# Another abducted girl - Holly Bobo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658 "2011-04-16T22:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/1 "2011-04-16T22:00:05Z")
This one hits too close to home. I have distant relatives named Bobo. Some Aunts & Uncles by marriage that I knew as a kid. They’ve been dead over thirty years. Still, it’s an unusual family name and I bet somewhere in the family tree there’s probably a common ancestor. It’s a different state and any family connection may be several generations back. This poor girl was taken from her parents home at 7 in the morning. Already been several days and that’s not a good sign. Not much to do except pray that they find her alive and unharmed. [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/16/search-resumes-missing-tennessee-woman/](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/16/search-resumes-missing-tennessee-woman/) [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/16/earlyshow/saturday/main20054568.shtml](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/16/earlyshow/saturday/main20054568.shtml) At least they have plenty of people searching. The local hunters should know those woods really well. > [@](#): > > Nunley tweeted Friday morning that authorities hoped to lead 200 people to search a specific area. They ended up with some 1,500 searchers, a Decatur County Sheriff Department operator told [Examiner.com](http://Examiner.com) Friday evening. > **[StockExaminer - AI-Powered Stock Chatbot](https://examiner.com)** > > Discover Stock Examiner, the AI-powered chatbot delivering instant, interactive stock charts, real-time financials, breaking news, stock screeners, and more—all in one seamless experience. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/2 "2011-04-16T22:11:37Z")
Something about this story smells fishy to me. Her older brother (she’s 20) claims to have seen a man dragging her into the woods, and he goes into the house and calls police? He doesn’t go after them and try to stop him? What kind of older brother does that? I have two brothers, and I’m one hundred percent sure that both of them would risk their lives to save mine, not duck into the house to call 911. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/3 "2011-04-16T22:20:35Z")
That’s true. Something does seem weird. Now they are saying the brother only saw someone talking to her and called 911 after finding blood outside. I bet the cops are suspicious. Who abducts a girl on foot? So far they are finding evidence they are in the woods somewhere. The guy didn’t have a get away car ready?? Very strange unless he lives close by. I hope the searchers find more stuff. Sounds like the girl is leaving stuff behind as a trail. They found her lunchbox earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/4 "2011-04-17T03:06:08Z")
I hope it is or isn’t a case like Elizabeth Smart. Where the guy keeps her as a slave and everything ends well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/5 "2011-04-17T03:09:10Z")
As my eyes flicked over the title, I thought it said [Hobo Kelly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_Kelly). ---
**Author:** ![palacheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@palacheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palacheck)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/6 "2011-04-17T03:16:29Z")
I’m pretty sure my reaction to seeing a relative of mine being dragged into the woods by **anyone** would be jumping up and running after them. Either the facts have been mixed up or the brother’s an especially cowardly person. Or he’s involved. ---
**Author:** ![Faelyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/7 "2011-04-17T03:32:18Z")
I live pretty close to there, and was just telling my fiance about everything said here and he just told me that one of the guys he works with, his wife goes to church with the mother of the girl, and the girl’s brother sincerely believed the man was the boyfriend until he saw the blood. But I still have a :dubious: reaction to it. Why the woods? Why not grab her from the front and into a get away car? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/8 "2011-04-17T05:23:57Z")
I wonder if this is a badly thought out kidnap? The news says country star Whitney Duncan is related to the family. Someone may want some money. If so, then maybe Holly hasn’t been harmed. It still doesn’t explain abducting someone and taking off on foot. That makes no sense at all. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/9 "2011-04-17T21:11:36Z")
They are using twitter extensively to raise support and give updates. A local reporter, will nunley, is giving twitter updates from the search command center. Most of the country music stars are sending support through twitter or facebook. This case could hinge on leads called in. They had another long day of searching Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/10 "2011-04-18T15:44:24Z")
GMA covered the case this morning. Several interviews. > **[Holly Bobo Reward Tripled by Tennessee Governor to $75,000](https://abcnews.go.com/US/holly-bobo-search-country-singer-whitney-duncan-pleads/story?id=13397819)** > > The governor of Tennessee tripled the reward to $75,000 for information leading to the discovery of missing Tennessee woman, Holly Bobo, who was kidnapped from outside her home and led into the woods by a shadowy stranger five days ago. I’ve been surprised at the turn out for searchers. Huge effort with ATV’s, horses and people on foot. Some people in my church even talked about driving over and helping. It’s about four hours from us. Right now, it sounds like they have all the people they need. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/11 "2011-04-18T17:01:42Z")
Before I even clicked the link I knew it’d be a pretty blonde white girl. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/12 "2011-04-18T18:40:33Z")
Tired and busted meme is tired and busted. We can’t _all_ be brunettes. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/13 "2011-04-21T03:53:26Z")
