Satanic Killers? The West Memphis 3 Murders
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- Satanic Killers? The West Memphis 3 Murders
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This story here is a prime example as to why you shouldn't judge people based on their appearance/interests. They are innocent. I've followed this story for years and I can't shake the weird feeling I get from that boy's stepfather.
Agree. Guilty as sin, that guy.
@@MoonCat33 agree!
@@MoonCat33 I thought it was the other father first? Until they found a hair that COULD have been Hobbs - How surprised we were, considering they lived in the same house.
Btw. Has Damo & his mates found alibis yet?
Dani’s candle wax found at the scene? Too late for to be introduced, coincidence?
How about Miskelley’s 11 confession, not the 3 day one 😂😂😂 as TV wants you to believe. It was actually 5 hours.
Have you seen the DNA evidence that was going to “100% clear them”? No neither has anyone else. When the results came back their expensive lawyers went begging for an Alford.
Now - please excuse me…..I’m off to read dear Damo’s 500 PAGE psych history. Y’know, usual teenage stuff. Trying to kill your mom. Stabbing other patients, sucking the blood from other peoples wounds.
GUILTY! & so say police, prosecutors, 2 juries, 2 judges appellate courts & EVIDENCE.
Try looking further than Netflix. Oh, do you know when Damo’s book ‘How I grew my teeth back with Reiki’. Remember, when the guards kicked them out every night?
Ashley bishop I absolutely agree 💯,his step dad imho was involved but that’s just my opinion 🤷♀️
@@joeakaprolifik7735 Obviously guilty. POSSIBLY ONE HAIR, never matched to Hobbs except by The child murderers propaganda machine.
What happened to Damo’s DNA test that was gonna prove him innocent?
I pity you. If a Biased TV prog convinces you, is keep away from sharp objects .
Notice how you child killer sympathisers NEVER answer REAL
QUESTIONS.
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Me. Hahaha. I say it in my day to day life…🤣
@@ArdelleVision “please remember to be kind to everybody, everywhere” is good advice to live by tbh
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If they don’t they should! There’s nothing more fun than chatting along with Christina! “ y’all already know, y’all are my babies!🤗
Not just you! Lol 😂
Stevie branch's mom thinks Terry did it. She found her sons pocket knife hidden in some of Terry's things in the attick. She said she knows for a fact that her son had that knife in his pocket when left the house that day. She divorced Terry because she now believes Terry killed those precious boys.
That breaks my heart. I have a baby that age. Yes, he will always be my baby, my first born, my world. I don’t understand how anyone can hurt little children in any capacity. Those mothers’ heartbreak 💔 😭
@@rebecastevens8892 I completely agree. If anything ever happens to my daughter, you better just go ahead and bury me with her. My heart breaks for those parents.
I believe it was Terry as well. Especially as he has allegedly admitted it to family members.
I absolutely believe Terry and Buyers did the murders!
His pic gave me the creeps!
The fact that police denied to have DNA and not checking on Terry was the most scary thing to me! It's insane!!!!
Later a single hair of Terry was discovered woven in the shoe lace of one of the victims......
@@kellycismoski5098 absolutely horrifying
They're not requesting ALL the DNA evidence. Just certain pieces
@kellycismoski5098 that's not true. The hair couldn't exclude Terry but isn't a confirmed match. It also wasn't interwoven in the laces.
It was definitely Terry. His hair was on the rope.
Listening to Damiens dad really brought back memories for me. How many ways can the bible warn people that the devil hides in plain sight, and yet they still judge those who look different? I grew up in a very conservative religious community in FL and I can honestly say some of the cruelest people I ever knew went to the same church as me. I love Jesus, but I can't stand religion most of the time.
SO true! I grew up in the Bible Belt, and some of the cruelest, pettiest, meanest, most hateful & bigoted people I've ever met were the same folks who'd be at church every time the doors were open.
It was always shocking to me that some people can be so hardcore into "do as I say, not as I do."
Religion is man made. Jesus was against religion!
This is true with regard to other religions as well.
I went to church all my childhood and young teen years and the cruelest, most malicious, judgemental people were ones in church or other religious organisations. Jealous too, in scouts or girl guides or other groups if someone’s child got a medal and theirs didn’t. If looks could kill
Right about that! Reminded me of being young and learning about "conservatives" and "liberals" and it never made sense to me that "conservatives" were considered the religious ones, but at the same time were often not accepting of others and often judged others. I always believed the 'liberals' were more 'christian - like' in the sense that most truly believe and practice 'love thy neighbor' regardless of who they are or what they stand for. I just always thought it seemed backwards, and I agree sometimes the most ungodly people can be sitting among you in church...like the saying 'Being Christan is not about going to church and going to church doesn't make us Christian' I guess it can make a good front sometimes
As a member of the heavy metal community, I can tell you that to this day we are still judged and called satanists. Those poor teenagers were scapegoats and those beautiful children have not had justice .
Correct. I’m a vocalist and my goal is to break all stereotypes the metal community has because of the effects on our everyday lives It’s such a shame.
Same. It's usually "the boy (or girl) next door" running around killing people, not us metal heads. 99% of serial killers look like your church going neighbor. Marilyn Manson is definitely making us look bad right now but that's a whole nother situation.
@@kaseykarlsen HaHaHa. That’s the best laugh of the day!
@@twogirlsandapsychopath4879 I agree. 100%
Those poor teenagers weren’t even interviewed as suspects. They dropped themselves in it.
Ooh you’re so cool. In a heavy metal band. Have you got a Metallica album? Careful. Damo the child murderer had - Along with millions of other people, quick!! Arrest them!
He wasn’t/isn’t even cool. He’s a wannabe twat a severe psychotic murderer. Guilty. He’s got that T shirt and will until he rots in his pretend hell.
