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. While Stewart sold the two boys the pot, he noticed Hobbs and Jacoby kissing in a pick-up truck across the street. Who Killed The Forgotten West Memphis Three? Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. The boys' clothes and bodies were gathered and dragged to the water, and their bikes thrown into the bayou. Minutes later, Sgt. In 2013, Jackson and Damien Echols produced a fourth documentary about the case. 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 and Jacoby have denied involvement in the murders and have never been named as suspects or arrested in connection with the case. After 18 months Echols was informed that the evidence was likely not available, but after a state court order, Echols team was invited to the West Memphis Police Department to review what evidence remained. The knife was thrown into the lake by Baldwin's mother a year before the murders. Although the Alford Plea set the West Memphis Three free, they are, at least in the eyes of the law, guilty, and therefore, the state of Arkansas is under no obligation to continue investigating the crimes at this time. Christopher had a fractured skull, and his genitals had been mutilated, which authorities believed was done by his killer. Unfortunately, for three teen outsiders, the West Memphis Police Department chose to focus on the cult angle to the detriment of their efforts to investigate the other two, more likely scenarios. The filmmakers note that the most significant piece of DNA evidence found at the crime scene, DNA in a hair found in one of the shoelaces used to tie up the boys, matched the DNA of Terry Hobbs (as well as 1.5% of the population). They were both found guilty on three counts of capital murder, according to the Arkansas Times. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. According to Clemente, suspects who have something to hide, such as evidence, or signs of abuse at the home, will not want police to search their residence and will attempt to put distance between themselves and where the abuse took place. To learn more, watch The Forgotten West Memphis Three on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29at 8/7c on Oxygen. 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. Find Terry Hobbs's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Stevies mother, Pamela Hicks, said the last time she spoke to her son, he asked for permission to go bike riding with his friends, according to Memphis NBC affiliate WMC-TV. The tale of three metal-loving misfits who may have been scapegoated for being different resonated with many, including several prominent musicians, celebrities and activists. I really wonder if Aaron did see something, at a previous date. Terry Hobbs says he is a church member, a father, and working man and in no way a killer. In 2004, Vicki Hutcheson recanted her trial testimony, stating that she had lied on the stand. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. A documentary film about the 1993 killings, West of Memphis (a film paid for and produced by well-known director Peter Jackson), suggests (without making a direct accusation) that Terry Hobbs, stepfather of victim Stevie Branch, participated in the murders of the three boys. A year after the DNA results were released, Hobbs sued Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines for defamation, claiming she implied he was a murderer on the bands website and at a 2007 rally, according to The New York Times. As the West Memphis Three languished behind bars for 18 years, thousands of supporters called out for their freedom while others vehemently declared their guilt. Also part of the plea was the provision that the three could not sue the state. eyewitness evidence surfaced 16 years later. "People probably think I'm in Satanism because what they don't understand they try to destroy or ridicule. Hobbs was calling loudly at the children and ordering them to return to his house. Who Killed The Forgotten West Memphis Three? Now Im back to believing it was TH. Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of West Memphis Three murder victim Stevie Branch, has denied any involvement in slayings of Branch and his two friends. I've no doubt he killed Stevie to "get even" with Pam. His father, Joe Dean Hobbs, was a minister at the Apostolic Pentecost Church. He was found guilty of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in February 1995, according to the, Echols and Baldwin went on trial a month later, and the prosecution argued they had murdered the boys in a Satanic ritual. They were stripped naked and hogtied with their own shoelaces. "I was yelling for Terry to get out, and ultimately Terry ran out of my home and ran downstairs into his unit. Located across from Memphis, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, West Memphis shares many problems with its more famous neighbor. www .hobbsnm .org. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Did TH kill Stevie to "get even" or was it just his rage gone too far? Inconsistencies in Terry Hobbs' alibi, as well as revelations about subsequent violent acts, have also led many to believe that he may be the actual killer. However, in 2010, a series of rapidly unfolding developments turned the tide for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley. Sgt. Spotting a small, black tennis shoe in the water, Jones radioed for help. After hours of questioning, a frustrated Morgan blurted out that he had been hospitalized for drug and alcohol abuse and might have committed the murders. 