I think Michelle died of a broken heart, possibly organ failure due to drug abuse. 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. When Narlene was interviewed she claimed to have dropped LG off at his home. What was he doing for so many hours in that small patch of woods? 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. I TOOK AARON TO TODD AND DANAS HOUSE AND UM, TODD ASKED AARON IF HE MIGHT KNOW DID CHRIS OR MICHAEL SAY ANYTHING TO HIM, TO THE EFFECT WHERE THEY MIGHT BE. Remember that LGs own mother was looking for him that night, despite the claim that he was allegedly dropped off at her home. In the second statement, Narlene describes to police a conversation she had with LG outside of the police station right before a police interview. HE ALWAYS TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO AND THEY DO IT. Murders In West Memphis::: - Jivepuppi VICKIE: I REALLY COULDNT TELL THAT. If the men left the woods by 8pm and searchers did not arrive till around 10, that would give stray dogs approx. I agree with that assessment but believe there were additional reasons. RIDGE: WHAT DID THE CLUB HOUSE CONSIST OF? At 8:42, officer Meeks was dispatched to another call and left. Additionally, Stevie, by both Pam and Terrys accounts was a well behaved boy who did not disobey. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. 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. He was one of four children and came from a strict and religious family. After Stevie was gone, he expected her to get over it right away and said she was neglecting her wifely duties. Left: Buddy Lucas Right: LG Hollingsworth. 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. 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. I'm digging into this right now. After the boys were attacked and stripped of their clothes, they were tied up. In the south in the 90s, the community of dick-havers who are into dick will come from all walks of life and have all sorts of jobs. The figure eight knot is used in conjunction with the Packers Knot; a knot used by butchers when they bind meat. Terry Hobbs Breaks His Silence | WREG.com Jamie Clark Ballard, who lived only three doors down from Terry and Pam Hobbs, has supplied a sworn affidavit, as have both her . That means that Chris would have not fought back much because after being stabbed, he probably would have been very weak. A year or so after Buddy admitted to Bennie of his involvement, he also allegedly confessed to Billy Stewart and described to him what happened. I will support each theory with known public evidence. Additionally, Michael Moore was tied on one side of his body using a somewhat complicated knot, called a Square Knot. Some details of this timeline are facts, corroborated by multiple sources, other details are merely theories of what may have taken place on the evening of May 5th, 1993. In other words, a bite on Stevies face would likely mean that his perpetrator was a parent or step-parent. The two men were looking for weed and asked the boys if they knew where to find some, or in other words, they wanted to know which drug dealer was currently holding. Furthermore, it is highly unlikely that anyone other than Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby committed this crime and Ill briefly explain why. After the murders of the three boys, the general understanding by the public was that Chris had been emasculated and very meticulously had had the skin removed from his penis. This is corroborated by various accounts and also by the fact that Stevie was not a child who disobeyed his parents. Stevie Branch was also tied with a less common and more complicated knot on one side, a Figure Eight Knot. It seems extremely unlikely that one person would have been able to do this on their own in such a short period of time. Who fed Stevie if not Terry? The 4perp claims that Chris was very quickly held down so Terry could stab and bite him. Would project a macho, heterosexual, in-control image. New DNA testing by the defense shows that none of the genetic material recovered from the murder scene links Echols, Baldwin, or Misskelley to the scene. The boys probably promised to meet up in a bit and Chris headed home. Almost immediately after Terry would have hit Michael, I believe that is when David would have caught Chris. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Thats a time bomb. 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. Since Stevie was Terrys stepchild, its possible that Terry wanted to depersonalize Stevies face, which could make it easier for him to carry out the attack on him. Hobbs was sentenced to six months in prison for aggravated assault. Once Stevie and Chris were naked, both Bennie and Billy claim that Terry approached the boy David had been hitting, told someone to hold his legs and began to bite his scrotum repeatedly and stab at his groin. Vickie Hutchinson described the clubhouse like this: RIDGE: WHAT DID THE CLUB HOUSE CONSIST OF? They were convicted of the murders of three 8 year old boys and the public took an interest in them, with documentaries being made proclaiming their innocence. At the same time, considering the trampled crime scene and shoddy police work, would the cops have even documented the sight of