Echols and Baldwin went on trial a month later, and the prosecution argued they had murdered the boys in a Satanic ritual. JMB really did love them even though he had a temper and did admit to corporal punishment. In November, Judge David Burnett, who had presided over the trial, was elected to the state senate. I'm sure he got it the worst from Terry, too. 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. 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. While Stewart sold the two boys the pot, he noticed Hobbs and Jacoby kissing in a pick-up truck across the street. 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. He had a penchant for wearing all black, and he liked heavy metal music, horror and science fiction. They also managed to find a neighbor who claimed to have seen Hobbs with the three boys on the night of the murder, something Hobbs strongly denied. No doubt. Terry Hobbs says he is a church member, a father, and working man and in no way a killer. 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.. 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. A couple of months later, French contacted the police and her landlord after Hobbs reportedly came into her home and grabbed her breast. The Forgotten West Memphis Three, premiering Saturday, March 28 at 8/7c on Oxygen, looks back on the case and explores its persisting theories. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, [4] increasing from 34,122 in 2010. 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. Terry Hobbs absolutely killed the boys and the neighbor girl said he had seen them right before the boys died. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! LINK TO SITE OUTLINING ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF HOBBS'S GUILT, Todd Moore, father of victim Michael Moore, prosecutor John Fogleman, most detectives involved in the case, and many others continue to contend that the murders were committed by Jesse Misskelley, Jason Baldwin, and Damien Echols. In the film, Jacoby doubts whether he spent as much time with Hobbs that night as Hobbs suggests. She said some very odd things about TH: "he gets a look that's plum(sp?) Guy stated that he sent a detailed letter to Prosecutor Scott Ellington in February 2012 describing the details of the two confessions, but that Ellington never responded. the Manager stated that the black man was 5-11, thin dirty, late 20's, pair of sunglasses were left in toilet suspected by Black / male. It remains unsolved in the minds of those who feel the West Memphis Three defendants are innocent. 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." Crime and poverty rates are significantly higher than the national average and the Bible Belt city ranked as the most the most dangerous in the state in 2018, reported USA Today. I want to live and to continue to fight for our innocence. Baldwin, 34, Echols and Misskelley, both 36, pleaded guilty to first- and second-degree murder charges while proclaiming their innocence, according to The New York Times. Terry Hobbs, however, was not without his defenders. The way that the boys were found undressed and tied up would have been humiliating! Stewart says Lucas told him that Terry Hobbs screamed, "Get them little fuckers!" Although the appeals were repeatedly denied, a new batch of DNA testing done in 2007 reignited the investigation. I hear you. Initially, Misskelley repeatedly denied having knowledge of the crime, aside from rumors that Damien Echols was involved. Misskelley still lives in West Memphis and has kept a low profile since his release. He also alleges that another of the suspects confessed when the two met in county jail. You can get your copy Here. Produced and directed by filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, the film and its two sequels, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations and Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, gave audiences a unique and detailed look into the case, the accused, and the families of victims. It's affected a lot of lives, but for some reason it keeps being brought up," said Hobbs. Two questions plagued the conservative, middle-class community: Why would anyone commit such a heinous act, and, more importantly, who? On the evening of May 5, 1993, 8-year-olds Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore went missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. The murders still haunt me and I will ALWAYS want justice for Stevie, Michael & Christopher. This is a story of justice delayed and justice denied. Michele Hobbs Construction has a $12,500 bond with American Contractors Indemnity Company. Griffis also found the devil in nearly every number associated with the crime. Christophers cause of death was from "multiple injuries, and both Michael and Stevie died from "multiple injuries with drowning, according to local newspaper the, Christopher had a fractured skull, and his genitals had been mutilated, which authorities believed was done by his killer. For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the 'Crime Stories with Nancy Grace' podcast. 