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The Disappearance and Murder of Holly Bobo has been ongoing since April 13, 2011 from her family home in Darden, Tennessee. She was last seen alive by her brother shortly before 8 a.m. walking into the woods outside her home with a man wearing camouflage. In September 2014, her remains were found in northern Decatur County, Tennessee and her death was ruled a homicide. Zachary Adams and John Dylan Adams and a friend of Zach's, Jason Autry were charged with her murder. On September 22, 2017, a jury found Zach Adams guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 50 years. He maintains his innocence. In January 2018, Zach's brother, Dylan, accepted an Alford plea and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Autry chose to make a plea bargain with prosecutors, whereby he would testify against Zach in exchange for a significantly reduced sentence. On September 16, 2020, after accepting a deal that reduced his sentence to eight years of time served, Autry was released from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Autry subsequently recanted his entire testimony against Zach and confirmed that he was then given access to the discovery material, allowing him to synchronize his testimony with the available evidence. In January 2024, Zach Adams filed a petition that his conviction be overturned on the basis of this new evidence. He is now requesting post-conviction relief and a new trial. |