animal prints or tire tracks even if they did see it? AND THAT WHITE TANK TOP MAN. He also claimed that Jessie said he had punched a couple in the back of the head. OKAY AND AH I SAID SO YAWL WENT THERE EVERYDAY. What really stands out to me is that the guilt or innocence of the men known as the West Memphis Three has been wildly debated through the years. From there, the police focused on finding clothes, speaking with the families, taping off the area, etc and possibly some small searching of the area. By the time the crime scene was cleaned up, it would have likely been around 8pm; dark, which I believe helped the four escape undetected. Por - 10 junio 2022. "[4], In November of 1994, more than a year after the murders of the three children in West Memphis, Hobbs again experienced trouble with the law. In other words, he was likely being molested. This lends credibilty to the theory that Stevie did in fact go home, and even ate some dinner. 4 Q. 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. 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." Did TH kill Stevie to "get even" or was it just his rage gone too far? He said, you seen him coming down the street, I said, yes L. G. and I am not lying for him. On top of Terry possibly molesting Stevie and being very jealous of him, I've no doubt Pam kissing another man and then the subsequent murders is just glaring motive. ~Even Peretti agrees that Chris had post mortem wounds in his groin area as well as pre mortem. 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. He was called a 'baby killer.' 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. Echols specifically wants the shoestrings used to tie up the victims to be tested at a California lab that utilizes new technology to extract DNA from evidence. It means its likely that he never went home. Which is right in line with why this attack would have occurred. Well, the alleged confessions from Buddy and LG finally answer that question. Its my personal opinion that the evidence presented here should put all debates to rest because both sides have at least some truth in their corner. And that 1 cop will know that a member of that community being subjected to questioning for a crime of this nature could lead down all sorts of paths: one of those paths being that Terry likes dick and is part of a small community that likes dick and that that 1 cop likes dick. This is actually supported by various testimony, which I will bring up later. What is most interesting, however, is that most of the public did not know that Chris was on a skateboard at one point that afternoon. Crime scene footage of the pile of boards. I know there was a warning but the warning wasn't clear enough. According to Bennies statement, Terry stopped for a moment to yell, Im going to teach your fucking ass! I have a very strong suspicion that Narlene lied about dropping LG off at home and there is ample evidence to support this. Terry knew that Stevie was with Michael Moore. 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. It's Terry Hobbs : r/WestMemphisThree - reddit 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. Is there any possible reason why they wouldnt have stopped? Because she was lying and both she and LG knew it. 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. Hobbs is . 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. SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? (1, 2, 3) This means that not only did Narlene lie repeatedly to police and in court, but she convinced her two children to lie under oath as well. However, Richard vehemently denied lending LG his car that night. THEY WERENT SCARED THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY HAD SEEN THEM IN THERE ONE DAY?AARON: UH-UH (NO), BECAUSE THEY NEVER SEEN US. Was it because he was running around frantically trying to cover up for the crime? She tells police that LG said to her,dont tell police you saw Damien on the service road or you will get in trouble. Perhaps Stevie tried to sneak away. 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. THEY UM. In 07 or 09 when he was being questioned about the murders, just prior, he'd found Pam "kissing that Mexican". As I mentioned previously, this statement is an enormous indicator of truth, in my opinion. All experts agreed that Perettis autopsy reports were written exquisitely. Not only did Terry whip Stevie for not listening, but Pam was strict as well. RIDGE: OKAY. I do believe that some of the injuries on Stevies penis came from himself, from excessive masturbatory play. 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. Video footage of the crime scene also shows the boards: AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: OKAY. I truly believe the real killer(s) are still out there and it's not the WM3. AARON: IT WAS EVERY DAY BUT, IT WAS EVERY TIME, BUT IT EVERY TIME BUT UM, THE FRIDAY. VICKIE: SO THEN UM, II JUST GOT AARON OUT OF THERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW. He believed that one of the men told the others what to do, because they always did what he said. 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. He was only 19 years old and this was a hot day in May. David Jacoby is the key to this case. Is it just a coincidence that Buddy mentions that the boys were hit on the back of the head, and that, unknown to the public, all three were in fact hit in the back of the head? 