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. Since the West Memphis Three were released, no one else has been charged in the murders of Stevie, Christopher and Michael. Misskelley's coerced confession, as contradictory as it seemed to the evidence, was consistent in implicating Echols and Jason Baldwin. When Hobbs finally contacted the police, he did so from a payphone, even though the boy hadnt returned home at 4 p.m. as instructed, and neither had Christopher or Michael. Just finished the trilogy and West of Memphis and I noticed something that made THE lightbulb off about him. Due to marital problems stemming from Stevies death, the couple divorced in 2004, reported CNN. The following year, lawyers working for the West Memphis Three presented the new DNA tests, which showed no link between them and the 1993 murders, according to the Arkansas Times. . Certain that, under what he felt were ridiculous circumstances, Echols' confidence and, on occasion, flippant attitude during the trial was often misinterpreted as evidence of his coldness toward the victims and their families. 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. Among them was a disoriented, muddy, and bleeding African-American man who stumbled into a West Memphis Bojangles restaurant men's room less than a mile from the crime scene. Another hair found near the crime scene on a tree stump was found to be consistent with the DNA of Hobbs friend, David Jacoby, according to court documents obtained by Oxygen.com. 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. Misskelley and Baldwin got life sentences while Echols received the death penalty. 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. If the cop is a nobody, it's marginally tougher, but still doable. Sandra K. Bean: Hon. They were stripped naked and hogtied with their own shoelaces. Hobbs hit the boy in the head and shouted, "I am going to teach your fucking ass." Terry had returned home from his job and accompanied his wife to work. A certain kind of way. Also, law enforcement chose not to focus on the victims' families as the starting point of the investigation as is the norm. With the area secured, Detective Bryn Ridge volunteered to search the ditch. Thats a time bomb. They begin by pointing out that two juries in 1994, after listening to all the evidence, found the three guilty. Ridge went to Bo-Jangles + talked with the manager, a Marty King [address and phone redacted]. The DNA used for comparison purposes was taken from cigarette butts obtained from an ashtray. Terry Hobbs Obituary We are sad to announce that on September 11, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Terry Hobbs of Sweetwater, Texas. The only conclusion I could see from everything is that Hobbs is clearly a narcissistic pedophile. Now, I see they can. Now Im back to believing it was TH. Wouldn't a normal person say "embarrassed", maybe? And, of course, they believe that much of the evidence produced in the Echols/Baldwin trial was quite probative, including the testimony of two twelve-year old girls who say they heard Damien confess to the murders at a softball park, and blue candle wax found on Chris Byers' shirt that was "consistent" with candle wax found in the bedroom of Echols. Prosecutors then offered the West Memphis Three a plea deal. 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. In 2013, Jackson and Damien Echols produced a fourth documentary about the case. Aleia Hobbs (fdt 24. februar 1996 i New Orleans) er en friidrettsutver fra USA. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steve Branch. 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. 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. The kind of men who do these things are, uh. Jamie Clark Ballard, who lived only three doors down from Terry and Pam Hobbs, has supplied a sworn affidavit, as have both her . He was held for 12 hours, during which he waived his right to a lawyer and eventually confessed to being involved in the murders. After 18 years in prison, the West Memphis Three were finally free, but not exonerated. To this mix of circumstantial evidence, the filmmakers add the fact that another of Stevie's aunts, Jo Lynn McAughey, alleges she saw Terry Hobbs doing laundry the night of the murders, presumably to clean the mud off of his clothes after killing the boys in the woods, and the fact that a prized pocket knife owned by Stevie, one he almost always carried with him, was later found among Terry Hobbs's possessions. If Echols is successful in court, the DNA testing process will likely take months. Despite this evidence, no charges have ever been brought against Hobbs, who still firmly believes that Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley are guilty of the . Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! 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. No charges have been brought against Jacoby, and he has never been named a suspect by the West Memphis Police Department. It's pure evil and hate. Echols' disdain for authority, penchant for black clothes, and propensity to make shocking statements didn't help his plight. [Feature Photo: Murder victims Chris Byers, Michael Moore and Stevie Branch/UMKC School of Law], DEVELOPING: Homeowner Charged With Shooting Black Teen Who Went to Wrong House to Pick up Siblings, She would backhand me, to my face: Daughter Didnt Confront Accused Killer About Gannon Stauch, Afraid of Punishment for Talking Back, Body Found in Quarry Amid Search for 10-Year-Old Autistic Girl. Not only ONE victim but THREE. In the Bible Belt, the Satanic Panic took hold with a vengeance. It also could have been the work of wild animals, according to The New York Times. 