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. 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. They were both found guilty on three counts of capital murder, according to the, While the Arkansas State and U.S. Supreme Courts repeatedly denied the West Memphis Threes appeals, a new batch of DNA testing done in 2007 showed that no genetic material on the crime scene evidence was a match to Echols, Baldwin or Misskelley, reported the, Furthermore, a hair found in one of the ligaturesused to bind the boys was found to be consistent with the DNA of Terry Hobbs, Stevies stepfather, according to court documents obtained by, The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley in the fall of 2010. Jamie Clark Ballard, who lived only three doors down from Terry and Pam Hobbs, has supplied a sworn affidavit, as have both her . Echols is an author and mystic living New York with his wife, architect Lorri Davis. The pair abruptly fled to Oceanside, Calif., four days after the murders. King reported that the man (with muddy feet, wearing a white cap, black pants, and a blue shirt) had blood on his face and arm and appeared "mentally disoriented," but had left the restaurant a few minutes before the officer arrived. At approximately 1:30 p.m., Steve Jones, a juvenile parole officer from Crittenden County, peered over the steep bank of a water-filled ditch in the woods near the Blue Beacon truck wash. Part of HuffPost Crime. 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. 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. "I knew from when I was real small that people were going to know who I was," Echols said in 1994. 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. Terry Hobbs Obituary We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Terry Hobbs of Sweetwater, Texas. It also could have been the work of wild animals, according to, Investigators soon zeroed in on 18-year-old high school dropout, He's like some wacko cult member," high school teacher Jim Ferguson told, Echols friend, Jason Baldwin, 16, was subsequently wrapped up in the investigation, and a third teenager, Jessie Misskelley Jr., 17, also came under scrutiny. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steve Branch. Hamish McKenzie, writing in The Atlantic, was critical of the decision of filmmakers in West of Memphis to place the blame for the murders on Terry Hobbs, calling Jackson a"self-appointed producer-prosecutor" and the charges made in the movie "reckless." Read Terry Hobbs' story about the West Memphis Three murders. In part, I blame paradise lost for the graphic images. 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. He did not tell me who he was calling, and he did not tell me that Stevie was missing, Pamela previously told investigators. At 8:40 P.M. on May 5, 1993 the West Memphis Police Department received a call that a bleeding black man had entered the Bojangles restaurant (located near where the three bodies were eventually discovered) about thirty minutes earlier and gone into the women's rest room. [3], Terry Hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the home of a neighbor, Mildred French. I also went back and caught Pam in 93 saying that TH didn't get mad, he got even. The following day revealed the unthinkable, when the bloodied and bruised bodies of the three boys were found submerged in a muddy creek in a wooded area called Robin Hood Hills. After 18 years in prison, the West Memphis Three were finally free, but not exonerated. That the slain boys were each 8 years-old was important because eight was a "witch's number." the tying up is part of what frames this as a punishment that crossed the line. In 07 or 09 when he was being questioned about the murders, just prior, he'd found Pam "kissing that Mexican". Terry's father became a skilled butcher while in the military and used this knowledge to open about thirty restaurants. With the area secured, Detective Bryn Ridge volunteered to search the ditch. Terry Hobbs is the stepfather of Stevie Branch. Terry graduated from Sweetwate In 1996, HBO released the documentary film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. No explanation has yet been given as to why such a seemingly important lead was dropped. Humiliation is a strong word and punishment for the situation. Christophers cause of death was from "multiple injuries, and both Michael and Stevie died from "multiple injuries with drowning, according to local newspaper the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. They were released on Aug. 19, 2011. What they discovered was a very organized, catalogued and intact body of evidence, a group working on the case previously wrote. Because I was thinking, if you haven't done anything, then they can't prove you did something you haven't actually done. Guy stated that while Buddy (who Guy describes as "pretty bad slow') was staying in his home in 1994 he confessed his involvement in the killings. In 2010 the state