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! Its possible. The only conclusion I could see from everything is that Hobbs is clearly a narcissistic pedophile. RIDGE: OKAY, ALRIGHT. Secondly, Michael was tied up on one side using square knots. I allege that the two perpetrators, Jacoby and Hobbs, entered the water and began to submerge the boys deep in the mud in order to keep them from floating. So although at least some experts said the boys were not punched, I dont believe thats true at all. AND HE SAID BECAUSE WE WERE SCARED, AND THEY WERE SCARED I GUESS OF GETTING CAUGHT THEN AND AH HE SAID MICHAEL KEPT TELLING ME THAT IT WAS AN INDIAN THING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND CHRIS SAID NO THEIR GETTING READY TO HAVE SEX. This is so hugely significant and yet lost on so many. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steven Branch, one of the boys found murdered in 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas. It has baffled people for years because there was no evidence that the boys were sexually assaulted. On the right side, it appeared as if he had been hit with something that was flat. The problem with this statement is this: for one, Jacoby claims he asked Terry where Stevie was. If Echols is successful in court, the DNA testing process will likely take months. West Memphis Three: CrimeCon Experts Analyze Never-Before-Seen Terry This theory was supported by police who were at the crime scene. Rather than rush inside and tell Pam that Stevie was missing along with two of his friends, he walked right past Pam to the phone, called police and filed a missing person report. At the same time, she felt she must lie to protect her nephew, as she may have been told that his participation was very small. No doubt. I also believe that Stevie was punched by the teenage boys, mostly by LG, but for the most part, and according to the confessions they mostly restrained him. Echols lawyer, Patrick Benca, reviewed evidence earlier this year that was thought to have been lost. This was an attempt, clearly, to make the discovery of the boys more difficult. The children never returned home. As mentioned earlier, Terry Hobbs, like John Mark Byers before him, was fingered as a suspect in 2012's West of Memphis after a hair found at the crime scene was genetically matched to him. LG was actually a suspect from the very beginning, and its actually really shocking to me that he was not further investigated. So, essentially, the boys were trapped unless they were able to get to the log. And, it had to have been between 5:30 and 6:00 because Chris abandoned his skateboard by 6:00 and joined Stevie on his bicycle. That makes sense to me. To add further suspicion, LGs cousin, Domini lived within a five minute walk from Richards house. 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. Terry's guilt or innocence doesn't even cross that 1 cop's mindthe only thing that matters is NOT being discovered for liking dick. The Blue Beacon Woods was connected to the Robin Hood Hills which was the last place the three boys had been spotted on the night of the 5th. As the men submerged the boys, I believe the two teens took the bicycles to the bayou where they dumped them on the north side of the pipe bridge. RIDGE: DOING NASTY STUFF, WHERE DID YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS STUFF? Its extremely rare that a murder would take place directly after sexual activity that was unrelated to the victim, but if it did happen, it wouldnt be a stretch to assume that it couldcontribute to a perpetrators desire to strip the victim naked, tie them them up in a sexual and demeaning manor and then attack their genitals. 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). AARON: MICHAEL AND CHRIS SAID NOT TO TELL NOBODY, RIDGE: UM, DO YOU THINK THOSE MEN WERE CRAZY? RIDGE: DID YOU EVER SMELL THE SMOKE? Aaron claimed that he and his friends would go to the woods, hide, and spy on men as they smoked marijuana and had sex. He told the exact same story even though the two men were not in prison together. They did not have the ability to do an in depth search on the 5th because darkness was approaching. Back to the timeline. Why would she get in trouble for that? 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. They had been stripped naked, hogtied and beaten. This is where you ask yourself why Jacoby would lie to protect Hobbs and also why he would openly admit he lied in 2013. I also believe that at some point during the attack, Stevie was hit on his leg by the edge/side of the board, and also possibly in his face, which I will discuss in a moment. At first she claimed that this happened at 4:30 and at the murder trials, she claimed it was sometime after 5pm. We know this because it appeared as though Stevie had struggled while he was restrained. Hair found at . It also would make sense that Terry would carry shame, deep shame, if he were secretly homosexual. This case is so terrifying. THEY SAID NO WE HID THEY COULDNT SEE US. What purpose would there be to strip the boys naked? 