CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE THE CLUB IS?AARON: ITS, ITS IN UH, ITS IN THOSE WOODS WHERE UH, WHERE THAT STOP SIGN IS AND ITSRIDGE: IS THE WOODS HAVE THEY GOT A NAME THEY CALL THEM ROBIN HOOD IS THAT RIGHT?AARON: UH-HUH (YES)RIDGE: IT IS OKAY, YOUVE BEEN DOWN THERE BEFORE?AARON: YES SIRRIDGE: DO YOU GO DOWN THERE A LOT?AARON: (inaudible)RIDGE: OKAY, WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE WHO ALL WENT WITH YOU MOST THE TIME?AARON: MICHAEL AND CHRISRIDGE: OKAY, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU WENT DOWN THERE?AARON: WE PLAYEDRIDGE: OKAY, DID YOU EVERAARON: AND THEN SOMETIMES WE WATCHED THESE MENRIDGE: THESE MEN. In 1993, he was married to Pamela Hobbs and was the step father of Stevie Branch. However, this was never corroborated by police. 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). Then, in 2013, Jacoby was summoned to court over the alleged confessions of Buddy Lucas and LG Hollingsworth. In Billy Stewarts statement, Terry had another drug dealer named Roy Taylor. (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. The West Memphis Three Trial: Who was the real killer or killers? RIDGE ALRIGHT, DID SHE KNOW WHERE HE HAD BEEN? SIDEWAYS AND WE GOT IN OUR CLUB HOUSE. Why was Terry 18 minutes late picking Pam up? 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). As Michael was carried back to Terry, he allegedly kicked him. The nudity and tying is what makes it even more sick than just bashing their heads in. (Dixies statement) When Narlenes husband was interviewed he said he saw two people walking on the service road, but was not sure who they were. I wonder if Michael and Chris knew that one of the men was Stevies stepdad and that is the reason they never told Stevie what they saw in those woods. Although I have gone into great detail describing how this murder took place, in reality, the experts believed it would have only taken around 20 minutes to carry the murder out. I think those questions have easy answers. 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. (Interestingly, Chris was referred to as the 3rd child in the alleged confessions. The fact that David Jacoby said that he saw all three boys and one was riding on a skateboard, means that Davidreally didsee the boys at some point that day. Essentially, the statements made by Dr. Perretti are not much different than if Pam took her son to a doctor, had him examined and was then told by the doctor that Stevie had injuries related to sexual abuse. I just can't get it out of my head. He actually was able to get his friend and aunt to lie for him in order to protect 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. He had LG and Buddy rip off the clothes of the boys and then pulled out a knife and began to bite and stab the scrotum of one boy. Again, If we believe Billy Stewarts statement, the murders were predicated by a sexual act which could further explain why so many seemingly unnecessary acts occurred. If the mark above Stevies eye truly is a bitemark that is also powerful evidence in support of the Bennie/Billy statements. [3], Terry Hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the home of a neighbor, Mildred French. All experts agreed that Perettis autopsy reports were written exquisitely. In this letter, a man named Bennie Guy revealed that in 1994, two teens, Buddy Lucas and LG Hollingsworth had confessed to him that they had been involved in the murders with two other men, Terry Hobbs, stepfather to one of the murdered boys and David Jacoby, friend of Terry Hobbs. Now Im back to believing it was TH. 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. 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. Back to the timeline. He snapped and hit the boy. And, allegedly, David was the one who caught Christopher, so I believe the first person who was attacked was Michael. WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF SCHOOL WHAT WAS IT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT DAY?AARON: BEFORE THEY DID ANYTHING THEY WENT UP TO MY MAMAS TRUCK AND THEY ASKED HER IF I COULD GO OVER TO MICHAELS HOUSE TO GO UH, GO, GO WITH, GO WITH THEM TO PLAY SOME WHERE THAT WAS WHERE OUR CLUB WASRIDGE: ALRIGHT, YOUVE BEEN TO YOUR CLUB BEFORE WITH THEM?AARON: (inaudible)RIDGE: ALRIGHT. (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. I allege that all three men returned to Terrys home and cleaned themselves up, which most likely involved washing mud off their shoes. 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. 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. However, Richard vehemently denied lending LG his car that night. An attorney for one of the victim's mother dropped the bombshell in court today that she believes her ex-husband Terry Hobbs took part in the killings. (1). Sometime around 2pm the day of the 6th, Stevie, Michael and Chris were found murdered in a drainage ditch filled with water in the Blue Beacon Woods. That 1 cop will have bumped into everyone in that southern, 90s, dick-liking community. Police Officer Regina Meeks had been called to Mark Byers home at 8:10 and filled out a police report for the missing children with both the Byers and Dana Moore. 