Jason Autry is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing in the murder case of nursing student Holly Bobo, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Decaturville, Tenn. A judge says he is considering holding separate trials for Autry and brothers John Dylan and Zachary Adams, three men charged in the kidnapping, rape and killing of Bobo, whose disappearance more than five years ago led to a massive search for her.
Zachary Adams is escorted from of the Decatur County Courthouse after appearing at a hearing in the murder case of nursing student Holly Bobo, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Decaturville, Tenn. A judge says he is considering holding separate trials for Jason Autry and brothers John Dylan and Zachary Adams, three men charged in the kidnapping, rape and killing of Bobo, whose disappearance more than five years ago led to a massive search for her.
Holly Bobo is seen in this undated photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.DECATURVILLE, Tenn. – A judge said Tuesday he is considering holding separate trials for each of three men charged in the kidnapping, rape and killing of a Tennessee woman whose disappearance more than five years ago led to a massive search for her.
Decatur County Judge C. Creed McGinley said he has not decided whether Jason Autry and brothers John Dylan and Zachary Adams will be tried together or separately for the 2011 death of Holly Bobo. McGinley has targeted April 3 for the first trial in the case.
The case has stirred emotions in Decatur County and surrounding counties in rural West Tennessee, potentially making it difficult to find jurors who have not heard about it.
“The venue will be changed,” the judge said.
McGinley said the trial or trials could be held in Hardin County, south of Decatur County.