Karen Bobo (Holly's mother)
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We are those people, we became those people that no one ever wants to be.
We are those people, we became those people that no one ever wants to be.
Closure is sure not a good word. Because in this situation, there's never closure. But I just, I have spoken with many parents. who have never, to this day, still don't have their child's remains. And I truly believe I was at my breaking point. I don't think I could have lived much longer with the not knowing.
Closure is sure not a good word. Because in this situation, there's never closure. But I just, I have spoken with many parents. who have never, to this day, still don't have their child's remains. And I truly believe I was at my breaking point. I don't think I could have lived much longer with the not knowing.
I know, I knew my children and knew them well. Clint was, he was never a suspect in my mind. That thought never entered my mind.
I know, I knew my children and knew them well. Clint was, he was never a suspect in my mind. That thought never entered my mind.
I mean, I just kept in the back of my mind that, you know, the truth is going to come out someday. But watching Clint go through all that was very sad and very hard. And I did stay angry about that a lot because we had lost one child. And in a sense, I felt like I had lost another child because... Somebody was trying to take your other child.
I mean, I just kept in the back of my mind that, you know, the truth is going to come out someday. But watching Clint go through all that was very sad and very hard. And I did stay angry about that a lot because we had lost one child. And in a sense, I felt like I had lost another child because... Somebody was trying to take your other child.
Okay, now, talking to Karen Silkwood, and today is Monday, October 7th. All right, now, what about this getting to these kids joking about getting hot?
Okay, now, talking to Karen Silkwood, and today is Monday, October 7th. All right, now, what about this getting to these kids joking about getting hot?
I said, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him. And Clint said, you want me to shoot Drew? And I think that's when I hung up and called 911. You know, when things like this happen, everybody's like, oh, I would have done this, I would have done that. The truth is, you don't know what you would do or say. So I never got the words out.
I said, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him. And Clint said, you want me to shoot Drew? And I think that's when I hung up and called 911. You know, when things like this happen, everybody's like, oh, I would have done this, I would have done that. The truth is, you don't know what you would do or say. So I never got the words out.
I've talked to Drew on the phone because I am in a full-fledged panic by then.
I've talked to Drew on the phone because I am in a full-fledged panic by then.
No, I was just trying to get someone over to the house.
No, I was just trying to get someone over to the house.
And I collapsed to the floor, and everybody trying to say, it's okay, Karen, this is all just a mistake. But see, they didn't know what I knew that morning. Which was? Drew was not in our house. It couldn't be Drew. And that the neighbor had heard a scream. No one in that office knew that.
And I collapsed to the floor, and everybody trying to say, it's okay, Karen, this is all just a mistake. But see, they didn't know what I knew that morning. Which was? Drew was not in our house. It couldn't be Drew. And that the neighbor had heard a scream. No one in that office knew that.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her. Please get there now. They're on their way.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her. Please get there now. They're on their way.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her.
I'm trying to take her the fastest route. So I'm up on the window, you know, saying, hang a right, hang a left. I don't know how fast we were going, but fast.
I'm trying to take her the fastest route. So I'm up on the window, you know, saying, hang a right, hang a left. I don't know how fast we were going, but fast.
When I get there, I don't remember what order everything went in. Ran through the woods, calling her name, and then more people come up.
When I get there, I don't remember what order everything went in. Ran through the woods, calling her name, and then more people come up.
I did, because I kept asking them to put out an Amber Alert, and they're like, we can't. And I did not know the stipulations for an Amber Alert.
I did, because I kept asking them to put out an Amber Alert, and they're like, we can't. And I did not know the stipulations for an Amber Alert.
So I do remember when a TBI agent got there, I ran straight to him and told him she was 17.
So I do remember when a TBI agent got there, I ran straight to him and told him she was 17.
20-year-old female, blonde hair.
20-year-old female, blonde hair.
It was like our whole life became an open book and we were just, everything just totally changed.
It was like our whole life became an open book and we were just, everything just totally changed.