I think it should automatically be a requirement that you can’t speak to detectives unless you have a lawyer. The abuse of the system they pull is astounding. They literally took advantage of the guys IQ . That’s shameful . Everybody should be required to have a lawyer present whether guilty or not.
Half of America's police force, have the intelligence of an 8 year old
In the UK there has to be an appropriate adult present supporting the person. I dont think this was always the case but due to miscarriages of jutisce. X
Oh I agree. Jessie had mental disorder. He should have NEVER EVER been questioned at all without a lawyer
@@shaz834 😂😂😂
You can ask for a lawyer at any time. You don’t have to speak to the police at all. You can demand an attorney and the police legally cannot continue their interrogation. These poor kids prolly didn’t know that
My heart goes out to the parents of those little boys who did love them. Imagine being a mother and living nearly 30 years without real closure to losing your child.
This is a sad case, I can’t imagine what those poor babies went through. Thank you Christina for covering this story. I drank my water and exercised
I read that they thought it was one of the kids step dad or dad
@@stephanietorres7262 Terry Hobbs is who a lot of people think did it.
I lived in West Memphis when these little boys were murdered. My baby sitter lived in the neighborhood where the boys lived and played. I have a unique experience of living there and following these cases. I also live in the same place you do Small world
That's crazy, cause I also live where you do now, and I also live part time in all the places you mentioned! Crazy world
@@melchiando t
@@melchiando we should all get together and talk about this case. 😳
Care to share any stories? Thanks!
what do you think happened, living in the neighborhood and all.
I cannot comprehend that there is DNA that the police lied about and still this case has not been reopened. In the UK we are not perfect, but this would def be reopened. Disgusting really
Yep TH is getting away with this all these years
I remember thinking Damien was far more intelligent than he was showing. Listening to him speak since his release proves it to me. Thank you for this video 🙏🦋🇺🇸
I've thought it was Terry for YEARS. I remember when this happened, and as a teenager myself in 1993, I hung with a similar crowd. It was clear to me from the get-go these murders had angry sicko stepfather vibes. Not saying all stepdads are bad- of course not- but in this case, I felt in my gut it was Terry. I've felt that for over 20 years. My heart breaks for all six boys in this awful story.
I still think it is, he knows he got away with the "Hobbs family secret" ask his nephew
Thats who i think also
And will you feel the same if new DNA testing this year points directly at the original three suspects?
I still remember where I was when I heard the news the WM3 were being released. I legit cried happy tears for them. 3 little boys lost their lives in 1993 and so did 3 teens who were wrongfully incarcerated.
I had the same response! First book I read on the case was Devils knot and I kept thinking this case doesn’t make sense and then found all of the documentaries and read all of Damien’s books as well. These boys were poor and that was their downfall. So much for justice. I hope DNA gets tested.
Same
I think the police weren't just negligence. I think they knew who did it and covered it up
I agree I think they covered up and dont want the case reopened as this would look bad onthem.I also agree with Christine these men would not be pushing to have the case reopened if they were guilty.
Are you a freaking idiot they are pushing for the case to be reopened cause they know it’s not gonna be reopened the west Memphis 3 did this shiiiii they done it end of story
I agree!!!!
If they knew they would have arrested them murder of 3 little boys if they knew for a fact, they would not let the murder or murders if 3 little boys rosm free to do it again , we all thought similar things but u got to look deeper peace out ❤
I was 13 in 1993. I remember thinking that the 3 were innocent. I watched all the documentaries about it…followed this story for decades. I felt from the start it was Terry Hobbs. He seemed off. He was hiding something. I wish they would reopen this case. I think it’s awful that the 3 had to plead guilty for something they didn’t do. Disgusting. Rest In Peace to the 3 baby boys who tragically lost their lives that day. May the truth come out.
I definitely think Hobbs did it. I think him and David Jacoby were in the woods doing things that would have turned their lives upside down. They were surprised by the boys, so they were killed to keep them quiet
I agree why did Terry clean his room
They were killed at Robin hill woods , 3 boys not just 1 so he wouldn't be cleaning for blood etc , I thought it was him at first but I don't believe that now when I looked deeper x
Steven had a pocketknife he loved. He carried it with him all the time. It was later found that Terry had it. He knew all 3 boys. He would've been able to lure all 3 boys. The threat to stay still or he'd hurt the other friends would've worked as well. So that's who I think killed them.
Terry Hobbs also worked for his father's butcher business. His job was to Hog tie the Cattle and Hogs for transport and to be killed. ☮️💜
@@maryjocassell48 If he was the perp, he kept the knife as a trophy. Psychopaths do that. That guy gives me the creeps. A good actor. He hated Stevie. He was cruel. He's a poser. Yet people call Damien a poser.
@@emmiep9459 Exactly. ☮️💜
I heard one homicide detective say that the scream a mother lets out when told she lost her child…. It’s guttural, unlike any other type of scream he’s ever heard. And no matter how many times he has heard that scream, he said it still breaks his heart & he can feel their pain in the scream….. I can’t even imagine how detectives are able to see the things they see day and night. Someone’s gotta do it I suppose & I appreciate those who can.
It feels like you're getting kicked in the stomach while you're trying to scream
I can’t even imagine. I’ve got a little guy - this was a hard one to watch. My heart breaks for their mamas.
God yes to this day it absolutely haunts me the raw primal agonizing scream and the way she fell broke my💔I didn't have children of my own at that time but that scream Stevies mom let out cut my soul to the core....I now have an 8yo daughter and absolutely cannot begin to fathom that degree of anguish and pain those mother's felt that day as they were told their babies had been found dead, then on top of that to find out the horrific cruel brutality behind those babies torturous deaths made it even more devastating for me to even imagine!! God forbid💔💔💔
As a mother who has lost a small child. My 9 year old daughter in a car accident , he is spot on with the scream. It comes from the bottom of your soul and there’s no other pain filled cry that compares.
