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Third man charged with murder in Holly Bobo case

John Dylan Adams is escorted out of a courtroom after a hearing in Decaturville, Tenn. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said Thursday that the bureau has completed its analysis of more than 460 pieces of evidence in the case of Holly Bobo, who was 20 when she disappeared from her house in April 2011. In October, Adams was charged with raping Bobo. John Dylan Adams is escorted out of a courtroom after a hearing in Decaturville, Tenn. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said Thursday that the bureau has completed its analysis of more than 460 pieces of evidence in the case of Holly Bobo, who was 20 when she disappeared from her house in April 2011. In October, Adams was charged with raping Bobo.

By Associated Press May 20, 2015 1 min read

Holly Bobo is seen in this undated photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

DECATURVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors say a third man has been charged with murder in the case of a slain Tennessee nursing student.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that John Dylan Adams has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder and murder in the perpetration of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape of Holly Bobo.

Adams’ brother, Zachary Adams, and another man, Jason Autry, also face the same charges.

Bobo was 20 when she was reported missing from her home in rural Parsons in April 2011. Her disappearance and the subsequent lengthy search attracted national attention. Authorities say her skull was found in woods in Decatur County in September.

Jennifer Nichols, a deputy district attorney in Shelby County, has been named special prosecutor in the case.