Supreme Court ordered a state trial judge to determine whether the DNA evidence invalidated their . There are so many rumors, lies and blatant ignorance surrounding this case. What has never been definitively answered, however, is who committed the 1993 murders, and The Forgotten West Memphis Three, premiering Saturday, March 28 at 8/7c on Oxygen, reexamines the case and key theories. Doesn't make sense how they disappeared, then got back in there without a soul seeing them. Advertisement Byers gained notoriety for his candid remarks and brazen actions in the HBO trilogy documentaries about the case. Located across from Memphis, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, West Memphis shares many problems with its more famous neighbor. The kind of men who do these things are, uh. I hear you. Following a series of documentaries that cast doubt on the investigation and law enforcements conclusion, high-profile supporters began to rally behind the imprisoned West Memphis Three.. At the time of the murders, Terry and Pam had a 4-year-old daughter. Baldwin was given life without parole, while Echols was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Misskelly later recanted and claimed he was tired, ready to go home, and said what the detectives wanted him to say. Unfortunately, the scrapings were never sent to a crime lab to be analyzed and were later reported lost. I've gone down this rabbit hole time and time again. He walked into the restaurant and went directly to the payphone. I still believe in my heart that Jessie, Jason, and Damion Echols [sic] are responsible for what happened to our children, Hobbs told Memphis ABC affiliate WATN in June 2019. Two of the West Memphis Three's most ardent supporters were director Peter Jackson, best known for The Lord of the Rings films, and his partner Fran Walsh. He was one of four children and came from a strict and religious family. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Doubts about their guilt mounted in a trilogy of sympathetic documentaries called "Paradise Lost." Due to marital problems stemming from Stevies death, the couple divorced in 2004, reported CNN. Terry Hobbs, however, was not without his defenders. This case has just been trapped in my mind since I heard about it and it breaks my heart every single day. I was almost 21, a new mom and lived just across the bridge, in Memphis when the murders happened. Misskelley, who had entered the West Memphis police station that morning with hopes of reward money he might use to purchase a new truck for his father found himself instead charged with murder and facing life plus 40 years in prison. Stevens mother, Pamela Hobbs, worked a shift at the Catfish Island restaurant the day her son vanished. During a special presentation at CrimeCon 2022 Las Vegas, former New York State prosecutor Jim Clemente joined Truth & Justice podcast host, Bob Ruff, and investigative journalist, George Jared, to take a deep dive into a conversation Jared previously had with Terry Hobbs. The first film gave rise to a movement devoted to reopening the investigation in hopes of exonerating, and ultimately freeing, Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols, and Jessie Misskelley. The Hobbses are the mother and stepfather of Steve Branch, who. On the evening of May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys disappeared from the streets of West Memphis, Ark. Yet, Judge David Burnett accepted Griffis as an expert. 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. 5/6/93 9:00 P.M. Det. If you're into dick as an adult, you're gonna find your community. Reaching its apex in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Satanic Panic was a wave of paranoia rooted in the belief that Satanic cults intent on corrupting the souls of the young had infiltrated American society. He was found guilty of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in February 1995, according to the Los Angeles Times. "[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. The DNA used for comparison purposes was taken from cigarette butts obtained from an ashtray. Court of California, County of Alameda; Hon. Jackie Jr. Hicks came to the Hobbs' residence after he was informed of the encounter. Sandra K. Bean: Hon. The darkest shit about all of this, is that they sensationalized this case as some bullshit Satanic fantasy. and all of it just covers up the sobering truth: this kind of child murder happens every day. According to Fox 13 Memphis, Benca previously said the evidence was intact and they plan to move ahead and test this evidenceusing the latest DNA technology available to hopefully identify the real killer(s) of the three children in 1993 and exonerate Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jesse Misskelley.. When I rewatched PL1, Pam and Terry had broken up when she did the interview outside when she put Stevie's scarf on her head (she was in a red dress). Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, defense attorneys working for the West Memphis Three filed multiple appeals on their behalf scrutinizing the lack of physical evidence against them. Lorri Davis and Damien Echols at a panel entitled "Wrongfully Accused," part of the Death Becomes Us true crime festival. Then Vicki cuts him off and says he means "sex". Best selling books such as Lawrence Pazder's Michelle Remembers and disgraced evangelical comedian Mike Warnke's The Satan Seller fueled the madness with tales of ritual abuse and human sacrifice. Hobbs, he stated, had invited his own ten-year-old son, "Bill Bil," to pool parties--invitations which Stewart insisted his son decline.). In the minds of many, the bizarre nature of the Robin Hood Hills murders could only have been committed by one of Satan's minions. Clifford T. Blakely: Hon. In statements under oath, the three witnesses say that Michael Hobbs told them, "My uncle killed three boys in West Memphis." Just finished the trilogy and West of Memphis and I noticed something that made THE lightbulb off about him. "They said close to the crime scene because at one time I did walk near where they had found the kids with Terry Hobbs But I didn't wear hats back then, my hair could have blown around anywhere, Jacoby told Memphis NBC affiliate WMC-TV in 2013. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Titled West of Memphis, the film, directed by Amy J. Berg, presents an overview of the West Memphis Three's 18 years in prison, the revelation of new evidence, and explores the possibility of an alternate suspect. In the Echols/Baldwin murder trial, prosecutor John Fogleman argued that it was "a complete absurdity" to think the criminals who took pains to hide bodies, clothing, and bicycles would, immediately thereafter, go "into a public place all covered in blood." 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. New 'Suspects' Named In West Memphis Three Slayings. Police have never considered Hobbs a suspect and he maintains that he had nothing to do with the murders. I understood that Terry had not previously called the police to report that Stevie was missing.. (According to Stewart, Hobbs was a bisexual with a preference for sex with young boys. (Hobbs later sued Natalie Maines, a member of the Dixie Chicks band, for defamation for implicating him as a suspect, and Jacoby gave a deposition in that case on behalf of Hobbs. None of the DNA matched the three teenagers found guilty of committing these murders. Terry Hobbs in Kentucky. Hobbs has not been charged in connection with the children's deaths. Terry Hobbs absolutely killed the boys and the neighbor girl said he had seen them right before the boys died. In her recantation, Hutcheson stated that when she asked Echols directly if he had killed "those three kids," he replied, "No. Supporters contended that the confession of Misskelley was coerced and that the young men were unfairly targeted because they stood out as misfits, who wore black and listened to heavy metal. The suit names all three members of . Bray asked her if she knew about rumored cult activity in the community. Terry Hobbs, 42, is not employed by the city, but by a company health centers have contracted with. After all, it's the south. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. He systematically destroyed every member of his family, traumatizing them with years of extreme sexual abuse/grooming and beatings. Luminol tests, which reveal the hidden presence of blood, were not performed at the scene until six days later. The mother of a boy killed in the well-known "West Memphis Three" case alleges that her ex-husband and his drinking buddies are the culprits who mutilated three cub scouts. In the Bible Belt, the Satanic Panic took hold with a vengeance. Jacob Blea III: Hon. The Messed Up Truth About The West Memphis Three Murders, citing the discovery of her son's favorite pocket knife, One of the prosecution's key pieces of evidence linking Jason Baldwin, With their 2007 request for a new trial rejected, Baldwin is the co-founder of the legal advocacy organization Proclaim Justice. Although the appeals were repeatedly denied, a new batch of DNA testing done in 2007 reignited the investigation. Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Steve Branch, who was killed in 1993 with Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, filed suit in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Nov. 25. Other possible suspects includedBrian Holland and Chris Morgan, two young men from Memphis, Tenn., with a history of drug offenses. Flashback to 1993, 4 months after the murders, Pam said that Terry told her he didn't get mad, he got even. 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. Over two decades after the murders, what really happened to Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore on the evening of May 5, 1993, remains a mystery. Previous suspects Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. -- dubbed the "West Memphis Three" -- were convicted of the murders of the 8-year-old boys, who were found naked and hogtied with shoelaces in a West Memphis ditch. and apparently to Pam too, iirc discovering this is what lead to her statement that she believes he was involved in the murder of her son. Branded the, What has never been definitively answered, however, is who committed the 1993 murders, and , Due to marital problems stemming from Stevies death, the couple divorced in 2004, reported, The test results showed that no genetic material on the crime scene evidence was a match to Echols, Baldwin or Misskelley, reported