I’ve been waiting for this one. Born and raised in West Memphis, and actually lived in a house on the street that was right in front of the wooded area that the boys were found in. I was 5 years old and mainly just remember parents freaking out- we weren’t allowed to play in the neighborhood anymore- weren’t allowed to walk home from school anymore - even though the school was only 3 blocks from my house. It was just a parent’s worst nightmare. And I can tell all of you guys that the effect that this case had on this town is still very much felt today. Everyone has an opinion, theory, etc. I also want to point out how damaging the whole “satanic panic” thing was back in the 80’s/90’s- ESPECIALLY here in the south. The overwhelming theme back then was very heavily religious- mostly southern Baptist -but there is seriously a church on almost every corner. It can be a really toxic environment if you don’t fit into their “Christian” box.
I know the aunt of Stevie and she has stuck to the step dad being the one who hurt those boys. They wanted to reopen the case and do another movie and all kinds of stuff but his mom said she just wants her son to be able to rest in peace. It’s heartbreaking really and she is an extremely strong woman ❤
A dear friend of mine served on the jury of Damien Echols' trial.
It really took a toll on her mentally.
I lived in Southaven, MS at the time of these murders. It's a suburb of Memphis, TN right outside of West Memphis, Arkansas. I will admit that I initially was very adamant that the "West Memphis Three" were 💯 guilty. As more and more came out though through the years I started to rethink this whole case as I'm sure many of us have.
Today I feel confident in saying that those 3 men are completely innocent, but it breaks my heart and haunts my soul to no end that those poor boys STILL have had no justice. And we may never know here on Earth who is guilty of this horrific crime, (I do agree that a lot was covered up intentionally and the boys knew their killer or killers) but one thing's for sure...the good Lord above knows and the day will come that they will meet their Maker. There is a special place in hell for them too.
Stevie Branch 💙
Michael Moore 💙
Christopher Byers 💙
Rest In Peace sweet angels.
How do you deal Christina should terrible. Water. Did you drink your water.
@@pookieholman9175 ???
And the people say “A-men” R.I.P. precious angels 👼
I believe it was Stevie Branch's step dad. The mom came out and said she found Steve's pocket knife he always had on him in her now husbands drawer. The hair found in the role came back to match his hair. It was sad they had zero evidence that those boys were even there but convicted for being different. There was no evidence except a confession of a mentally slow Jessie Meskellie they kept him there for hours. The DA man that man should be put under the jail for what he did to those boys.
@@rmilkyswife agreed!!!
Terry Hobbs is a straight up monster.....and I hope and pray that he is held accountable one day for these horrible murders.
Damien, Jason, and Jesse deserved so much better than they got, and I'm so grateful they were let out. Next step..... EXONERATE THE WM3!!! Stevie, Michael, and Christopher deserve to have their REAL murderer/s punished!!!
Btw, Damien's book , Life After Death (I think that's the title).....which he wrote while on death row, is absolutely stellar! I recommend it to everyone! The audiobook version is amazing as well.
Agree
I agree with you. Terry gave me the creeps the first time I heard his voice
I agree! He also wrote a book with his wife which is a compilation of their letters to each other while Damien was on death row. Seriously beautiful. It’s called Yours for Eternity.
It is definitely an amazing book for sure. I got to meet him one time during a book signing he’s a righteous dude
You're so right. Terry Hobbs killed those babies. They are retesting thr DNA evidence now. I pray it exonerated the WM3 and they get the justice they deserve.
My former MIL lived really close to Pam, Stevie's Mom, and this case fascinated me for years before ever meeting her. And I can honestly say this case is the one that I root the hardest for when it comes to finding the actual truth, and I hope it happens in Pam's lifetime.
Is Pam 💙 still alive? 🤔 I have been told since she's passed away?!
@@user-ty2xv6xw8j I've not seen or heard anything about her passing away in any of the groups I'm in for this case, and it looks like she was active on social media last year in 2022, so if she did I assume it would be recent.
@@TrueCrimewithTonia Thank you, I've been hoping she and her daughter with Terry are doing well 💗
@@TrueCrimewithTonia😮
I lived in Blytheville Arkansas back when this happened. Most people thought they were guilty, except my Mom. She thought those boys were being charged with no evidence and that if they didn't live in the bible belt they would not have been charged. My mom is not from that area.
I remember hearing the mom found her son's pocket knife hid in the attic and the only other person that could have done was the stepdad like he was hiding evidence
and they found terry's hair tied in the laces of one of the boys shoes.
so Creepy!!!! and so very Sad 😥
the stepdad guy i forgot his name lmao gave the directors of paradise lost (film franchise based on the case) a knife covered in blood. they turned it into police. i forget exactly who’s blood was on the knife. you can look it up tho.
@@kianna270 they said it was animal blood.
Yo come on one person. Could not have of done that was a safrice by a satan worshiper who was obsessed with the teaching of Allister Crowley
One of my best friends was Damien Echols cousin, the three that were accused and found guilty and served 18 years, were NOT guilty and Arkansas’s point of view was we know they’re innocent but we will not admit we screwed up, they don’t even care enough to look for the person or “people “ that ARE guilty because that would further imply that the police made a HUGE mistake
Thats crazy. Do you any stories? I follow this story closely
I know that unjust feeling,we waited 17yrs for justice, happened in 94, justice served in 2014!
@@jenniferornelas4151 yea i know hes innocent
@@laura_marie1 you should read the book Damien wrote while he was on death row.....its so amazing, and I think you'd love it. :)
Terry Hobbs
My fiancés grandpa was a CO where the boys were in jail at, he said Damien was the nicest person ever and believed he was innocent. Last January the news came out and said Damien is working to get evidence tested, but the state isn't allowing his team to do so. It's also kind of bizarre that the West Memphis police chief resigned the same week this new evidence was discovered. The city said his resignation had nothing to do with the case.... I find that odd. It's also sad that these innocent men are felons the rest of their life over something they had no involvement with.
