Holly Bobo, Why?

"Please don't forget what this is all about and that's Justice for Holly"
-Karen Bobo, Holly's mother. 

My daughter was born in 1989; Holly Bobo was born in 1990. My daughter was enrolled as a student in the medical field; Holly was a nursing student. My daughter is alive and well, Holly was murdered. My daughter is married with two children, Holly will never be.

Holly Bobo was kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered on April 13, 2011. She was on her way to nursing school; she was 20 years of age. It was a typical spring morning until a man came into the garage and led her away on from the rural family home in Parsons, Tennessee. Screams were heard by neighbors and law enforcement was called. She was seen by her brother, Clint, walking into the woods by a man who Clint thought was her boyfriend. Clint was wrong, it was not her boyfriend. This was the last moment a loved one would see Holly alive.

Three men, Zachary Rye Adams, his brother John Dylan Adams, and Jason Wayne Autry are awaiting trial for her kidnapping, rape, and murder. A fourth man Shayne Kyle Austin identified as a person of interest, committed suicide in room #37 at the El Jon Motel located in Bartow, FL, on February 23, 2015. 

Tracey D. Ellis,
El Jon Motel, Bartow, FL

These four men are known as the A-Team. Could even more arrests be made? The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation advised of the possibility. It seems impossible to imagine so many men, together, committing such evil viciousness. How? How can this happen? How can any man stand around and take their turn raping a defenseless 5'3", 110 pound young woman? It is not only sickening and disgusting, it is unimaginable. There may have been six or more taking their revolting part. Did her cries and terror cause arousal? It must have. She was raped repeatedly. One of the accused is over 6"6' and 280 pounds. None of these men are teenagers, they all grown, some with their own children, even daughters. All have been convicted of various crimes throughout their lives. One common denominator was the use of Meth.

(A Special Thank You to Heather Cohen)

Her skull and a few more skeletal remains were found on Sunday, September 7, 2014. It is believed the accused and accomplices moved Holly's remains several times to prevent the discovery of her intact body. The trial(s) are slotted to begin April 3, 2017. Due to what is described as “voluminous” amounts of discovery, the presiding judge, Judge C. Creed McGinley has described the upcoming trial(s) as “like none we have seen before.”

Charges and Counts against:Zachary Rye Adams, Jason Wayne Autry and John “Dylan” Adams

The Grand Jurors of the State of Tennessee, duly selected, empaneled, sworn and charged to inquire for the body of Decatur, in the State aforesaid, upon their oath, present:

That Zachary Rye Adams, Jason Wayne Autry, and John Dylan Adams, heretofore, to-wit: between April 12, 2011 and September 8, 2014, before the finding of this indictment, in the County and State aforesaid, did unlawfully and …

Count 1: …with the intent to commit Kidnapping kill Holly Lynn Bobo in the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate Kidnapping First Degree Murder; with the intent to commit Kidnapping kill in the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate Kidnapping, thereby committing the offense of First Degree Murder.

Count 2:  …knowingly remove or confine Holly Lynn Bobo so as to interfere substantially with the liberty of the said Holly Lynn Bobo, and the removal and confinement was accomplished with a deadly weapon or by display of an article used or fashioned to lead the said Holly Lynn Bobo to reasonably believe the article to be a deadly weapon, thereby committing the offenses of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping. 

Count 3: …knowingly remove or confine Holly Lynn Bobo so as to interfere substantially with the liberty of the said Holly Lynn Bobo, and said Holly Lynn Bobo did suffer serious bodily injury thereby committing the offense of Especially Aggravated Kidnapping.

Count 4: …with the intent to commit Rape kill Holly Lynn Bobo in the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate rape, thereby committing the offense of First degree Murder.

Count 5: …intentionally, knowingly or recklessly sexually penetrate Holly Lynn Bobo by the use of force or coercion, while armed with a weapon or article used or fashioned on a manner to lead Holly Lynn Bobo reasonably to believe it to be a weapon, thereby committing the offense of Aggravated Rape.

Count 6: …intentionally, knowingly or recklessly sexually penetrate and cause bodily injury to Holly Lynn Bobo, thereby committing the offense of Aggravated Rape.

Count 7: …intentionally, knowingly and recklessly sexually penetrate Holly Lynn Bobo by the use of force or coercion, while being aided and abetted by one or more other persons, thereby committing the offense of Aggravated Rape.

Count 8: …intentionally, and with premeditation kill Holly Lynn Bobo, thereby by committing the offense of Murder First Degree.

****Many resources were used in the search for Holly. One great organization utilized was Community United Effort or CUE. Please watch the following video and consider contributing to the cause of locating the missing.