My aspiration is that we can obtain additional DNA testing and integrate that with our existing data to formulate a profile of the actual murderer, he stated.

However, the attorney acknowledges the existence of another distinct possibility, a theory he finds difficult to dismiss despite its unsettling nature.

In 2007, DNA analysis revealed a partial match linking Moore to Branch’s stepfather, Terry Hobbs, while another test identified a partial match at the crime scene associated with Hobbs alibi witness, David Jacoby.

Investigators have exonerated both men, who have consistently denied any connection to the case. Hobbs even authored a memoir detailing the aftermath of the trial, including the alleged threats and harassment he endured after amateur sleuths identified him as a possible suspect.

Nevertheless, Stidham expressed that his team has yet to completely trace Hobbs whereabouts on the night the boys were murdered, leaving him hesitant to dismiss any possibilities.

While he remains optimistic that his investigative efforts, along with a request for new testing, will ultimately fulfill his long-standing commitment to Misskelley, Stidham, who is now a judge in Arkansas, shared that the process of writing his book and piecing together the events has provided him with a sense of closure regarding the traumatic experiences and public backlash he encountered in 1993 when he first engaged with the case.

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