Something that wasn't mentioned here, which is possibly the single most important piece of evidence aside from the DNA, the "certain body part" mutilation. This is reffering to horrific damage to one of the young boys genitals. This was the reason the case was deemed to be "satanic" in nature. It was later noted that the river the boys were found in, was known to have a healthy population of turtles. Not just any turtles, snapping turtles. When the "mutilation" was compared to the impressions left by bite marks of this species of turtle, it was deemed to be the most likely and reasonable cause of the post mortum damage done to the boy. So, the "smoking gun" linking a satanic killing, to satanic people, never even happened. It was never true. Quite frankly, if you take the time to research these bite marks, you will find it would have always been pretty easy to make that determination if you had been aware of the presence of predatory turtles. You can clearly see two parallel cuts, thay taper down to the pointed shape of a turtles beak. Also, another thing left out here, is that many celebrities in the metal/rock genre stood behind these boys. The notion that liking Slayer or Metallica meant you were evil has been present far longer than this case, artists were appalled by this "sentiment", if that's what you'd like to call it.
Wow, thank u for all that information, I never heard about those predatory turtles being in that body of water
Interesting! ......and yeah....thanks for the support but never mind Slayer 😂
As gruesome as it is to imagine, it is not so far fetched that that specific area is a place a turtle might confuse for food.
As soon as I saw WEST MEMPHIS 3, I dropped everything to watch this video. I actually watched the trial when it was televised and to this day I remember not being able to sleep the night the verdict came back guilty. I actually called off work the next day. I didn't know Damian, Jessie or Jason but I knew there was absolutely NO EVIDENCE tying them to the murder. I was devastated by the verdict! I was so relieved when Paradise Lost came out because I was thinking they would get the right exposure and be exonerated. Unfortunately that never happened. I regret they were forced to take an Alford plea for their freedom. I truly hope one day the truth comes out just so their names can be cleared. Please parents NEVER EVER EVER let your children, even teenager, speak to the police without you and/or an attorney present! The West Memphis 3 could be any of our children.
Damien just posted recently about having the judge test DNA evidence. So maybe we will see a real answer to this soon 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The court date is June 23rd!
But Damian's friend confessed that it was them..
@@AnnieFarmer113 that's awesome.
@@HiNRGboy he also said the time it happened was during the school day, when all 3 of the little boys were in school. He had to be led through guesswork and elimination to land on the actual timeframe of the crime. So sad.
Thank you SO MUCH for covering this story... It's absolutely tragic from every angle. I love you Christina and thank you for all you do!!!
This case absolutely lives in my head rent free. Damien Echols’ books are so beautiful - This case is pure police misconduct and because of that, SIX boys missed out on their childhoods, and three of them are dead. The killer is still out there with no repercussions and the WM3 will still be “guilty” according to the Alferd clause.
🤢 He’s a sociopath. You’re conned. They did it. No propaganda is going to change that.
❤ Yep, Alford Plea
You need to go read the police file. It’s posted online. They are guilty!
Holy shit this made me actually cry. I believe the boys are innocent. Reminds me of the case that was made into a short series called "when they see us" about 5 teen boys being wrongfully accused in the 90s. They got out just like these boys did, but then still had their criminal records. Finally thankfully the real rapist actually confessed, and DNA evidence confirmed it was him, and the now men got their charges wiped clean. But they lost half their lives for nothing, too. Those cases make my heart hurt. And when I look at the photos of these 3 teens, and watch the videos of the trial, they seem so kind souled. I have wiccan friends and they are the nicest and kindest people in the world (obviously not all wiccans are like this, people are people some are good some are bad, but I'm just saying, you aren't evil just because you believe in a certain spiritual realm). Ugh I hope that they can be finally found not guilty one day. Maybe I am wrong, but I feel in my bones they are innocent, and that makes me so sad for them and their families. 6 young lives lost for nothing.
I was born and raised and still live in Arkansas. I'm about 2 hours from West Memphis. This case was so inflammatory. Those watching the case unfold, like myself, were constantly scratching their heads at it. Reasonable people could see that the evidence was mostly circumstantial. The whole case was weighed on Miskellies' "confession" (and that was what it was called at the time) that didn't seem to line up with the "facts" the prosecution was presenting. There was enough in that confession, and his testimony, that would make any sane person say, "hol' up". At first it seemed that Eckels fit the part and adored riling the media up with his antics. Then it got serious. At that point, you just begin to wonder if it isn't scapegoating the weird kids. Later, in all honesty, when they came up with that Alford Plea, the first time many of us had ever heard of it, we wondered why they didn't go all in on a retrial. We don't have much respect for the court system in West Memphis anymore.
Also, it's not really a small town. It's like overflow from Memphis. They got racetracks and lots of businesses, and really bad traffic. It's been that way since the 80's. Sure it's grown since then, but we would have called it a city.
Just curious you mention miskellys "confession"...did you ever feel like you could almost see the investigators making hand sign and mouthing words at miskelly to aid him along in his story..something about the inflections and cadence of the interview made me feel like I was actualy watching them do this as this seemed so obvious to me when I first saw the movie when I was about 10 years old..going back to it to listen a few years ago after it had been 20 years since this first time seeing it...I thought this happening was obvious when I was 10 years old, at thirty I found myself literally shouting at my monitor it was so incredibly obvious just from listening that they were feeding him and injecting words, events, timelines as they sat a few feat directly across from him making motions with their hand and writing things on legal tablets and hastenly pointing at what they wrote...like it was some twisted comedy skit..I wish I'd been a fly on the wall during these interviews
THIS!!!
You lived in the town therefore you think you're an expert? Oh I guess I'm an expert on all crime that's happened on my town.... sorry your opinion isn't worth more than anyone else's
@@amandamccormick5009 it seemed that he was unsure of what he was supposed to say but can't really say more than that.