Holly was an absolute joy from the day she was born. It just seemed like there was something special about her. She was always kind to people and appreciated the small things in life.
Holly was an absolute joy from the day she was born. It just seemed like there was something special about her. She was always kind to people and appreciated the small things in life.
I taught plant in the sixth grade and I had Holly in the fourth grade.
I taught plant in the sixth grade and I had Holly in the fourth grade.
Yeah. Well, Holly was the perfect student. Always wanted to get her work finished and had everything ready ahead of time. Clint, I had to tap on his desk just about every day. And then when we'd get in the car, he'd say, why are you always tapping on my desk and no one else's? And I said, because everybody else is paying attention.
Yeah. Well, Holly was the perfect student. Always wanted to get her work finished and had everything ready ahead of time. Clint, I had to tap on his desk just about every day. And then when we'd get in the car, he'd say, why are you always tapping on my desk and no one else's? And I said, because everybody else is paying attention.
If something went wrong, she would always call me. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say, that's scary because we could finish each other's sentences. You were always that close? Always that close. From the time she was born? Pretty much from the time she was born. We enjoyed doing the same things. Like what? Riding horses, listening to the radio.
If something went wrong, she would always call me. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say, that's scary because we could finish each other's sentences. You were always that close? Always that close. From the time she was born? Pretty much from the time she was born. We enjoyed doing the same things. Like what? Riding horses, listening to the radio.
She said, well, that's silly for us both to drive. You could just ride with me. It's kind of a joke around school, like carrying your rides here.
She said, well, that's silly for us both to drive. You could just ride with me. It's kind of a joke around school, like carrying your rides here.
You know, we even talked about, could they live close to us and things like that.
You know, we even talked about, could they live close to us and things like that.
She was sitting up against the wall on her bed and had her books in her hands, and she said that she'd been up since about 4.30, studying for the test.
She was sitting up against the wall on her bed and had her books in her hands, and she said that she'd been up since about 4.30, studying for the test.
So that morning I got her muffins out of the refrigerator, put them on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was sitting at the kitchen table studying and I kissed her goodbye and told her I loved her just like every other morning.
So that morning I got her muffins out of the refrigerator, put them on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was sitting at the kitchen table studying and I kissed her goodbye and told her I loved her just like every other morning.
She didn't want to alarm me, but the neighbor had called and thought they heard screams coming from the house.
She didn't want to alarm me, but the neighbor had called and thought they heard screams coming from the house.
If you like what the jury does, that's fine. Keep it to yourself. This isn't a time to cheer like we do for a football team or something. If you don't like what the jury said, keep that to yourself. For each count, the judge read the jury's verdict.
If you like what the jury does, that's fine. Keep it to yourself. This isn't a time to cheer like we do for a football team or something. If you don't like what the jury said, keep that to yourself. For each count, the judge read the jury's verdict.
Nummer eins. Ist das Ihr Verhältnis? Ja. Nummer zwei. Ja.
Nummer eins. Ist das Ihr Verhältnis? Ja. Nummer zwei. Ja.
I've had to watch my parents in their what's supposed to be called golden years be so sad every day. Not a morning since this has happened. Have we not woken up with Holly being the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing on our mind when we go to sleep. Last night I saw my husband smile for the first time in six and a half years.
I've had to watch my parents in their what's supposed to be called golden years be so sad every day. Not a morning since this has happened. Have we not woken up with Holly being the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing on our mind when we go to sleep. Last night I saw my husband smile for the first time in six and a half years.
that this decision that was made this morning had absolutely nothing to do with that animal it had to do with the future of our family if there can ever be any more joy in our family to maybe give us an opportunity to find at least a little joy
that this decision that was made this morning had absolutely nothing to do with that animal it had to do with the future of our family if there can ever be any more joy in our family to maybe give us an opportunity to find at least a little joy
I know that my daughter fought and fought hard for her life. Can you back up just a little bit so he can look at me? And I know that she begged for her life because my daughter loved and enjoyed life. But you... Wenn Karen Bobo left the stand, the judge thanked the jury and dismissed them. Zack Adams' case was over.