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. And the family even admitted that he was making Stevie participate in these acts of abuse against his sister. I agree that that was the intention, but I also believe there was another element behind it. The two teens jumped in the truck with the men, stopped by Billys home and bought the weed and then drove around the back streets of West Memphis, smoking and drinking whiskey. In addition to that, when the boys autopsies were performed, animal hair was discovered on them. Terry Hobbs, however, was not without his defenders. Even if he maybe didn't intend to kill him, I'm sure he started to beat him and his rage just got the best of him and there was no turning back. 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. The DNA used for comparison purposes was taken from cigarette butts obtained from an ashtray. The boys probably promised to meet up in a bit and Chris headed home. Pam concedes on one condition: Stevie must be home by4:30 or he will be grounded from his beloved bike for two weeks. In addition to the Ballard sighting, there is more evidence that supports the boys were with Terry around 5pm. It isnt difficult to assume that Terry was told by his parents for most of his life that homosexuals were sinners who were going to hell. Wednesday May 5th 1993, was no different than other typical day in West Memphis Arkansas. It has baffled people for years because there was no evidence that the boys were sexually assaulted. But again, why would turtles only be drawn to the left side of Stevies face and none of the other boys faces? Would they have admitted there were car tracks found and helped the defense win their case? transfer betterment to vanguard. 9pm by his aunt, and lastly, remember the very obvious lie Narlene made, and even convinced her two children to make,on the standabout seeing Damien and Domini on the service road.. What that may mean is that the last known place that LG was seen was Lakeshore Trailerpark. Three boys were seen riding their bikes around the neighborhood of West Memphis, last seen heading to the Robin Hood Hill woods at 6:30. Therefore, it was likely that the person who either killed or tied Michael up, was carrying a knife. On the north side of the pipe bridge, very close to the Blue Beacon woods, a woman on the service road saw the three boys riding their bicycles at approx. LGs whereabouts that night are equally suspicious, if not more so. What this means, is that the injuries to Stevies penis may have been the result of an abuser repeatedly preforming oral sex on him. ! 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. I'm a parent now and that's why this case has been glued in my mind. He was most likely placed near the tree becase one of the perpetrators used the tree as support in order to enter the water. The boys were not simply tossed in, but carried down the ditch and methodically pushed deep into the mud so they wouldnt float. Timeline: 2;30 Pam Hicks, Stevie and Amanda walk home from school. According to statements, and as noted earlier, after Terry hit the first boy a few times, he stopped long enough to yell at him. To add further suspicion, LGs cousin, Domini lived within a five minute walk from Richards house. (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. Todd Moore, father of victim Michael Moore, found the evidence against Hobbs unpersuasive. HE TOLD THE REST OF THE MEN TO HOLD THEM OR SOMETHING AND PROBABLY DID IT. The manner in which they were tied also tells us about the crime and the perpetrator(s). She even described one brunette boy as being heavy set. In the autopsy reports, it was concluded that Michael was swiftly and violently attacked and was likely unconscious for almost the entire assault on the boys. If Stevie was going to go inside and eat dinner, this might have lead Chris Byers to decide to go home and eat, too, knowing that he would also get in trouble if he didnt show up. According to Gary Gitchell, there was rainfall on at least one or two of those nights. Chris was only spotted on a skateboard up until 6pm. In 2007 it was discovered that a hair that had been found underneath a ligature on Michael Moores nude body, belonged to Terry Hobbs. This is a theory about what could have happened the night of May 5, 1993. The crime scene, as well as the clubhouse were both located somewhat close to each other on the east side of the drainage ditch. This means that the boys had most likely arrived to the Blue Beacon Woods before the four men did, crossing over from the west side of the drainage ditch to the east side of the drainage ditch, on a log that lay across the ditch at the south end. Ok, now kiss. 