@@amandamccormick5009 I'm not an expert. I was just recalling what it was like in those days. But it's a fact that West Memphis is not a small town. Not a huge city but not a small town. Where did you get the idea o was playing expert? That's a weird jump.
Damien is still shining a spotlight on the corruption of this entire case and I truly hope that one day Stevie, Michael, Christopher, Damien, Jason and Jessie can receive the justice that they've been deprived of all these years.
The boys were known to go to Robinhood Hills. After seeing an aerial view from that time period, one thing that stood out to me was there used to be a truck stop on the other side of the woods, and not far from where the boys were found. So sad to think someone got away with taking these beautiful babies out of this world.
I've actually spoken with Damian before. I strongly and wholeheartedly believe that they did not do it. This is a classic case of extreme injustice, they're even trying to get the case reopened to find who actually did it!
I was at the court house when they were released, she described this perfectly. They can’t sue, but Damien was on death penalty, and that’s reason they signed the deal. I just wouldn’t think a murder would go smear their blood everywhere vs someone cleaning out which is out of character. I think more evidence leans more towards the step father.
Terri Hobbs did it!!!
Agreed! I have said the same all along.
I have gone down the ‘rabbit hole’ numerous times since this happened about an hour from where I live and a close friend of mine lived in the same neighborhood and her son was a classmate of those 3 precious boys. Thanks for covering this Christiana!
Terry Hobbs is definitely guilty of murdering those sweet boys. I hope and pray that he faces justice in this lifetime.......HOWEVER......if he doesnt, he DEFINITELY will after he dies. God dont play. He's f%&*d!!!
I always thought it was the step father.
Agreed. Can't say he did it for sure, but those boys (men now) sure did not do it.
I support Damien 100% by supporting any endeavor he and his wife put out. I believe with all my heart and soul he is innocent.
And one more thing I wanted to add...Steven Branch's mother, Pam Hobbs went years saying the WM3 did the murders. She has now stated that she thinks the WM3 are INNOCENT. She also has stated that she thinks her ex husband Terry Hobbs could have been capable of the murders. Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks was sued by Terry Hobbs cause she said she thought he killed the kids. Terry was not successful with the lawsuit on Natalie and the lawsuit against her was dismissed. John Mark Byers, Christopher Byers step-dad, now is also deceased. Chris Byers mother died under unusual circumstances back when the documentaries were being filmed but John Mark Byers went many years stating the WM3 were Guilty of killing the 3 little boys. Several years before his death he also went public and stated that Damien, Jason and Jessie were innocent and that they did not kill his son or the other 2 boys.
I believe John Buyers and Terry murdered those baby’s. I’ll always believe that. After all these years watching and investigation, there’s no doubt in my mind.
i'm in school to be a coroners assistant and this case is the one that has always inspired me the most. i grew up watching this case and the huge injustices surrounding it and the fact that it's still unsolved is beyond scary. the documentaries made about this are incredible and i'm so glad your decided to cover this because i love love love hearing your point of view!!! i personally think it was john mark byers...he was an absolute nutcase OR terry hobbs, stevie branch's stepfather. but i don't think if it was either of them or anyone else that, for that matter, we'll ever know the truth...but the way the two stepfathers acted thorough out the various interviews and documentaries (paradise lost -- is a trilogy of documentaries and in my opinion, the best and most thorough documentaries) along with different witnesses (family members...etc.) just always made me lean in their direction...and it gives me chills to this day watching them on camera! thank you once again for an amazing video especially with all the research and preparing you do! xo!
I remember this case. It was heartbreaking for so many reasons 💔
Terry Hobbs the stepfather of one of the boys had previously worked in a slaughter house, The way the boys had been tied up was a method often used on animals at the slaughter house where Terry Hobbs worked.
He is so sketchy and I bet he killed them
After so much research into this case that involved hours of sifting through discovery and affidavits… I believe terry hobbs committed this crime and I also believe he had help!
@@kyliemontgomery8610 do you think it was John Mark Byers? I still go back and forth on how involved he was..
@@melaniemoroz5077 I do not believe mark Byers was involved at all. There’s lots that makes me think that but the most telling is the 911 calls. Michael moores family called 911 right away… mark Byers had an alibi and he also called 911. Terry Hobbs didn’t call 911 until he had to pick up Pam from work and finally knew he had no choice
@@melaniemoroz5077 terry Hobbs is the only one who does not have a substantiated alibi for the hours in question. During those hours mark Byers was confirmed to be seen searching for the boys alongside the moors family
Christina is there anyway you could cover my friends murder of him and his 2 young sons? His name is Andrew Hintt and while he was no angel, he surely loved his boys. It’s a recent case and it still hurts 💔
Send her an email. She gives her email at the beginning of the video
Such a sad case. 🙏🙏
So sorry 🙏🏻😞💪🏼🍀🕊️
He killed his kids then himself
@@knightoftheislandcounter3330 They have video evidence of the actual murderer. Why do people always feel obligated to speak on things they know nothing about?
Going through this case I believe they are innocent. I have my suspicions of the father who pulled his teeth out in an interview who said he can’t bite nobody. But had his teeth pulled after the murders.
*August 19, 2011 all three were released after taking the Alfred Plea (not August 2019)
I love your videos Christina! I’m so glad you’re covering this case. When I lived in NYC I was able to interview Damien Echols and his wife a couple of times and they are just wonderful people♥️
To anyone that might be reading this, I wish that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life... even tho current times are challenging and some of you might go through tough times now I sincerely wish everyone that happiness enters your hearts and let all the stress and sadness vanish out of your life...as you know nothing in life is ever easy, but what's important is that you keep going!
you're worthy of love and happiness, never allow anyone to tell you otherwise! It can be extra hard sometimes but stay strong and hang in there, your life matters, no one can replace you, I'm thankful you're born and I'm sure your struggles will pass soon! Hang in there my friend 🙏 I wish all of you plenty of health and strength during these tough times. remember you are strong, you got this! never forget that!
sending much love over towards all of you, May god or whatever you might believe in bless you the way you need it to!
