Closing arguments begin in Bobo kidnap-slaying case


              Zach Adams walks back into the courtroom on day nine of the Holly Bobo murder trail, Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Savannah, Tenn. Zach Adams is charged with felony first-degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape of Holly Bobo. (Kenneth Cummings/ The Jackson Sun via AP, Pool)
Zach Adams walks back into the courtroom on day nine of the Holly Bobo murder trail, Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Savannah, Tenn. Zach Adams is charged with felony first-degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape of Holly Bobo. (Kenneth Cummings/ The Jackson Sun via AP, Pool)

SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) - Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a man charged with killing a Tennessee nursing student who disappeared into the woods behind her rural home more than six years ago.

Thursday marks the ninth day of trial for Zachary Adams in Savannah, Tennessee. Adams has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, raping and killing Holly Bobo. She was 20 when she was reported missing from her home in Parsons, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Nashville.

Two ginseng hunters found Bobo's remains in woods not far from her family's home in 2014.

The jury will begin deliberating after a prosecutor and a defense attorney finish closing arguments. Adams faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.

Bobo's disappearance sparked a massive search and the case received national attention.

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