects to this case. Here is a timeline of how events may have unfolded that day. The truth of what really occurred on May 5th, 1993 has not been completely solved and no suspects have been arrested. To me, this suggests that perhaps this was common knowledge around Terrys group of friends. No. You have to keep in mind that the statements from Bennie Guy and Billy Stewart are considered hearsay and most likely would not stand up in a court of law alone. I could continue to list the ways that Mr. Douglass' statement is wrong, but I don't think I have to. RIDGE: OKAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO THEM? RIDGE: OKAY, ALRIGHT. Terry Wayne Hobbs was born on May 21st, 1958. This is a theory about what could have happened the night of May 5, 1993. The four men beat the boys, tied them up and threw them and their clothes into the ditch of water. I have a very strong suspicion that Narlene lied about dropping LG off at home and there is ample evidence to support this. The men most likely entered the Blue Beacon Woods from the field that was located to the east of the woods. WHAT DID YOU ALL HIDE AND WAIT FOR THEM?AARON: YEAH (YES) WILL WE ALWAYS. Chris was only spotted on a skateboard up until 6pm. The day after the boys went missing before they were even found, Michael Moore's parents asked Aaron's mother, Vickie Hutchinson, if Aaron could be removed from school to help find the boys. At the time of the murders, LG was only 19 and spent most of his time with an unmarried man who was in his 50s. Each boy had indications of being punched because the contusions did not have deep lacerations with them. Seeing animal prints in the woods at that time, or tire tracks in the field would not have been meaningful to them at all at that point. 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. 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. Who Is Terry Hobbs, Stepfather Of West Memphis Three Victim? | True Steven Branch had lacerations on his penis which were probably self-inflicted indicating a sexualized child, usually associated with sexual abuse. What other reason could there be? It is likely that you will come away from this with a clear understanding of who murdered Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Chris Byers and why. 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 remember when the news broke and sitting in my living room floor crying and holding my new daughter I have read, watched and researched as much as I could throughout the years. 2, 2019 at 4:53 PM PDT. When reading her first statements to police, it raises serious doubts about her alleged sighting of the three boys. Almost immediately after Terry would have hit Michael, I believe that is when David would have caught Chris. RIDGE: WHEN I SAY HAVING SEX IS THAT WHAT YOUR DESCRIBING? 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. However, this was never corroborated by police. When LG was interviewed by police one of the things they noted was LGs suspicious relationship with Richard Simpson. 3:00/4:00pm. Maybe because sheknewLG was involved and he told her that Damien did it. When police were searching for the boys on the fifth, they were not inspecting a crime scene, they were simply trying to find three boys. In addition to that, when the boys autopsies were performed, animal hair was discovered on them. ALRIGHT DID CHRIS AND MICHAEL DID THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD GOT CAUGHT. In the beginning I thought it was TH. I think Michelle died of a broken heart, possibly organ failure due to drug abuse. Richard took another polygraph saying that LG was not with him the night of the 5th and he passed. RIDGE: WITH THEIR MOUTH, WHERE THEY HAVING SEX WITH THEIR MOUTH? According to Gary Gitchell, there was rainfall on at least one or two of those nights. AND I TOLD AARON, ARRON DOESNT KNOW ABOUT SEX AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND ALL THE BOOKS THAT YOUVE SEEN UM HE SAID THAT THEY HAD THEIR PETERS IN EACH OTHERS BUTTS AND SAID THEY WATCHED. "It's my. 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. And the family even admitted that he was making Stevie participate in these acts of abuse against his sister. RIDGE OKAY, NOW THE CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH HIS AUNT WHAT IS HER NAME AGAIN? 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. 7 Driver? In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. When prosecutor John Fogelman interviewed Buddy later, Buddy repeatedly told him that he had an alibi for the 5th despite the fact that Fogelman never even brought it up himself. in fact the first one to be attacked. Ill let you be the judge. Why else would *Chris* have patterned bruises on his thighs(could be finger marks)? Additionally, his cousin, Charlotte claims that he was at Lakeshore before the murders, left and did not come back till the next day. What the ME failed to mention, however, is that a one time act of oral sex on a child is not going to cause enough injury to a childs penis to be noticeable. The hearing was to allow the victim's . RIDGE: HAVE YOU BEEN THERE BEFORE? He claimed that along with his cousin Rex Heath, he gave Jessies dad the barbecued chicken and went home. I allege that after Stevie and Chris had been stripped and attacked, Terry began to tie up Stevie. When they arrived in the woods, Terry Hobbs told the boys to wrestle. LGs whereabouts that night are equally suspicious, if not more so. 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. VICKIE: YES. Calhoun County man still missing - WJHG 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). AARON: I THINK THEY WAS WATCHING THEM MEN LIKE LIKE WE ALWAYS DID, AND THEY THEY GOT CAUGHT, AND THEN THEY NEVER TOLD THE MEN, AND THE MEN SORTA KILLED THEM. He is an evil man and true psychopath and the type of man to tie those boys the up the way they were found. DO YOU THINK THEY WERE CRAZY, AARON: THEY WERE ROLLED UP UM, CIGARETTES THERE WAS ALL KIND OF WHITE. 5:30pm According to both Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby, Terry and Amanda show up at the Jacobys at approx. This would mean that the attack and torture was focused on the two conscious boys; Chris and Stevie, whichiswhat appeared to have happen. ! 