I know that my daughter fought and fought hard for her life. Can you back up just a little bit so he can look at me? And I know that she begged for her life because my daughter loved and enjoyed life. But you... Wenn Karen Bobo left the stand, the judge thanked the jury and dismissed them. Zack Adams' case was over.
I want everyone to remain with me while the jury files out, please.
I want everyone to remain with me while the jury files out, please.
Ich kann nicht atmen. Ich kann nicht atmen.
Ich kann nicht atmen. Ich kann nicht atmen.
If you like what the jury does, that's fine. Keep it to yourself. This isn't a time to cheer like we do for a football team or something. If you don't like what the jury said, keep that to yourself. For each count, the judge read the jury's verdict.
Nummer eins. Ist das Ihr Verhältnis? Ja. Nummer zwei. Ja.
I've had to watch my parents in their what's supposed to be called golden years be so sad every day. Not a morning since this has happened. Have we not woken up with Holly being the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing on our mind when we go to sleep. Last night I saw my husband smile for the first time in six and a half years.
that this decision that was made this morning had absolutely nothing to do with that animal it had to do with the future of our family if there can ever be any more joy in our family to maybe give us an opportunity to find at least a little joy
I know that my daughter fought and fought hard for her life. Can you back up just a little bit so he can look at me? And I know that she begged for her life because my daughter loved and enjoyed life. But you... Wenn Karen Bobo left the stand, the judge thanked the jury and dismissed them. Zack Adams' case was over.
I want everyone to remain with me while the jury files out, please.
Ich kann nicht atmen. Ich kann nicht atmen.
We are those people, we became those people that no one ever wants to be.
Closure is sure not a good word. Because in this situation, there's never closure. But I just, I have spoken with many parents. who have never, to this day, still don't have their child's remains. And I truly believe I was at my breaking point. I don't think I could have lived much longer with the not knowing.
I know, I knew my children and knew them well. Clint was, he was never a suspect in my mind. That thought never entered my mind.
I mean, I just kept in the back of my mind that, you know, the truth is going to come out someday. But watching Clint go through all that was very sad and very hard. And I did stay angry about that a lot because we had lost one child. And in a sense, I felt like I had lost another child because... Somebody was trying to take your other child.
I said, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him. And Clint said, you want me to shoot Drew? And I think that's when I hung up and called 911. You know, when things like this happen, everybody's like, oh, I would have done this, I would have done that. The truth is, you don't know what you would do or say. So I never got the words out.
I've talked to Drew on the phone because I am in a full-fledged panic by then.
No, I was just trying to get someone over to the house.
And I collapsed to the floor, and everybody trying to say, it's okay, Karen, this is all just a mistake. But see, they didn't know what I knew that morning. Which was? Drew was not in our house. It couldn't be Drew. And that the neighbor had heard a scream. No one in that office knew that.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her. Please get there now. They're on their way.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her.
I'm trying to take her the fastest route. So I'm up on the window, you know, saying, hang a right, hang a left. I don't know how fast we were going, but fast.
When I get there, I don't remember what order everything went in. Ran through the woods, calling her name, and then more people come up.
I did, because I kept asking them to put out an Amber Alert, and they're like, we can't. And I did not know the stipulations for an Amber Alert.
So I do remember when a TBI agent got there, I ran straight to him and told him she was 17.
20-year-old female, blonde hair.
It was like our whole life became an open book and we were just, everything just totally changed.
Holly was an absolute joy from the day she was born. It just seemed like there was something special about her. She was always kind to people and appreciated the small things in life.
I taught plant in the sixth grade and I had Holly in the fourth grade.
Yeah. Well, Holly was the perfect student. Always wanted to get her work finished and had everything ready ahead of time. Clint, I had to tap on his desk just about every day. And then when we'd get in the car, he'd say, why are you always tapping on my desk and no one else's? And I said, because everybody else is paying attention.
