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  • Holly Bobo: Remains Found and Identified

    Holly Bobo, a nursing student from rural Parsons, Tennessee, went missing back in 2011. Her brother was the last to see her–walking toward the woods with a man dressed in camouflage. He mistakenly believed the man was Holly’s boyfriend. She was never seen again.

    Human remains discovered on Sunday, not far from her hometown, have been confirmed as hers. She was just twenty years old when she disappeared.

    Holly Bobo’s remains were found on property that belongs to Zachary Rye Adams’ family. He was previously charged with kidnapping and murdering the young woman. He and a second man also charged in her disappearance–Jason Autry–have pleaded not guilty.

    Keith Byrd took over as sheriff of Decatur County, Tennessee just days before the remains of Holly Bobo were discovered. When first taking office, he pledged to bring her case to a close.

    “The finding of her body was more of a relief than anything,” Byrd said in an interview with ABC News. “They had already come to grips with the idea that she was dead.”

    The Huffington Post reports that two men found a skull on the aforementioned property. It is uncertain as to whether an entire body–or just the skull–was found. What matters, of course, is that Holly Bobo was identified, and now her family can finally make plans to lay her to rest.

    Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn said during a news conference that ‘the Bobo investigation has been the most expensive and exhaustive in TBI history, and is not over yet.’

    Holly Bobo’s family is expected to make a statement to the media some time on Tuesday.

  • Missing Student Nurse: Murder Charge Filed In Case

    Zachary Rye Adams, a suspect in the case of missing Tennessee nursing student Holly Lynn Bobo, was charged with murder and aggravated kidnapping. He is currently held without bond and is scheduled to be brought before the court on March 11 in Tennessee’s Decatur County.

    A week before the announcement was made on Wednesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations searched Adams’ property in Holladay, which was located around 15 miles north of where Bobo was last seen.

    Authorities believe that Adams was behind the disappearance of Bobo, who was last seen by her brother in April 2011. She was twenty years old and living with her family three hours outside of Nashville. Her older brother Clint in his witness statement said that he saw a man in hunting camouflage holding his sister by the arm and leading her into a wooded area near their home. He thought the man was her boyfriend, so he wasn’t alarmed.

    The District Attorney General, Hansel McCadams stated that they believe they can prove Bobo was taken by force without consent, but did not give details regarding the evidence against Adams. They added that they also believe that she had been killed in perpetration of her kidnapping, leading them to file a case against the suspect. The 29-year-old Adams is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and first-degree felony murder. If found guilty, Adams could face the death penalty.

    Authorities kept mum about whether Bobo’s remains had been found, but did not rule out the possibility of making another arrest. Tennessee Bureau of Investigations spokeswoman Illana Tate stated that the investigation is “still very active and ongoing.”

    Holly Bobo attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and was taking up nursing. She had already begun her clinical training at local hospitals, and was known to be a natural at taking care of patients. She was preparing to go to her classes on the morning of Wednesday, April 13, 2011 when she disappeared.

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