(Bolivar, TN)Teresa and Mary Mayes were both held over today for a Grand Jury due to their roles in the kidnapping and murders of the Bain family.
Mary Mayes, mother of Adam, is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping.
Teresa Mayes, who was married to Adam, is charged with is charged with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping.
Jo Ann and Adrienne Bain were murdered.
During the rescue of Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain, Adam Mayes was killed.
During a court hearing, we were told Adam Mayes wanted to run away with Alexandria and Kyliyah to Mexico.
Teresa Mayes told investigators the plan was for Mayes and Alexandria to act like Kyliyah’s parents.
She said, “I saw Adam kiss Alex on the lips and she would change clothes in front of him. It upset me but there wasn’t anything I could do about it. Because Alex was moving back to Arizona Adam said he couldn’t live without her and that is why Adam initiated this plan.”
She said Alexandria Mayes wrote plans to run away with Adam Mayes in a journal because she did not want to move to Arizona.
According to Teresa, Adam Mayes tried to poison Greg Bain on more than one occasion but with no success.
Teresa Mayes reportedly tried to back out of the kidnapping plan. She said Adam Mayes threatened to kill her if she didn’t help.
Teresa said she didn’t go inside the house. but was hiding in the back of a car outside to help Adam escape with Alexandria, “Kyliyah was crying and Alex was telling Kyliyah to calm down because she was going to be her new mom and Adam was going to be her new dad.”
Teresa Mayes admitted to buying a chemical that would dissolve the bodies of Jo Ann and Adrienne Bain.
Complete Coverage of this case: http://digital-stage.wreg.com/2012/10/01/teresa-mary-mayes-in-court/
News Channel 3’s Adam Hammond’s Tweets from the courtroom.
Teresa Mayes says Adam used money sold from a Harley to kidnap girls. Did it bc he was in love with little girl Alex.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Mayes said Adam poisoned the girls dad. He fell asleep but did not die.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
#Mayes: Alex said she would rather kill herself than go back to Arizona. She told her little sister she was her new mom
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
#Mayes: Adam wanted to kill everyone but the 3 girls and flee to Mexico with Alex
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
#Mayes: Alex had a notebook where she and Adam had written out their plans to leave together
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Teresa #Mayes is now held over to grand jury. Her statement is very detailed and upsetting.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Mary #Mayes is competent to stand trial based on mental eval.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Teresa Mayes says Adam was staying at the Bain's for the night to 'help them move to AZ," & she hid in the car to help kidnap during night
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
TBI Agent: Mary #Mayes statements were originally lies but she started to incriminate herself
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Adam told his mother he was afraid to take polygraph test then came home with his long hair cut off.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
No evidence to show Adam #Mayes was the father of any of the girls
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Mary #Mayes: Adam told his mother Jo Ann Bain asked him to take the #Bain girls bc their father was hitting them too hard
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
Appears to be more evidence connecting Teresa to kidnapping than Mary
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
TBI: Mary #Mayes told other people the bodies were buried in the backyard
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012
#MaryMayes now bound over to grand jury of Hardeman County.
— Adam Hammond NC5 (@AdamHammondNC5) October 1, 2012