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. I could continue to list the ways that Mr. Douglass' statement is wrong, but I don't think I have to. After Terrys attack on Chris groin, was when, allegedly, David hit Chris till Buddy believed he was dead. Here are two statements made by Narlene to police about LG. It is my opinion that the answers to many of the questions of what happened that night, will be answered here. I understood that Terry had not previously called the police to report that Stevie was missing.. Instead, defense attorneys say, the tests found DNA from Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of the murdered boys. Additionally, why would LG go down to the Laundromat at approx. Even worse, Terry claims that he had arrived at Jacobys already searching for the boys, while David claimed that Terry arrived with the boys behind him in the street and apparently told David that he was allowing them to play until dark. A Calhoun County man has been missing for weeks now, leaving his family searching for answers. And since she couldnt have known this from a sighting, because the sighting never happened, then it must be from some other source. If LG had been dropped off at home at 4:30, surely he would have changed out of his shirt and tie by 9pm. For the rest of the night the families, neighbors, friends and police search for the boys. As noted earlier, the autopsies revealed that Michael was quickly incapacitated with a few defensive wounds to the hands, which implied to the Medical Examiner that Michaelwasin fact the first one to be attacked. This theory supportsbothsides of the debate. Those who believe they are innocent claim it was a witch hunt due to Satanic Panic. So the chance of them basing their statements off of the practically endless information found on the internet is nil. 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. If the cop has power, it's easy. Which is right in line with why this attack would have occurred. 9pm the night of the 5th so we need to theorize what may have happened because he has no alibi. Again, Ill let you decide. 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 WAS. So, here is my theory of what happened. When reading her first statements to police, it raises serious doubts about her alleged sighting of the three boys. RIDGE: ALRIGHT, WHEN YOU SAW THESE FIVE OUT THERE IN THE WOODS AND THEY WERE DOING THESE THINGS THAT WERE BAD OKAY WAS THIS AT DAYTIME OR WAS IT NIGHTTIME?AARON: IT WAS BOTHRIDGE: IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR LATE AT NIGHT OR LATE IN THE EVENING?AARON: IT WAS, WHEN EVER WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WE WENT THERE ABOUT FOURRIDGE: OKAYAARON: AND THEY NEVER GOT THERE BEFORE WE DIDRIDGE: YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FIRST. Not only ONE victim but THREE. [3], Terry Hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the home of a neighbor, Mildred French. According to statements, and as noted earlier, after Terry hit the first boy a few times, he stopped long enough to yell at him. LG spent the day of the 5th with his aunt, Narlene. Coincidence? After some time, they pulled up beside the Blue Beacon Woods. And interestingly enough, the alleged confessions mention that the four cleaned up as darkness approached. The West Memphis Three Case: An Evolving Story of Doubt (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. 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. If Stevie had disobeyed and never returned home or even waited a full two hours before doing so, he would have lost his bicycle privleges for two weeks, and probably would have gotten a pretty severe whipping from Terry. He then told the others that all three had to die for what they had seen. : the alleged confessions of both Buddy and LG, Terry saw the boys spying and ordered the other three men to catch them. He said they were doing "what Indians do". I am scared and I am fearful . AARON: IT SMELLED LIKE, IT SMELLED LIKE A CIGARETTE JUST GETTING LILT BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND, AARON: THEY UM, THEY WENT DOWN TO WATCH THOSE MEN AND. Hobbs may be awful, but nothing accounts for the beating and drowning that took place. In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. Terry Hobbs, however, was not without his defenders. Narlene interjected herself all over this case. 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. 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. Is it merely a coincidence that Terry Hobbs was a former butcher and that he grew up working on his familys pig farm? The photo on the left is Stevies bitemark and the photos on the right are other known bitemarks. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I cant be sure, but its possible that the interviewer in this deposition meant Roy not Ray. 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. 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. 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. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. WHAT DID YOU ALL HIDE AND WAIT FOR THEM? This not only puts Buddy in Lakeshore at the possible time that Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby could have shown up, but it shows that his whereabouts were unknown at the time the murder occurred.