Monday afternoon the final suspect in her murder case entered a guilty plea but will be walking free. Jason Autry walked into a Hardin County courtroom with the Bobo family sitting steps away.
Autry entered a guilty plea to facilitation of especially aggravated kidnapping and solicitation to commit first-degree murder. The sentence was eight years, but with credit served, Autry is a free man. Autry will still be monitored through supervised release as a result of an unrelated federal charge. And he wants to show everybody that he has reformed himself. Prosecutors gave Autry partial immunity in return for his testimony three years ago in trial against Zach Adams, who investigators say shot and killed Bobo.
Adams was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping in the case. Adams is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 50 years , and earlier this summer his request for a new trial was denied. An Alford plea means a defendant accepts a guilty plea without an admission of guilt. They said Autry had been cooperative with prosecutors since early in the investigation.
Adams was sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years. Adams is appealing his conviction. His brother, John Dylan Adams, also reached a deal with prosecutors. He is serving 35 years in prison. Bobo was 20 when she vanished from their home in rural Parsons, Tennessee, in April , prompting a massive search of woods, fields and farms in west Tennessee.
Her remains were found more than three years later, in September , by two ginseng hunters in woods not far from her home, about miles kilometers southwest of Nashville. When they removed Holly's body from the truck, they heard a sound and Holly moved. Holly was still alive. Jason looked around the area to see if anyone was around. There was nobody in the area and he told Zach it was clear. Zach shot Holly in the back of the head.
They decided to put Holly's body in the back of the truck just in case there was somebody around who may have heard something. Jason went home. He later asked Zach what he did with Holly's body and he told him that he dumped Holly's body at Kelly Ridge.
He said that they took turns raping her and drugged her to the point that they thought she was dead. Jason testified that a few days after Holly was killed, Zach offered him money to kill Dylan. Zach told him that Dylan was talking too much about what had happened that day. Jason agreed to do it but later changed his mind.
The Prosecution called Rebecca Earp, Zach's ex girlfriend, to give evidence. Rebecca told the Court that Zach had turned to methamphetamine and morphine after his grandmother passed away. According to Rebecca , her relationship with Zach was not a good one. They fought a lot and he threatened her at times.
On the day of Holly's disappearance, Zach told her he was going to haul scrap metal. He called her later that day but instead of using his own phone, he used his brother's phone. Rebecca saw Zach that afternoon and testified that he had what looked like fingernail scratches on his neck and arms. When a TV news report featured Holly's case, Zach said that police would never be able to find her. When they next argued, he told her that he would tie her up just like he did Holly Bobo and no one would ever see her again.
Inmates who were incarcerated with Zach testified that he asked them to tell Dylan that he had better shut up or "he would find himself in a hole next to Holly. Other witnesses gave evidence about the scratches they observed on Zach and confessions he made about his involvement in Holly's death and statements he made such as:.
Marco Ross,the Medical Examiner who carried out the Autopsy, gave evidence. He identified a bullet hole that entered the back, right side of the skull and exited through the lower front and said that Holly's death was unquestionably murder, likely dealt from a. It was the Defense's case that Zach was not guilty. They argued that the police were under pressure to close the investigation.
His lawyer told the Court:. The cell records showed that his phone had pinged in a different location. It was their case that a different man was responsible. Terry Britt. Terry was investigated by the police as he was a convicted sex offender and lived close to Holly.
They argued that his alibi was weak and that Holly's cousin Natalie told police that Terry was staring at them in the days before Holly disappeared. But the Jury did not agree with the Defense. They found Zach guilty on all charges and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 50 years for the kidnapping and rape convictions.
Dylan Adams entered an Alford plea. As part of the agreement, he pled guilty to the charges of facilitation of first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to 15 years for facilitation of first-degree murder and 35 years for especially aggravated kidnapping, which he is serving concurrently without parole.
Dylan Adams. Jason Autry pleaded guilty to solicitation to commit murder and facilitation to especially aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to eight years for each charge. Two brothers,Jeffrey and Mark Pearcy , were charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact. Police believed, based on a statement provided by a witness, that they had knowledge of a video containing images of Holly alive, tied up and crying.
They deny that such a video exists. The charges against them were dropped. Shayne Austin committed suicide. This week marks 10 years since the disappearance and murder of University of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. Three men have been charged in the case. Below is a timeline of her disappearance and the investigation that followed:. Holly Bobo, a nursing student at the University of Tennessee, Parsons Campus, wakes early to study for an exam scheduled for 8am.
Her father spoke to her about an hour later for what would become the last time. According to the Jackson Sun, she was sitting at the dining room table when she left. Holly spoke with Hannah Reece, a classmate, and texted back and forth all morning. Holly's boyfriend calls. Drew Scott had been hunting on Holly's grandmother's property. Drew called Holly to tell her that at relative spotted him and did not recognize him.
Drew had to explain who he was and what he was doing at the time. Bobo's neighbor said he heard a scream as he left for work.
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