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. VICKIE: YES I DO. Which means that when Natalies lawyers dug into Terry Hobbs past, there were obviously some people who made similar allegations to the ones Billy made 4 years later. Hobbs was calling loudly at the children and ordering them to return to his house. Steven Branch had lacerations on his penis which were probably self-inflicted indicating a sexualized child, usually associated with sexual abuse. And the 90s. I am not scared of that boy. What reasons could there possibly be for not being honest about the night a horrific murder of children took place? WM3 Defense Team Unveils New Evidence Against Victim's Step-Father - KATV The third boy was found in the water at approx. Lastly, Stevie branch apparently told his cousin that Terry was molesting him and Amanda. Apparently, LG walked in and asked for his cousin Dominis telephone number. The question is, why? Damien Wayne Echols: DNA testing contradicted false confession 92.According to L.G., Mr. Hobbs snapped and hit the boy with severe force in the head two or three times. The most significant of them all, was the specific act of taking the bikes to the bayou, which were very likely with the children inside the Blue Beacon Woods. THEY UM. This case is so terrifying. No. To me, this suggests that perhaps this was common knowledge around Terrys group of friends. RIDGE: DID YOU EVER TELL ANYDODY ABOUT IT? David Jacoby claims that Terry showed up and the two played guitar for an hour, which also doesnt add up when you know all the details. That night and the next morning, families of the missing children with the help of neighbors and police, searched the Robin Hood Hill woods, the Blue Beacon woods and the surrounding areas. I believe I ask where Steve was ask. Clemente said the first place a child would likely return to is home. Furthermore, it is highly unlikely that anyone other than Terry Hobbs and David Jacoby committed this crime and Ill briefly explain why. My theory is that when Stevie saw Terry there, he was scared, very scared. 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. I thought, surely, if this is a lie, it will be discredited quickly by known facts and information. The 4perp claims that Chris was very quickly held down so Terry could stab and bite him. VICKIE: I REALLY COULDNT TELL THAT. Local 24 News EXCLUSIVE: Terry Hobbs on his new memoir on the West It is much more plausible that Stevie would have come home not much later than the time he was originally supposed to be there and that he made it home not much later than dinnertime. RIDGE OKAY, THEN HE WAS AT LAKESHORE AND LEAVING TO GO SOME WHERE? 4 Q. They did not have the ability to do an in depth search on the 5th because darkness was approaching. Its when you combine all the known evidence, much of the debate and the different positions, it all leads here, to this. Whats peculiar is that Michael Moore was somewhat further away from Stevie and Chris, and that the location of the bodies was actually around 20 feet south of the suspected murder location. 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. The clubhouse was a spot where Aaron, Chris and Michael would go play in the Blue Beacon Woods. Due to the fact that the three were so severely injured, a weapon had to have been used at some point. And interestingly enough, the alleged confessions mention that the four cleaned up as darkness approached. A Calhoun County man has been missing for weeks now, leaving his family searching for answers. In FBI profiler John Douglass' book Law and Disorder, he makes a strong case for Hobbs. Now what did LG have to hide? He actually worked in a slaughterhouse. It is completely illogical to believe that LG would have driven nearly ten minutes away to get the phone number of someone who was in walking distance from him. VICKIE: IN MIDDLE AFTERNOONRIDGE: OKAY, AND WHAT DID YOU FIND WHEN YOU CAME TO THE AREA? Not only did they not ever contact the Echols defense team in search of a deal for their help, Buddy Guy didnt send his letter to the prosecutor till the WM3 were out of prison. RIDGE YOU DIDNT GO OVER THERE THAT DAY? These boards were right next to the clubhouse which means that when the boys were caught, they most likely would have been caught very close to where these boards lay, easily seen to the naked eye. I'm sure he got it the worst from Terry, too. THE MEN SEEN THEM. In my opinion, it shows that this theory is actually exactly what happened. David Jacoby also claimed to have seen the three boys in the street at this time; one on a skateboard and the others on bikes. In addition to Billys statements and the similar questions asked in the 2009 deposition that both pointed to Terry Hobbs being an alleged homosexual or bisexual man, the criminal profiler Brent Turvey claimed in 1996 that whoever committed this murder was a closet homosexual who projected a macho image. 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. I believe that she knew that LG was somehow involved in the murders. Why would he ask Terry where Stevie was if he literally had seen Stevie riding in the street with his friends a few minutes prior? To corroborate this letter, Byers and Hicks lawyer and investigator contacted Bennies friend, Billy Stewart. I learned through my connection in the drug-trade that Mr. Hobbs preferred sexwith young boys. Which means hecouldhave been walking with Buddy right at the time Terry and David would have shown up. Unfortunately, the police had such tunnel vision about the reason why they believe the murders had occurred and who they believed the perpetrators were, that they basically ignored what Aarons statements really revealed; they unwittingly lead Aaron away from helping them find the true killers. RIDGE OKAY, WHEN HE LEFT DID HE TELL SOMEBODY WHERE HE WAS GOING? Before Pam went to work she made a dinner of green beans and steak. 