♥️🌟
I accept thank you
Ditto!
BACK AT YOU MY SWEET SOUL!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! 💕
That felt like a much needed message from God. Blessings to you my friend. 💜💫🙏✝️✌
this is the worst case of a police misconduct I have never heard of...the bad thing is that these 3 poor guys don't have any legal recourse for half of their life spent in prison for nothing that is why the State agreed to the alfed plea so that they didn't have to admit their failure
yeah and they would have to pay up millions for that. damien was in solitary for 18 YEARS!! the amazing thing is he started meditating and getting more into his spirituality and ended up being able to sort of “forgive” them for everything. i guess at a certain point you’re tired of being mad and just want to enjoy the life you now have. i highly recommend damien’s books, they’re a good read.
Plus, the plea was all-or-nothing. Either all three got it, or none of them did. Jason Baldwin didn't want to accept it, but he knew Damien could be executed if he didn't, so he accepted it.
@@petrosinella Jason Baldwin also turned down a great deal at sixteen years old, he just had to testify against Damien. He said that Damien was innocent, and he refused the plea deal. Incredible. ☮️💜
I followed every step of this case when it came out. My cousin and I met some of the people in the case. So glad to see this video.
Girl I been waiting for you to do this. I have followed and watched all the documentaries on this case for probably 20 yrs now. Absolutely heartbreaking. For the victims. ALL the victims meaning the boys dead, their families, the boys now men that were accused and their families. This case has a way of sucking you in. 1st you can’t believe how it happened as well as the outcome. I don’t believe they will ever get honest answers. I in myself feel it was the stepfather Terry Hobbs who had 30-45 min around 5pm unaccounted for and lied about his alibi. Prayers of peace for them all.
There is another story from Arkansas you may want to look into - The boys on the tracks. About 2 teens ran over by a train, and later discovered to have already been dead before the train hit them. Lots of cover ups in this story.
Yes! I am from AR. Those boys were from Alexander, AR. There is so much cover up and . And another AR case, (Christina Randall), is the Christmas massacre in 1987..I am not sure if you have covered it. He killed 16 people in over a week; most were his own family.
Are you talking about the Bill Clinton (& his brother) connected murders?
@@Lucretciela yes, lots of high ranking people involved.
I remembering reading the book,it was a huge cover up ,I would love to find out more about this case.
@@mcclendon5434 Ronald Gene Simmons. We studied him in my criminal psych class because I went to college less than 10 miles from where that happened. Kids who knew the murdered children were attending college there when I was there. He was a nut job.
This was the case that REALLY got me interested in TRUE CRIME a loooonnnggggg time ago.
Yea i first seen the doc back in the day and it shattered my innocence, like "kids can get killed while playing?"
Same
Same. I live an hour from west Memphis and always feel so erry when you pass the car wash
Finally!!!!! Just started video but have been hoping you would cover this case!!! Am commenting during your “good morningx3” and am SOOO excited to hear your thoughts on this one!!❤️❤️❤️
I know it's off subject, but I just wanted to say that I think you're an amazing mother and person, Christina! It's been an honor to be subscribed to your channels and to listen to these cases. Thanks for everything!
I live in West Memphis & everyone who lives here have always thought this was an injustice. Terry Hobbs moved out of state because everyone knows he did it!
I grew up there (a while after) and it's so true. Even in interviews he acted so guilty.
He's deceased now...
I agree. He has no soul.
@@carynjones2796 no he's not. He's alive
I just commented saying that I thought since the first time I saw a video about this case that it was one of the boy's dads. Didn't realize he was a stepdad. I apologize
This case haunts me. After the documentary paradise lost. To think the real killer is still out there
Paradise Lost is inaccurate and slanted
Its gotta be Terry
@@heathernikki5734 shut up
That documentary was awful 😞 the beginning images I'll never be able to get out of my head.
@@shannonokonski4680 yea after i seen it i cant imagine a kid having to go through that.
This wasn’t long enough, some cases deserve a lot more time, this is one of those cases. Too much was left out for people to truly understand. I love your channel and I’m just trying to help.
Yes, it may have to be a 2 parter, but if your fans are asking for it and wanting it, they will watch. 💕
Go to Stephanie harlowe podcast or utube and type in west Memphis three, she has 8 separate parts on this case several hours of it and I found out so much more about this case and I'm still convinced the Memphis three are innocent, I have believed those three convicted, were innocent from the very start , one of the stepdad s had his teeth pulled and another stepfather wasn't even investigated for years, his name Terry Hobbs and the one who got his teeth pulled was John mark byers, absolutely no evidence against the west Memphis three, I will always believe the guilty is still walking the streets of Memphis, and enjoying their life, while the three innocent boys set in prison all those years and one of them on death row , and lost so many years of their lives, while the guilty just going on with life like nothing ever happened,
You cover this really well. I've studied this since 96 and your coverage is fantastic. Well done, especially with such delicate content.
I have researched and researched since the beginning of 2000. The 3 teenagers were completely innocent. I graduated hs in 1999 all gothed out listening to Marilyn Manson and etc. It could have been me and my friends busted for the same crime and innocent as hell. If you haven't, go watch paradise lost 1,2, and 3. It will show you who did it. In my opinion, it was Terry Hobbs....or the other..I can't remember his name. But no, they did those teens so wrong. I'm so so glad they are all out and living their best lives. Thank you Christina, for covering the WM3. SENDING LOVE ❤
I believe it was Terry H and John Buyers. I’ve been following this case as well since the beginning!! All of the docs, Buyers was just crazy… he tried way too hard to look innocent. I knew he was the one and I feel the same way about Terry. They absolutely are the ones!
