If Trees Could Talk

Overview

On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys (Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers) were reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. The following day all three boys were found dead, stripped naked, bound, and mutilated in the Robin Hood Hills. Believed to be a satanic ritual committed by three neighborhood teenagers, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. However, on August 19, 2011 the three accused would be released on an Alford plea. Leading many to question, if they did not do it, who did? Resulting in fingers pointing to community members, family friends, and even the parents of the victims. One such parent, Terry Hobbs, the step-father of victim Steve Branch being a commonly speculated perpetrator. In 2023, Terry Hobbs invited filmmaker Jonathan Doe, and podcaster Andrew Dodge, into his home to share his side of events and to answer the looming question of who killed those three boys back in 1993.