the, The West Memphis Police Department interviewed Hobbs, who was dismissive of the findings, claiming the hair could have been picked up during a visit to his home since the victim "played with our little boy regularly," according to the, "They said close to the crime scene because at one time I did walk near where they had found the kids with Terry Hobbs But I didn't wear hats back then, my hair could have blown around anywhere, Jacoby told Memphis NBC affiliate, A year after the DNA results were released, Hobbs sued Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines for defamation, claiming she implied he was a murderer on the bands website and at a 2007 rally, according to, In 2009, three witnesses filed affidavits claiming they saw Hobbs with the murdered boys the night they disappeared, contradicting Hobbs previous statements to police, according to. Little kids will be looking under their bed 'Damien might be under there! Critics of the "Bojangles theory" also point out that the bleeding man reportedly wore a cast on one arm, a fact they say would have made it very difficult to tie up and murder the three boys. You should see the other documentary WEST OF MEMPHIS There youll be more secure. On Aug. 11, 2011, the West Memphis Three entered the courtroom for the final time. She also stated that beyond the single meeting at her trailer, she had no further contact with Echols. They also contend that the fact that three different knots were used to hogtie the young victims points to the involvement of three killers, not one or two. of 72 and that his mental capacity rendered his confession involuntary, according to court documents obtained by Oxygen.com. They also question the alibi given by Hobbs, that he spent the evening of the murders with his friend, David Jacoby. I want to live and to continue to fight for our innocence. It led to support from celebrities including Johnny Depp and Eddie Vedder. 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. What else should I know before hiring Michele Hobbs Construction California contractors are required to submit their fingerprints to the board, which are then checked against criminal records held by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal . 2410771 [1] Website. Two tribute albums, Free The West Memphis 3 (2000) and Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three (2002), helped generate funds for their ongoing legal costs. Initially, Misskelley repeatedly denied having knowledge of the crime, aside from rumors that Damien Echols was involved. He had a penchant for wearing all black, and he liked heavy metal music, horror and science fiction. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Press J to jump to the feed. People in West Memphis are going to tell their kids stories. During the trials of Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols, Griffis drew tenuous links between circumstantial evidence, such as the killings taking place near the date of the pagan festival of Beltane. What happened after Stewart sold the pot on May 5 was told to Stewart by Buddy Lucas in April 1995. Misskelley told Hutcheson that he really didn't know much about Echols other than that he was "a weird person." Three teenage boys were arrested for the crimes Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. and prosecutors argued they killed the boys as part of a Satanic ritual. Allen + Det. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County. McCaughey says her sister is very upset. Whats known is that three young boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993. ", According to Devil's Knot, a week after the discovery of the bodies, Detective Don Bray interviewed Vicki Hutcheson, a truckstop employee. And the 90s. Terry Hobbs absolutely killed the boys and the neighbor girl said he had seen them right before the boys died. You really would need magic to pull it off. 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. On the surface, 18-year-old Damien Echols, an intelligent, but psychologically troubled teen with interests in Wicca and extreme music, fit the profile. No knives and not weapons were used," says Jo Lynn McCaughey. It also could have been the work of wild animals, according to The New York Times. Documents from attorneys for Pam Hicks contend that her son and two friends were rounded up and stabbed to death with a pocket knife by her ex-husband Terry Hobbs and his companions, who saw the children spying on them as they drank and smoked marijuana, WKEG reported. The podcast Dark Dark World just released an episode (#23) with a narrative positing a theory about Terry Hobbs as the possible murderer. Michael Bishay: Hon. Hobbs denied the accusation, saying that his family does have secrets, but none of them have to do with murder. that was a red flag to me, alright. The officer leaves the premises about 9:00 without ever setting foot inside the restaurant. 100 meter utendrs p 11,75 i 2011 og 60 meter innendrs p 6,96 i 2012. That didn't make sense to me. According to Devil's Knot author Mara Leveritt, the investigation of the murders was divided along three lines. Also during the interview, Hobbs said he still wants to know why someone would kill the boys. 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