@@katywitt9043 absolutely! I'm right there with you!
I DEFINITELY think it was Terry Hobbs. I've researched this case extensively. Great video Christina ✌️❤🙂
Same
Definitely.
Agreed. I hope they get the further dna testing that they've asked for and that it proves what happened that night. Also, I believe that the damage to the little boys private areas were also from turtles. I don't think there was any mutilation.
I also have done hours of research and I agree with you!
I've followed this case since I was a kid and I agree
Christina, thank you for sharing the information of this really disturbing case. I pray the little boys' killers will be brought to justice before more are harmed. I pray your children will be safe.
Stevie's mom said that her son ALWAYS had his pocket knife ON HIM.
So she was shocked to find it among Terry Hobbs' (Stevie's stepdad's) knife collection years later.
She asked him, 'how could you have it...it woulda been on him' (Stevie).
At first he claimed he didn't even know he had it...but he eventually changed his story and claimed that he'd 'confiscated' the pocket knife before the boys went missing. But he could never give her a justifiable reason as to why he woulda needed to do so.
She said that was a major red flag for her...that as soon as she found it...she was convinced in her heart that it was Terry.
Plus...they found one of Terry's hairs in one of the shoelaces that tied the boys up.
I hope that, 30 yrs after those boys were murdered, law enforcement will finally stop protecting the killer(s) and start doing there job
where was terry in the time-frame the murders took place? and then where were the 3 guys accused in same time-frame?
Omg!! You should definitely be a history teacher. If someone could have taught me history the way you tell stories…. Surely everyone would love the subject
So do research and you won be so far back
So sad on so many different levels! Although what those little boys went through is unthinkable I feel like the three who were accused basically endured a witch hunt. Tragic that saving face and arresting somebody - seemingly anybody - trumps actually finding and convicting a killer with actual evidence… I wonder if any similar crimes were committed in the region while the three accused men were incarcerated?
no. They pushed satanic panic here but this was an isolated thing. As soon as the dna evidence still existing was exposed thanks to Mara Leveritt; Terry Hobbs was rude and argumentative to tons of us on facebook. I think most WM3 supporters strongly suspect he is the culprit, and there's a lot of videos on youtube that made us feel that way.
Sometimes I just listen to Christina when my anxiety is so bad. It gives me a little break from what I’m doing and when I go back I’m much more calm. Just her voice helps me. ❤
I remember following you 18 months earlier and I'm so glad your channel has grown so much! I can't believe you're at a million plus followers! You go girl, get that 💰
I always get so excited when I see a new video pop up in my notifications!! Thank you so much Christina for all your hard work on these cases! 💕 Absolutely love your hair btw! 💕
I felt so badly for everyone involved….the poor family of the victims and of course the accused. I never believed they were guilty and I feel like they didn’t have anyone to stand up for them. I am so happy they were finally freed.Christina I would love to get your insight on the Darlie Routier case. The innocence project has recently taken her case on. Love you
Oh, I didn’t know the innocence project had recently taken her case on! 😳 I am still very much on the fence about whether or not she did it. But I would LOVE to hear what Christina thinks about it!
@@stephanie90734 I am not so sure …interested to see what they find
I'm on the fence about Darlie. It's like the Ramsey case for me. I think I have it figured out, then I learn new information and question myself.
I'm from Arkansas and I remember when all of this took place and those boys were straight up RAILROADED! It was awful. There are people here that still believe that they're guilty. The whole thing was and is a horrible mess. 😪
I’m from here too. They DID do it.
@@LiferenewaltherapyWhat's your proof?
Christina you talk about the BEST cases!!! I followed this case from the beginning & was obsessed !!!!
Keep up the good work and thank you for all your hard work ❤❤
I remember when this happened and it was a huge story nationwide. I've never believed the 3 teens did it. This is small town corruption at it's finest. They didn't like the Hesher kids ( that's what we use to call Heavy metal , weed smoking , out casts , and I'm from Los Angeles ) ... they wanted to make everyone feel safe and to look like heroes so they targeted these teens as the villains and went after the weakest of them to get that false confession. This should have never gone to trial. The DA and all the detectives etc involved are corrupt as sh-t. I lean towards the Step Dad.
I am so happy to hear you covering this case! This is the case that got me into true crime in the first place. Just the fact that there’s no way to know who exactly did these killings, and that the trial was a total kangaroo court, intrigued me and got me into more cases just like this.
I was hoping you would do a video on this some day ❤️ I was a gothy teen myself and I remember how heartbreaking this case was to me.
Thank you for covering this ❤️
I’m from Jonesboro Arkansas where these guys went to court. It was crazy all the time. So glad they are out!
This case just breaks my heart, as far as I know, these little boys still haven't gotten the justice they need 😭😭
I live in Memphis and the general opinion of most people ( this is a topic at a lot of gatherings) is that the step father did it, not the one Damian accused ( later apologized and retracted). Those three did not do it and were just victims of a small town and their small minds.
Terri Hobbs!
Damian and his Degenerates are guilty--- execute them !!!!!!
Good old terri hobbs
I also looked sideways at Mark Byers after it came out that one of the boys had a bite mark and then Byers had his teeth pulled. But I grew to like him. Now I definitely think Hobbs is involved.
Corruption in AR…imagine that! (I live in AR so I’m not badmouthing anyone’s state, just my own!)
I'm from Memphis also and you 100% right. We all know they didnt do it.
I’m from Chicago but my family is from Arkansas and we have a summer home in West Memphis.. when I say this is the most nostalgic place in the world. Even to this day you could never tell something so horrific could happen in such a quiet calm place.
I remember seeing a movie about this... And then some similar cases on ID discovery...
Makes me worry and wonder how many people are wrongfully convicted, just so that the investigators have a culprit.