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. 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. 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. In 07 or 09 when he was being questioned about the murders, just prior, he'd found Pam "kissing that Mexican". Terry Hobbs, one of the men named in the documents. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! 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. Their bodies were discovered that afternoon in a drainage ditch. 1 cop's mission: do whatever it takes to dissuade a focus on Terry. 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. If this allegation is true--and it certainly rings so--readers can debate whether that decision, which meant the continued incarceration of three almost certainly innocent young men for another sixteen years, or the murders in the Blue Beacon Wood, was the greater tragedy. I det nasjonale . According to Devil's Knot author Mara Leveritt, the investigation of the murders was divided along three lines. Terry told me at that time (sometime after 9:00 p.m.), that he had called the police to report that Stevie was missing. Sometimes justice is neither pretty, nor is it perfect, but it was important to take this opportunity to be free.. I truly believe the real killer(s) are still out there and it's not the WM3. I know there was a warning but the warning wasn't clear enough. Misskelly, who has a low IQ, reportedly gave detectives a false confession which helped a jury convict the three of murder. I just can't get it out of my head. 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. Feigning a romantic interest in Echols, she asked Misskelley to arrange a meeting. Idrettskarriere Fr 2015. During Misskelley's trial, Hutcheson testified that she had attended an "an occult Satanic meeting" she referred to as an "esbat." If the cop has power, it's easy. Hobbs, who dropped Pamela off at work at around 4:30 p.m., picked her up at approximately 9 p.m. and walked straight to a payphone to report the boy missing. In this first confession, Miskelley often agreed to details suggested by the police or attributed to prior statements which he did not make. At the request of West Memphis authorities, the two were picked up and questioned by Oceanside police. 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. Advertisement Byers gained notoriety for his candid remarks and brazen actions in the HBO trilogy documentaries about the case. 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. They were both found guilty on three counts of capital murder, according to the Arkansas Times. 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. He systematically destroyed every member of his family, traumatizing them with years of extreme sexual abuse/grooming and beatings. On May 5, 1993, according to both Stewart and Guy, Terry Hobbs, David Jacoby, and two teenagers from a local trailer park, L. G. Hollingsworth and Buddy Lucas, showed up at his West Memphis home looking to buy some pot, which Stewart provided. The judge ruled that Hobbs could not establish actual malice, and ordered Hobbs to pay Maines legal fees amounting to more than $17,000, according to the Associated Press. 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. oh boy. thanks for the recommendation!! However, under pressure, leading questions, and scare tactics, Misskelley wove a contradictory story that first placed him at the crime scene as an eyewitness to the murders and then as an active participant. This case is so terrifying. He is an evil man and true psychopath and the type of man to tie those boys the up the way they were found. The third put forth the unusual theory that the killings were committed as a cult ritual. At this time, I was afraid that Terry would rape, harm or even kill me. 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 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Spotting a small, black tennis shoe in the water, Jones radioed for help. that was a red flag to me, alright. After the filing of the Stewart affidavit in 2013, it remains to be seen whether those who have long maintained that the West Memphis Three were guilty as charged will continue to do so. 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. 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 Oxygen.com. In 1994, Dr. Dale W. Griffis was a retired police officer who had embarked on a second career as a self-styled consultant on occult and cult-related crime. www .hobbsnm .org. Join Facebook to connect with Amy Hobbs and others you may know. The podcast Dark Dark World just released an episode (#23) with a narrative positing a theory about Terry Hobbs as the possible murderer. Currently, Hobbs has not been charged with anything related to the murders. Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. Baldwin lives in Austin, Texas, where in 2017 he founded the non-profit group Proclaim Justice, which advocates for victims of wrongful convictions. This subreddit is dedicated to the West Memphis Three and the ongoing mystery of who really killed the boys they were wrongly convicted for murdering. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Hobbs leverte tidlig gode resultater i sprint, og lp bl.a. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life without parole while Echols received the death penalty. 