They had a candlelight memorial service tonight. They estimate over 3,000 people attended. > **[Twitpic](http://twitpic.com/4ndy5w)** > > Twitpic Some friends and I are driving over Friday evening with our ATV’s. We are all in the same deer club. We can’t sit by any longer. I’ve helped with search & rescue before with kids and hunters that got lost. The last time it was an elderly man that had wandered off from a nursing home. A criminal case like this will be different. The main thing is to get as many ATV’s and people searching as possible. From what I’ve read, that area is very heavily wooded and under populated. They’ll probably be over a thousand people searching again this weekend. Hopefully, by then they’ll have a better idea where to search. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/14 "2011-04-21T05:33:51Z")
Here’s the link to last nights prayer vigil. [http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14484203/vigil-held-to-mark-1-week-since-holly-bobos-disappearance](http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14484203/vigil-held-to-mark-1-week-since-holly-bobos-disappearance) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/15 "2011-04-21T13:05:57Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Before I even clicked the link I knew it’d be a pretty blonde white girl. My thoughts exactly. If she were brunette, or black, or male, would so many people turn out? And something seems fishy about it to me too. I hope the poor girl gets found, but I’ve got a little “runaway bride” skepticism going on. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/16 "2014-03-06T02:32:45Z")
Finally, an arrest has been made in the Holly Bobo case. Almost three years since she disappeared from her family’s driveway. This case struck too close to home for me. The [break in the case](http://wreg.com/2014/03/02/holly-bobo-case-day-3-of-tbi-search-on-adams-lane/) came last weekend. This [guy has a record of violence and drugs.](http://wreg.com/2014/03/04/affidavit-reveals-why-man-was-charged-during-holly-bobo-search/) I hope they have recovered remains and can finally give the family closure. [http://wreg.com/2014/03/05/arrest-in-holly-bobo-case/](http://wreg.com/2014/03/05/arrest-in-holly-bobo-case/) > [@](#): > > (Decatur County, TN) An arrest has been made in the missing person case of Holly Bobo. > > Zachary Adams has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and first degree felony murder. > > TBI would not answer whether it has recovered Holly Bobo’s remains. > > Prosecutors say they will consider the death penalty in this case. > > Members from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the office of the 24Th Judicial District Attorney General, Hansel McAdams, and the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement. > > Adams was arrested late last week after his property was searched. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/17 "2014-03-06T02:43:40Z")
This guy should have been locked up a long time ago. It’s sickening to read his long record of violence. He lived about a mile from the Bobo home. [http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24898062/holly-bobo-suspect-has-history-of-violence-against-women](http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24898062/holly-bobo-suspect-has-history-of-violence-against-women) > [@](#): > > And court records paint a dark portrait of a troubled man with a history of violence against women. > > In 2004, Adams even shot his own mother in the knee at point-blank range with a 9-millimeter handgun. > > At the time, Zach Adams was just 19. > > In a petition for an order of protection, Adams’ stepfather wrote, “We are in fear of our lives,” adding that Adams “is a danger to us and the community.” > > Then three months after Holly Bobo disappeared in 2011, Adams was in trouble again for assaulting another young woman. > > Rebecca Earp claimed in court documents that Adams assaulted her “by gripping my neck and pushing me to the floor.” > > As she tried to get away, Adams “was threatening to shoot me so I turned back around,” she said. > > That’s when “Adams pushed me against the truck and got me on the ground and started hitting me again.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/18 "2014-03-06T03:32:04Z")
15 min press conference with the Sheriff, TBI, and FBI. They briefly talk about the Grand Jury Indictment charging Zach Adams with aggravated Kidnapping and Felony Murder. > **[Video](https://www.wsmv.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9913906)** ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/19 "2014-03-06T10:04:43Z")
TBI still investigating. Could be more arrests. > [@](#): > > UPDATE on March 5, 10:00 p.m. – TBI said that Holly’s investigation is still very “active and ongoing”. They also said that there is the possibility of additional suspects. Interesting interview with Danielle Darnell. She’s known Zach Adams since childhood and knows the wooded property. TBI has interviewed her and her brother. She said this didn’t come as a surprise and confirms at least three others may be involved. [http://www.jacksonsun.com/VideoNetwork/3272945025001/Childhood-friend-of-Zach-Adams-hopes-for-answers-in-Bobo-search](http://www.jacksonsun.com/VideoNetwork/3272945025001/Childhood-friend-of-Zach-Adams-hopes-for-answers-in-Bobo-search) I know this small rural community has to be hurting. Everybody knows each other and to find out someone this violent was hiding in plain sight has to be unsettling. Adams had some meth charges but wasn’t a registered sex offender. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658/20 "2014-03-06T10:13:38Z")
forgot the link on the investigation [http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/TBI-Announces-Indictment-in-Holly-Bobo-Disappearance-Case-248620481.html](http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/TBI-Announces-Indictment-in-Holly-Bobo-Disappearance-Case-248620481.html) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658.md?page=2)