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. John Douglas claimed to have searched murders all over the world and could not identityone other timethat this method of tying someone up was used. And he said he was out riding his bike that his grand paw had bought him. I met Terry Hobbs through a mutual friend, Roy Taylor. We have a man, by his own admittance, who was in the spot where they crime occurred all night long. And keep in mind how high the possibility is that Narlene lied about dropping LG off and what that might mean. 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. 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. Wednesday May 5th 1993, was no different than other typical day in West Memphis Arkansas. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! I believe he intended to terrify and threaten them so they would never, ever speak of what they had seen. The day when they finally made a grid to cover the entire woods and nearby field, was on either the 7th or 8th of May, a full two or three days after the murder. 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. I dont believe when Terry first saw them that he intended to kill them. When they returned the four men continued to submerge the boys clothes with sticks and, finally, hastily threw the last items of clothing in the water as it grew dark. 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. (source) LG had been job hunting that day and was likely wearing a shirt and tie for his interviews. There are so many rumors, lies and blatant ignorance surrounding this case. 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. Mark Byers stated that Terry arrived at his home sometime after Meeks left. [2] Judge Brian S. Miller dismissed the case and subsequently ordered Hobbs to pay legal fees incurred by the singer in the amount of $17,590. The purpose, according to FBI profiler, John Douglas, was to humiliate, demean and control. HE ALWAYS TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO AND THEY DO IT. The two teens apparently complied with Terrys demands and ripped the clothes off of the children. I allege that LG was confronted by his parents because of some evidence that pointed to his guilt, and when caught, LG told them that Damien had committed the murder and he that had only helped them in some small way. After his alleged attack on Chris, the beating of the boys continued. I dont believe when Terry first saw them that he intended to kill them. (1) Strangely, Buddy first says that he has a man who will testify that he worked with Buddy all that day and then later on in the conversation, Buddy claims that his boss will testify that he was at work on the 5th. RIDGE: IT IS OKAY, YOUVE BEEN DOWN THERE BEFORE? WHAT DID IT SMELL LIKE DID IT STINK? Sometime right after 5:30, according to the Byers, Chris took off again from his house. Pinterest. In LGs interviews of what he did that afternoon, he repeatedly contradicts himself. Neither Chris nor Michael had any facial injuries even remotely close to what Stevie had on his face. THEY UM. The problem with that is that Chris was under the carport cleaning at 5:30, according to both of his parents. 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. Not only was he punishing and dominating him, but he was expressing his repressed anger and shame associated with being bisexual or homosexual. 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. RIDGE: ABOUT TIME WAS IT YOU WENT TO TRY AND GO TO THE CLUB HOUSE? At the time of the murders, Terry and Pam had a 4-year-old daughter. UM, AND I WENT UP AND TALKED TO MS. MOORE AND SHE GOT AARON OUT OF CLASS. RIDGE: OKAY, UH, YOUR SAYING THEIR DOING THINGS LIKE MAN AND WOMEN WOULD BE DOING. At 6:40 the men may have shown up in the BB woods, some wrestling may have occurred and some drinking and/or smoking and even the beginning of sexual activity. Its intriguing, however, that Buddys statements were, He just held them while the others killed them, And, He hit a couple in the back of the head. Was Buddy really speaking of his own participation in the murders? RIDGE DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY ON THE 5TH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID THAT DAY? : de-gloving, was because of animal predation that occurred after death. was terry hobbs ever found - wowdigitalmedia.com RIDGE: YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FIRST. If he was correct about the drug dealer, he could have correct about the other allegations. Published: May. He admits that they would go to the woods and hide either behind a tree or in their clubhouse, wait for a group of men to arrive, and then spy on them. Was it because he was running around frantically trying to cover up for the crime? "I was yelling for Terry to get out, and ultimately Terry ran out of my home and ran downstairs into his unit. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Really?? If the boys truly had interrupted the men in the middle of a sex act, then it would be understandable why there were sexual overtones to their murder. I allege that all three men returned to Terrys home and cleaned themselves up, which most likely involved washing mud off their shoes. The boys were not simply tossed in, but carried down the ditch and methodically pushed deep into the mud so they wouldnt float. thirty minutes to clean up the crime scene before it got dark. Coincidence? 6:00-6:30. Then, I believe the men left around 5:45 and headed out of West Memphis towards Lakeshore trailerpark where Terrys alleged drug dealer lived. In fact, Richard and his roommate both admitted that they didnt even see LG that night. If Terry had been spotted driving around with LG by either the Moores, Byers or any policemen who might have been in the vicinity, that could have raised some difficult questions for Terry to answer. Then Vicki cuts him off and says he means "sex". For whatever reason, if this all is the truth, something went wrong, and that was the day that the boys tragically got caught spying. Or alone at night with people swarming the area. 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.