I get so excited every time I get a notification that a new video of yours has been uploaded!!! Love you, girl!! ❤❤
Ya, I used to feel the same way. But this stupid video hasn't been rescreched
In fact now I don't trust her videos anymore. I'm thinking of inscribing
When that one kid on the stand described the beliefs of wiccans I felt he was innocent. Bc unlike “Bible thumpers” Wiccan’s don’t believe in “satan”. And I say “Bible thumpers” to refer to the type of Christians who use Christianity as a weapon. Just like they did on those innocent boys. They clearly don’t even care about the victims bc they aren’t even bothered enough to open the case back up. It wasn’t about justice. It was about discriminating and throwing away the “alternative kids”. It’s sickening that they took 20 years away from innocent teenagers and since they can’t blame it on Devil worshippers they don’t seem to care who killed those children.
I can remember this being reported in the news, but i never knew the details that you have disclosed Christina. So thank you for that, and hopefully the case will be finally re-opened & solved!! As a grandmother, & i believe a decent human being , i cannot even begin to understand the mind of the animal ...that tortured these beautiful children so horrifically.
Please keep reminding us to like your videos. I'm usually cooking, cleaning or getting ready for work while watching your videos and I forget. 💜
I don't know how the victims families survived this ATROCITY!
I think it was the abusive stepdad! Cleaning his stepsons room, SUSCPICIOUS! And stepdad wasn't even investigated, ABSURD! Such a SHAME that those boys were profiled and 20 years of their lives wasted in prison! Not to mention the families of the boys, KNOWING that their sons were innocent! CRAZY that those investigators got away with the cover-up! They will meet their maker someday!
I completely agree with you. Especially with his hair being found in the shoe laces. Super suspish.
And how the crime scene was meticulously cleaned up
Angela B. Yep, they better pack for the heat🔥
This case has always infuriated me. Those 3 teens are innocent! I hate that they gave up their rights to sue LE/the city for wrongful imprisonment, but I also completely understand their reasons for doing so. They just wanted their freedom. It's a shame that those 3 little boys still haven't received justice and may never.
It's taken me a couple days to finally watch this. I heard Damen speak on a podcast called midnight gospel and looked him up. the case broke my heart. It also rang eerily close to a case in my family. I pray one day these types of truths will come out.
I've honestly never heard this story before, and after listening to it and reading the comments, my heart hurts so much for this families. As a mom of three boys I couldn't imagine something like this happening to one of them. My heart also hurts for the families of the boys who were accused of doing it, from the details, I definitely don't think it was them. & reading these comments makes me 100% think it was the step dad.. So sad for everyone involved..
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“Y’all already know, y’all are my babies!”
or any of your adorable phrases 🫶🏼
Like maybe,
“Good morning, good morning, good morning!” ☀️
or
“Good morning my lovelies, my beauties, my friends!” 💋
I would rock any of those, hands down 🙌🏼
Look at her merch. I have the Y'all already know hoodie.
@@trishnelson5944 oh sweet…she does have them?? 🤩
@@cali.girllivinnnevada8 check just below the video at her merch.
I definitely need to get me some merch.
Please tell me there’s a “COULD YOU EVEN IMAGINE??” hoodie.
This case is crazy! Been following this one for years, so tragic in many different ways. Thanks so much for doing it, great job of cutting it down to the important points.
I know this is old, but I appreciate how you’re covering it. Thanks for not further violating these boys by detailing their injuries.
The corruption going on within the West Memphis police department while this case was being investigated is crazy. I wouldn’t trust any of them to work a case like this at the time.
I’m from Arkansas and live only 30 mins from West Memphis, I never knew this happened. Thank you for uploading this Christina
You should definitely Google and watch alllll the documentaries done on this case. They are all very good
@@AnnieFarmer113 all 3 of the docs are on Hulu.
@@kathyvoyles204 okay! Thank you! There was another series on Oxygen “the forgotten west Memphis three” but I’m not sure where you can find that one currently.
I hadn’t heard of this case. Oh man. Those boys were still just babies. 8 years old! It’s heartbreaking and something the family will _never_ get over 😢😢
Watch the movie. It has Resea Witherspoon as one of the boys mommas.
Devil's Knot.
Christina is so beautiful! Inside and out! A joy to watch in this sad, dark world. We need more sweet loving people like you!
Heartbreaking case. Glad you're covering it.
Thank you Christina for saying people all over the world need love and prayers, because horrible things are happening everywhere, and lots of people are suffering, but some places get more media attention than others!
Agree, the world needs help & our prayers 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I followed this case for years and years. I think it was 100 percent terry and his friend. I feel like there’s no way it isn’t. It makes me so mad that these three boys were brutally murdered and another three boys were wrongfully accused while the real killer or killers watched from afar thinking he got away with it. So sick.
Christina I'm 1000% in agree with you over the three guys and it's terrifying and scary on not knowing on who done this to these three boys Christina Thank you for this case I have never never ever heard about this sad and disturbing case
Hey Christina, I came from Facebook…. Love your content!!
I've heard of this case but surprisingly I didn't know the details. I know a lot of true crime but I didn't know this one. Good grief I cried when the boys were found in the condition they were in. I CAN NOT IMAGINE. I have a 9 yo as you know Christina and that one hits me in the ❤️. But these cases need to be told so we remember them. On that note thank you for your research Christina,❤️🙂have a great weekend friend!!
I'm from the area and this case is the case that got me into true crime. I've followed it from the time I was 12 years old and I'm 41 now. I'm so glad Damien, Jason and Jesse are free BUT true justice has not and likely will not ever be served.
Love your down to earth style. Do you have certain days and times you do live patreons. ✨
I hope they get these charges off of them because that is totally ridiculous to release them and force them to bear a burden of guilt that they never were supposed to carry. It’s awful.