How could Jerry Hobbs have murdered his own daughter?
Monster Dad: Why did Jerry Hobbs murder his own daughter?
Top Story: A rational explanation can be found in unimpeded alcoholism.
Parents in the quiet community of Zion, Illinois were "shocked"after the fatal stabbings of eight-year-old Laura Hobbs and her best friend, 9-year-old Krystal Tobias, by Laura's father, Jerry Brandon Hobbs lll. State Attorney Michael Walker said, "there isn't any rational explanation for what happened,"while Zion Police Chief Doug Malcolm intoned, "This sort of thing just doesn't happen here."
Yet, Hobbs had reportedly been arrested 29 times in the last 15 years for committing violent acts. Once, "a drunken Hobbs chased neighbors with a chainsaw"while screaming at his girlfriend and mother of his child, Sheila Hollabaugh, "I'll kill you."He was last released ...