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. He has dead eyes. RIDGE: FIVE TIMES YOU SAW IT HAPPEN FIVE TIMES? Did TH kill Stevie to "get even" or was it just his rage gone too far? 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. Statement made by Anthony Hollingsowrth, cousin to LG, to police. Terry Hobbs was born in 1958 and grew up in Northern Arkansas. However, according to Billy, one of the boys kicked Terry after he was caught and brought to him. VICKIE: YESYES I HAVERIDGE: AND WHEN WERE YOU THERE BEFORE? Especially considering that they are remembering this event 18 years later for one, and for two, there were multiple sightings of the boys from 6pm-6:30 on the street beside the woods, quite a ways away from the Hobbs home, as well as the woods themselves. Additionally, there is an ample amount of evidence, in my opinion, that Terry might have sexually abused all of his children. You have to remember that during this time these two men were quite young, mid twenties/mid thirties and they had just gotten off of work, they had Davids wife Bobby to watch the kids, Pam was at work and Stevie was playing with his friends and wouldnt be back till 8pm. He writes that there is sign of hemorrhage. There are so many rumors, lies and blatant ignorance surrounding this case. 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. 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. He walked into the restaurant and went directly to the payphone. I just find it amazing that she let this slip out and the police never even caught on. This theory was supported by police who were at the crime scene. What is stranger, and in complete contrast to what was previously said, David also claims that he and Terry were out searching the streets for Stevie before dark. Before I continue, its important to bring up the alleged homosexuality of Terry Hobbs, which , in my opinion lends credence to the entire theory. At this time, I was afraid that Terry would rape, harm or even kill me. I know that all the experts agree that Michael was unconscious while he was tied up but I dont know about Stevie.. AARON: YEAH (YES) WILL WE ALWAYS. WHAT DID YOU ALL HIDE AND WAIT FOR THEM? That hair was then secured to Michaels body as Terry tied him up. Currently, Hobbs has not been charged with anything related to the murders. Do you frequent gay clubs? He did not say anything to me. HE ALWAYS TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO AND THEY DO IT. Michael was almost immediately rendered unconscious ( I believe because he was attacked first). ~Stevie had bruises on the back of his hands, indicating he put up a fight. 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. WAS IT LIKE EVERY DAY OR ONCE WEEK OR JUST FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES YOU SAW IT HAPPEN? My theory is this: Stevie had never seen the men in the woods having sex before. 'Forgotten West Memphis Three' doc aims to give victims of notorious If she really didnotsee Damien on the road that night (which shedidnt) why was shesosure that Damien was not with his mother? That is your motive right there. Cookie Notice Aaron claimed that he and his friends would go to the woods, hide, and spy on men as they smoked marijuana and had sex. A and B represent Chris and Michaels home and the C on the map on the right represents Stevies home. He noted that his son spent a lot of time in the home of Terry Hobbs and could easily have picked up the hair (with DNA matching that of Terry Hobbs) found in his shoelaces on one of those occasions. Why would she lie about seeing the three boys that day? Additionally, a bite on the face during murders/attacks is not only common in homosexual attacks, like a bite to the scrotum is, but it also common in Battered Child Syndrome. Its difficult to know all of Narlenes reasons but I have a feeling about one of them. RIDGE: WAS IT THERE WHERE YOUR CLUB IS OR WAS IT SOME WHERE ELSE IN THOSE WOODS? I'm digging into this right now. HES NEVER SEEN THEM, AARON: CAUSE IT WAS ON A FRIDAY WHENEVER HE WENT DOWN THERE WITH US. The prosecution would mention a stick and Perreti kept saying, Or a 24. ( source) One of the most significant pieces of evidence to support this allegation comes from the medical examiner who did Stevies autopsy. "He would have been a heart breaker if. 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? At all. Id certainly like to know the back story to some of those questions. RIDGE: IS THE WOODS HAVE THEY GOT A NAME THEY CALL THEM ROBIN HOOD IS THAT RIGHT? Also, according to LGs aunt, Dixie, LGs mother, Linda, came to her work the next day asking where he had been the night before. Her relay of the conversation seems to reveal that Narlene is talking to LG as if they both know that Damien is guilty. Why didnt Terry search for Stevie at the Moores? Perhaps Stevie tried to sneak away. 3:00/4:00pm. I dont know what L. G. is capable of, and I am not saying that he would do it, and I am not saying that he wouldnt, but I know Damian. 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. Terry's father became a skilled butcher while in the military and used this knowledge to open about thirty restaurants. Chris had bruises on his inner and outer thigh, indicating that he WAS held down and his legs were held apart.
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