10-17-2011, 07:20 AM
I have followed this case since it happened, and if you read "The Devil's knot" by Mara Leveritt, there is much information about everything and everyone, regarding this case.
Jessie's "confession" never matched from the beginning. He at first told the police officers that it happened around noon, but this could not be true because the boys were all in school until 3 o'clock. He said the boys were tied up with rope, but this of course was not true either. he also said the boys were raped, which is not true either.
At the time of the murders, all 3 teenagers (the accused killers) , lived on the other side of town, and none of them had access to a vehicle- or even drivers licenses Although that does not mean they could of reached this location, it does make it hard to transport bodies and as previously posted, there was almost no blood at the crime scene for such a brutal crime.It would be impossible to commit this type crime and leave almost nothing behind.
And as stated, not one shred of physical evidence was ever found, to tie these young men to the crime, no motive either.
Now, years later it turns out the stepfather, Terry Hobbs ( this has been in the media so I am using the name here) his DNA was found. In fact, one of the boys named Michael Moore, had one of Terry Hobb's hairs tied into the the shoestring used to bind him. Also, David Jacoby (also public record), Terry's best friend, had DNA left at the scene where the boys were discovered. Oddly enough, Pam was working that night that her son Stevie Branch and the other two boys were missing, and her husband Terry Hobbs, never mentioned it to her, until she got off work about 9:30 PM. When she asked why her son had been missing all day and he never told her, he said he did not want to bother her while she was working ( WTF???)
When the boys came up missing, Terry Hobbs said he had not seen them all day. Neighbors were not aware he made this comment to police until years later, but when they learned this, they went and made a statement. They lived 2 doors down and saw the boys playing that day. One of them even ran through their yard. The last time they saw the boys Terry Hobbs, was calling them over to come back to his house.
Another interesting fact, was the Pam Hobbs, the mother of Stevie Branch found Stevie's pocket knife, amongst a knife collection that Terry Hobbs had. This was years after Stevie had been killed it she reported this to police because the knife was a gift from Stevie's grandfather, and he never went anywhere without it. She assumed until then, that the knife had been lost when he was murdered.
The FBI behavioral Science unit profiled the crime, and said it was not cult related, but showed a parent that lost control and went over board.
Did Terry Hobb's have a temper? Well he shot Pam Hobbs brother, who did not die from his injuries until years later, but yes, he is very capable of violence.
I have never had a doubt from the beginning of this case, that 6 boys lost their lives not 3. I am happy to see that the people once convicted of this crime, intend to continue to pursue justice for these three boys.
The famous Medical examiner, Dr. Lee stepped into the case and along with some other well known experts to review everything once more, and it turned out that many of the injuries that were gruesome, were determined to be post mortem and due to animal activity, not sadistic ritual torture, which I thank god for, because the thought of what happened to these children is heartbreaking. But it also means, just it also lends weight to the FBI profile, that this was not satanic. In my mind, the killer of those kids is still free, and I pray they find him, with the all things considered, they probably have a good idea who he is, I know who I think it is!!!
Jessie's "confession" never matched from the beginning. He at first told the police officers that it happened around noon, but this could not be true because the boys were all in school until 3 o'clock. He said the boys were tied up with rope, but this of course was not true either. he also said the boys were raped, which is not true either.
At the time of the murders, all 3 teenagers (the accused killers) , lived on the other side of town, and none of them had access to a vehicle- or even drivers licenses Although that does not mean they could of reached this location, it does make it hard to transport bodies and as previously posted, there was almost no blood at the crime scene for such a brutal crime.It would be impossible to commit this type crime and leave almost nothing behind.
And as stated, not one shred of physical evidence was ever found, to tie these young men to the crime, no motive either.
Now, years later it turns out the stepfather, Terry Hobbs ( this has been in the media so I am using the name here) his DNA was found. In fact, one of the boys named Michael Moore, had one of Terry Hobb's hairs tied into the the shoestring used to bind him. Also, David Jacoby (also public record), Terry's best friend, had DNA left at the scene where the boys were discovered. Oddly enough, Pam was working that night that her son Stevie Branch and the other two boys were missing, and her husband Terry Hobbs, never mentioned it to her, until she got off work about 9:30 PM. When she asked why her son had been missing all day and he never told her, he said he did not want to bother her while she was working ( WTF???)
When the boys came up missing, Terry Hobbs said he had not seen them all day. Neighbors were not aware he made this comment to police until years later, but when they learned this, they went and made a statement. They lived 2 doors down and saw the boys playing that day. One of them even ran through their yard. The last time they saw the boys Terry Hobbs, was calling them over to come back to his house.
Another interesting fact, was the Pam Hobbs, the mother of Stevie Branch found Stevie's pocket knife, amongst a knife collection that Terry Hobbs had. This was years after Stevie had been killed it she reported this to police because the knife was a gift from Stevie's grandfather, and he never went anywhere without it. She assumed until then, that the knife had been lost when he was murdered.
The FBI behavioral Science unit profiled the crime, and said it was not cult related, but showed a parent that lost control and went over board.
Did Terry Hobb's have a temper? Well he shot Pam Hobbs brother, who did not die from his injuries until years later, but yes, he is very capable of violence.
I have never had a doubt from the beginning of this case, that 6 boys lost their lives not 3. I am happy to see that the people once convicted of this crime, intend to continue to pursue justice for these three boys.
The famous Medical examiner, Dr. Lee stepped into the case and along with some other well known experts to review everything once more, and it turned out that many of the injuries that were gruesome, were determined to be post mortem and due to animal activity, not sadistic ritual torture, which I thank god for, because the thought of what happened to these children is heartbreaking. But it also means, just it also lends weight to the FBI profile, that this was not satanic. In my mind, the killer of those kids is still free, and I pray they find him, with the all things considered, they probably have a good idea who he is, I know who I think it is!!!
I LOVE God, but his fan club scares the shit out of me!!!