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. that was a red flag to me, alright. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! They were released on Aug. 19, 2011. The dynamic between them must have been s fucked up and dark and tense. For information on submitting an obituary, please contact The Los Angeles Times by phone at 800-234-4444; e-mail laobituaries@latimes.com. Hobbs and Jacoby have denied involvement in the murders and have never been named as suspects or arrested in connection with the case. It's sickening because I think everyone forgets the innocent boys that will never have justice. 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. Although Griffis' testimony was dramatic, it showed only a tenuous grasp of occult knowledge much of it, including a reference to a cult called "Crytos," was simply made up. In this first confession, Miskelley often agreed to details suggested by the police or attributed to prior statements which he did not make. Despite an offer of a reduced sentence, Misskelley ultimately recanted his statements and refused to testify against Echols and Baldwin. I've no doubt he killed Stevie to "get even" with Pam. JMB is a freaking nut but I think he loved Michelle so much that when Chris died, she did, too. "[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 only possible culprits were 18-year-old Damien Echols, a poor teen with an interest in the occult and a record of mental illness, his friend Jason Baldwin, a quiet kid whose talent for art tended toward dark subjects, and Jessie Misskelley, a 17-year-old misfit with an IQ of 73. Im not sure if that rumor is true or not, but I do believe TH may have done it & DJ knew about it. Currently, Hobbs has not been charged with anything related to the murders. He moved away to live with his daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and David Combs, in Macclenny when Hurricane Michael hit last October. In 2011, the defendants were released from prison by accepting an Alford Plea, which allowed them to maintain their innocence and get out of prison, However, the plea didnt clear their convictions and all three men still have a murder charge on their record, despite their release from prison. In the articles I read back in December 2021, all the evidence was intact after being believed to have been lost in a fire and Echols was pushing for the hair and shoelaces to be submitted for testing because the shoelaces were used as ligatures. He did not tell me who he was calling, and he did not tell me that Stevie was missing, Pamela previously told investigators. The boys' clothes and bodies were gathered and dragged to the water, and their bikes thrown into the bayou. Investigators soon zeroed in on 18-year-old high school dropout Damien W. Echols. 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." If the cop is a nobody, it's marginally tougher, but still doable. 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. March 26, 2019 March 26, 2019 vicky Leave a comment. Stating that she would ask around, Hutcheson agreed to "play detective.". None of the DNA matched the three teenagers found guilty of committing these murders. Sandra K. Bean: Hon. Hobbs denied seeing the boys that night and questioned why eyewitness evidence surfaced 16 years later. Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of West Memphis Three murder victim Stevie Branch, has denied any involvement in slayings of Branch and his two friends. 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. evil" when he loses his temper and "he doesn't get mad, he gets 'even'". A heartfelt and honest account of the life of murder victim Stevie Branch's stepfather, Terry Hobbs, taken from his journals, personal interviews, excerpts of statememts made in the movies; gives insight into Mr. Hobbs' life, struggles before and after WM3, and yet another timeline that coincides with all the others proving his innocence. Ifvery conservativelyone in every 10-20 people is gay or bi, and the police force is made up of 20 people (just a fun number) one of those cops is gonna like dick. So, who is responsible for the murders of Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers? 35-32520. 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.. 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. Prosecutors then offered the West Memphis Three a plea deal. He systematically destroyed every member of his family, traumatizing them with years of extreme sexual abuse/grooming and beatings. Hobbs was calling loudly at the children and ordering them to return to his house. Terry graduated from Sweetwate No explanation has yet been given as to why such a seemingly important lead was dropped. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Court of California, County of Alameda; Hon. In 2011, after almost two decades in prison, the West Memphis Three agreed to an Alford plea, which allowed them to proclaim their innocence while admitting the prosecution had enough evidence to convict them, and they were released from prison. Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore. Terry Hobbs, Todd Moore, and Dana Moore still maintain that Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley murdered their sons. They argue that Jesse Misskelley confessed no less than five times to the killings after his arrest and in the year following the trials. In 2013, Jackson and Damien Echols produced a fourth documentary about the case. John Mark Byers, Christophers stepfather, reported the boys missing to the West Memphis Police Department at approximately 8 p.m., reported local newspaper the Memphis Flyer. In Jareds interview with Hobbs, one of the biggest red flags, according to Clemente, was that Hobbs waited until around 9 p.m. to contact the police and report the child missing, despite no one seeing Steven for hours. Hobbs was the stepfather of Steve Branch. 