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. A second hair found on a tree stump near where the bodies were found matched that of David Jacoby, a friend of Terry Hobbs, whom Hobbs visited roughly an hour before the boys disappeared. Others who continue to believe in the guilt of the West Memphis Three point to an interview given to police on May 18, 1993 by Laura Maxwell (another third-hand story, admittedly), in which she was told by a friend that Damien killed the boys after they "saw something they weren't supposed to have seen"--presumably Echols, Baldwin, and Misskelley engaged in "devil-worshipping meetings in that park.". 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). To this day, it is still unclear who is responsible for the killings. Michael Bishay: Hon. Terry Roland Hobbs, 62, of Sweetwater, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021.Terry was born on September 11, 1959 in Sweetwater, to Jack Harvey and Marjorie Hobbs. Yet, Judge David Burnett accepted Griffis as an expert. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Misskelley also implicated Echols and Baldwin as his co-conspirators, resulting in their arrests. 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. With a large population of fundamentalist Christians, the American South was particularly subject to occult paranoia. You should see the other documentary WEST OF MEMPHIS There youll be more secure. 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. Hobbs, he stated, had invited his own ten-year-old son, "Bill Bil," to pool parties--invitations which Stewart insisted his son decline.). Replacing Burnett was Circuit Court Judge David Laser. One of the prosecution's key pieces of evidence linking Jason Baldwin to the crime a survival knife with a serrated edge recovered from a lake behind his home has also come under scrutiny. 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. It's haunting. The following year, lawyers working for the West Memphis Three presented the new DNA tests, which showed no link between them and the 1993 murders, according to the, Baldwin, 34, Echols and Misskelley, both 36, pleaded guilty to first- and second-degree murder charges while proclaiming their innocence, according to, I am innocent, as are Jason and Jessie, but I made this decision because I did not want to spend another day of my life behind those bars, Echols said, according to the, Since his release, Echols has released three books most recently . I think you're on to something here. Terry was born in Northern Arkansas and grew up in the Ozark Mountain region of the state. One person who has come up in the investigation is Terry Hobbs, although police have never named him a suspect or charged him in connection with the case. 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. Pam Hobbs divorced Terry Hobbs in 2004 and has reversed her position on the West Memphis Three's guilt. Terry Hobbs, Todd Moore, and Dana Moore still maintain that Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley murdered their sons. To date, no DNA evidence from the crime scene can be linked to Damien Echols, Baldwin, or Jessie Misskelley. Stating that she would ask around, Hutcheson agreed to "play detective.". Despite an offer of a reduced sentence, Misskelley ultimately recanted his statements and refused to testify against Echols and Baldwin. Terry Hobbs was working for the Memphis Ice Cream Company. 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). Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers. 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. A statement he made to the producers of Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills did little to help his public image. 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. A murderer was loose in West Memphis. 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. 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. Echols lawyer, Patrick Benca, reviewed evidence earlier this year that was thought to have been lost. Because I was thinking, if you haven't done anything, then they can't prove you did something you haven't actually done. "[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. Subject had a blue cast type brace on his arm that had white Velcro on it. 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. 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. Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of Branch who was under suspicion but never charged, said he welcomes new DNA testing. None of the DNA matched the three teenagers found guilty of committing these murders. Stevens mother, Pamela Hobbs, worked a shift at the Catfish Island restaurant the day her son vanished. [5], In 2003, Hobbs was arrested for possession of marijuana and found guilty.[6]. 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. Classmates at Weaver Elementary School, the three were active in their Cub Scout troop and responsible enough to be trusted to roam their neighborhood without supervision. 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. Griffis also knew how to spot a Satanist. The new evidence establishes that the last person who had custody of the three boys before they vanished and died was Terry Hobbs. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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