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The latest from the courtroom
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Miss parts of the Holly Bobo trial? WREG has been covering the proceedings since day one and have all the testimony on our website. Click on the day below to review the evidence: Day One: Opening Statements/ Holly’s mother and father testify Day Two: Zachary Adam’s ex: “He said he would tie me up just like Holly Bobo” Day Three: Holly’s skull is found/ Evidence collected Day Four: Jason Autry takes the stand (explicit content) Day Five: The gun is found/Agent admits mistake in investigation Day Six: Cell phone records tie Autry, Adams to area Day Seven: 911 call from Zach Adam’s grandfather/ Inmates testify  Day Eight: Defense takes over Day Nine: Third day of defense testimony Day Ten: Closing statements Day Eleven: The verdict is in Day Twelve: Adams is sentenced, Holly Bobo’s mother speaks to him  

Key Witnesses in the Holly Bobo Case

  • Day One: Holly Bobo's father, Dana Bobo, was the first to take the stand, describing the agonizing day Holly Bobo went missing from her home in Parsons.
  • Day One: Holly Bobo's mother, Karen Bobo, collapsed sobbing on the ground during testimony, leading the judge to clear media out of the courtroom about 2:30 p.m.
  • Day Two: Rebecca Earp, Zachary Adams' ex-girlfriend, who told the jury he told her "he would tie me up just like he did Holly Bobo and no one would ever see me again."
  • Jason Autry
  • Day Four: Victor Dinsmore was given immunity for his testimony in court. He and his wife were the ones who told investigators where to find the gun. He talked about his interactions with Zachary Adams.
  • Day Four: TBI Agent Brent Booth admitted mistakes were made in the Holly Bobo case. He said Zachary Adams' alibi, along with the three others, were never vetted until after Bobo's body was discovered.
  • Day Seven: 911 Dispatcher John Maxwell took the call from Zachary Adams' grandpa the night Bobo disappeared.
  • Day Seven: Inmates and former friends of Zachary Adams testify to what he allegedly told them about Holly Bobo and what they witnessed after her disappearance.
  • Holly Bobo was kidnapped, raped and killed near her home in Parsons, Tennessee.
  • Zachary Adams in on trial in the murder of Holly Bobo