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 CNN. After ending his first marriage, he wed Pamela Hicks Branch in 1986, when her son Stevie was almost 2 years old. [2] Judge Brian S. Miller dismissed the case and subsequently ordered Hobbs to pay legal fees incurred by the singer in the amount of $17,590. 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. Unfortunately, the scrapings were never sent to a crime lab to be analyzed and were later reported lost. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. 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 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Guy stated in his affidavit that L. G. Hollingsworth also confessed to participating in the murders while both were incarcerated in the Crittenden County Jail in 1995. No doubt. 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. It's pure evil and hate. Although she was unable to recall the exact location or anyone who attended the alleged meeting, she claimed a drunken Echols confessed to the murders. The men were released from prison in 2011 in an arrangement in which their original convictions were dropped, but they pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Jackie Jr. Hicks came to the Hobbs' residence after he was informed of the encounter. Despite the best efforts of the police, dozens of volunteers, a search-and-rescue team, and a helicopter dispatched from nearby Memphis, Tenn., searchers came up empty handed. The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley in the fall of 2010. "Boxful of Nightmares" is the personal memoirs of Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of the children murdered. 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. At this time, I was afraid that Terry would rape, harm or even kill me. Echols' disdain for authority, penchant for black clothes, and propensity to make shocking statements didn't help his plight. 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. This case is so terrifying. The podcast Dark Dark World just released an episode (#23) with a narrative positing a theory about Terry Hobbs as the possible murderer. How is that a way to describe sex? They note that Damien Echols had a long history of mental health problems before the murders and described himself at one point as homicidal, suicidal, and schizophrenic. It remains unsolved in the minds of those who feel the West Memphis Three defendants are innocent. To this day, it is still unclear who is responsible for the killings. At the time of the West Memphis Three trial, Griffis claimed to have given seminars to 38,000 police officers all over the globe. I hear you. Three witnesses who resided next to one of the victims filed affidavits in October 2009. It's one. Also part of the plea was the provision that the three could not sue the state. Eight-year-olds Stevie, Michael and Christopher were best friends and Cub Scout members who attended Weaver Elementary School, where they were in second grade. I'm sure he got it the worst from Terry, too. Misskelley still lives in West Memphis and has kept a low profile since his release. Terry Hobbs is the one suspected of murder and the wounds that were inflicted on my nephew were where turtles bit his face. On Aug. 11, 2011, the West Memphis Three entered the courtroom for the final time. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. 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. 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. Terry is an absolute sadist, psychopath and was never properly investigated, and I know The Hobbs Family Secret is true, possibly The Puzzle. 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. Whats known is that three young boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993. In West Memphis, Hobbs worked as an ice cream delivery man and Hicks worked at a restaurant. What happened after Stewart sold the pot on May 5 was told to Stewart by Buddy Lucas in April 1995. [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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Part of the documents include an affidavit from Bennie Guy, who claims that one of the four new possible suspects admitted the killings to him. The kind of men who do these things are, uh. I kind of enjoy it because now even after I die, people are going to remember me forever. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. The kind of man who abuses his children for sexual gratification sees them as an extension of himself, so it's essentially masturbatory for the narcissistic pedophile. Terry Hobbs, 42, is not employed by the city, but by a company health centers have contracted with. 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. Hobbs hit the boy in the head and shouted, "I am going to teach your fucking ass." In a later appeal, Misskelley argued he had an I.Q. As recounted in Mara Leveritt's book, Devil's Knot, a thorough search of Robin Hood Hills directed by Chief Inspector Gary W. Gitchell of the West Memphis Police Department commenced early on the morning of May 6, 1993. 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