- April 13, 2011: Holly Bobo, age 20, was abducted from her home in Darden in rural Decatur County. Her brother Clint was the last person to see her alive. He told investigators he watched through a window as a man in camouflage lead his sister into woods behind their family home. He initially thought the man was Bobo's boyfriend, but neighbors said they heard screams and he later found a pool of blood near his sister's car. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl was last seen wearing a pink shirt --her favorite color--and light blue jeans. Investigators soon believe she was taken as she was getting into her car to go to nursing school at UT-Martin.
- April 15, 2011: Search efforts concentrate on an area on Bible Hill Road, where investigators believe they found a lunch box belonging to Bobo.
- April 16-19, 2011: Hundreds of volunteers search the wooded area around the Bobo home and throughout Decatur County. Nothing was found.
- April 20, 2011: A prayer vigil is held to mark one week since Holly went missing.
- April 18, 2013: Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announce they believe they have found a purse belonging to Holly on Myracle Town Road.
- April 19, 2013: Holly's mother Karen shown the purse and says it did not belong to her daughter.
- February 28, 2014: A search warrant was executed at Zachary Adams' home in Decatur County. Zach Adams has a long history of arrests.
- March 2, 2014: Search continues at Adams' house in connection with Bobo case.
- March 3, 2014: Zachary Adams charged with aggravated assault in an unrelated case and bond was set at $1-million.
- March 5, 2014: The TBI announces during a news conference that a special session of the Decatur County Grand Jury indicted Zach Adams on felony first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping charges in Bobo's case.
- March 11, 2014: Zach Adams pleads not guilty during his arraignment.
- April 1, 2014: Adams charged with coercion of a witness for allegedly threatening his own brother, who is a witness in the case.
- April 29, 2014: A grand jury also indicted Jason Autry on felony first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping charges.
- April 30, 2014: It's learned a third person, Shayne Austin, has been granted immunity in the Bobo case, but prosecutors want to revoke it because they said he was not truthful with them.
- May 1, 2014: Autry pleads not guilty during his arraignment.
- May 16, 2014: Shayne Austin sues state for revoking immunity deal.
- May 19-20, 2014: Autry speaks out from jail intwo-part exclusive interview with NewsChannel 5 reporter Nick Beres.
- May 29, 2014: Half-brothers Jeffrey and Mark Pearcy are charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact. TBI investigators believe they have knowledge of a video containing images of Bobo alive after her abduction. A judge also denies to issue a gag order in the Holly Bobo case.
- June 30, 2014: Zach Adams charged with assault for allegedly attacking three guards at the Chester County jail.
- August 7, 2014: Matt Stowe is elected as the new district attorney general of the 24th Judicial District, which covers Decatur County. Keith Byrd is elected as Decatur County's new sheriff. Both took office on September 1.
- September 7, 2014: Two hunters digging for herbal ginseng discover a skull in the woods just off County Corner Road, near Interstate 40 in the small community of Holladay in northern Decatur County. Zach Adams' property is about six miles from where the skull was located.
- September 8, 2014: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced a forensic analysis confirmed the partial remains were Bobo.
- September 9, 2014: Holly Bobo's family releases a statement through their attorney during a news conference at the Decatur County Sheriff's Office.
- September 14, 2014: It's learned Zach Adams has been transferred to the Williamson County Jail from Chester County. Officials said Chester County was not equipped to handle housing him long term.
- September 18, 2014: TBI announces arrest of Zach Adams' brother, John Dylan Adams, on tampering with evidence charge in the Bobo case.
- October 14, 2014: TBI announces John Dylan Adams has now been indicted on two counts of rape in Bobo case. Adams allegedly admitted to TBI agents that he was involved in the forcible rape of Bobo on April 13, 2011, the day she went missing from her family's home in Darden.
- October 15, 2014: Tampering with evidence charges dropped against John Dylan Adams and Mark Pearcy.
- October 22, 2014:Dylan Adams pleads not guilty to raping Holly the day she disappeared from her family's home. The judge set a bond of $25,000, and set the next court date for December 17.
- November 18, 2014: It's learned that Dylan Adams has been transferred from Robertson County to the Weakley County jail.
- December 16, 2014: TBI suspends their investigation into the case at the request of District Attorney Matt Stowe. Stowe denies those claims.
- December 17, 2014: During a hearing for Adams and Autry, Decatur County Circuit Judge Creed McGinley expressed his frustration with the case not moving forward.
- December 18, 2014: TBI resumes investigation and requests special prosecutor to take over the case.
- December 30, 2014: Defense attorneys file motions asking all charges against the two prime suspects be dismissed due to not receiving crucial discovery in the case.
- January 5, 2015: Defense attorneys said they plan to subpoena DA Matt Stowe as a witness in the case due to his alleged allegations of misconduct against the TBI.
- January 6, 2015: Judge appoints special prosecutor in the case.
- January 29, 2015: Defense attorneys ask judge to hold hearing on motion to dismiss charges.
- February 23, 2015: A defense attorney for Shayne Austin confirms that his client has been found dead of an apparent suicide.
- March 25, 2015: The lawyer for Dylan Adams demands his client be released from jail due to the lack of progress that's been made in the case.
- April 7, 2015:A memorial service for Bobo is planned.
- May 18, 2015: NewsChannel 5 learns some of the details that led to the arrests of Zach Adams and Jason Autry.
- May 20, 2015: NewsChannel 5 learns that Dylan Adams has been indicted on charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and first degree murder.
- June 3, 2015:The State will seek the death penalty against Zachary Adams, Dylan Adams and Jason Autry in the kidnapping and murder of Holly Bobo. In a Decatur County courtroom, not guilty pleas are entered for each suspect on charges of rape, kidnapping and murder.
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