If something went wrong, she would always call me. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say, that's scary because we could finish each other's sentences. You were always that close? Always that close. From the time she was born? Pretty much from the time she was born. We enjoyed doing the same things. Like what? Riding horses, listening to the radio.
She said, well, that's silly for us both to drive. You could just ride with me. It's kind of a joke around school, like carrying your rides here.
You know, we even talked about, could they live close to us and things like that.
She was sitting up against the wall on her bed and had her books in her hands, and she said that she'd been up since about 4.30, studying for the test.
So that morning I got her muffins out of the refrigerator, put them on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was sitting at the kitchen table studying and I kissed her goodbye and told her I loved her just like every other morning.
She didn't want to alarm me, but the neighbor had called and thought they heard screams coming from the house.
We are those people, we became those people that no one ever wants to be.
We are those people, we became those people that no one ever wants to be.
Closure is sure not a good word. Because in this situation, there's never closure. But I just, I have spoken with many parents. who have never, to this day, still don't have their child's remains. And I truly believe I was at my breaking point. I don't think I could have lived much longer with the not knowing.
Closure is sure not a good word. Because in this situation, there's never closure. But I just, I have spoken with many parents. who have never, to this day, still don't have their child's remains. And I truly believe I was at my breaking point. I don't think I could have lived much longer with the not knowing.
At that point in time, everybody was still a suspect, but their names just kept on coming up over and over again.
At that point in time, everybody was still a suspect, but their names just kept on coming up over and over again.
Until your child is found or you know what happened to them, I don't think anyone could ever do enough in a parent's eyes. I often said, I guess I would have fought Goliath. You know, I just had no fear. I was trying to find my daughter. All that fear leaves you when you're looking for your child.
Until your child is found or you know what happened to them, I don't think anyone could ever do enough in a parent's eyes. I often said, I guess I would have fought Goliath. You know, I just had no fear. I was trying to find my daughter. All that fear leaves you when you're looking for your child.
I mean, he was just rambling on different things. He was, I don't know, I kind of describe it as... A lion in a cage. But the other thing he said was he could call someone and make it look like it was coming from my number.
I mean, he was just rambling on different things. He was, I don't know, I kind of describe it as... A lion in a cage. But the other thing he said was he could call someone and make it look like it was coming from my number.
I know, I knew my children and knew them well. Clint was, he was never a suspect in my mind. That thought never entered my mind.
I know, I knew my children and knew them well. Clint was, he was never a suspect in my mind. That thought never entered my mind.
I mean, I just kept in the back of my mind that, you know, the truth is going to come out someday. But watching Clint go through all that was very sad and very hard. And I did stay angry about that a lot because we had lost one child. And in a sense, I felt like I had lost another child because... Somebody was trying to take your other child. Yes.
I mean, I just kept in the back of my mind that, you know, the truth is going to come out someday. But watching Clint go through all that was very sad and very hard. And I did stay angry about that a lot because we had lost one child. And in a sense, I felt like I had lost another child because... Somebody was trying to take your other child. Yes.
I've talked to Drew on the phone because I am in a full-fledged panic by then.
I've talked to Drew on the phone because I am in a full-fledged panic by then.
No, I was just trying to get someone over to the house.
No, I was just trying to get someone over to the house.
And I collapsed to the floor and everybody trying to say, it's okay, Karen, this is all just a mistake. But see, they didn't know what I knew that morning. Which was? Drew was not in our house. It couldn't be Drew. And that the neighbor had heard a scream. No one in that office knew that.
And I collapsed to the floor and everybody trying to say, it's okay, Karen, this is all just a mistake. But see, they didn't know what I knew that morning. Which was? Drew was not in our house. It couldn't be Drew. And that the neighbor had heard a scream. No one in that office knew that.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her.
I'm trying to take her the fastest route, so I'm up on the window, you know, saying, hang a right, hang a left. I don't know how fast we were going, but fast.
I'm trying to take her the fastest route, so I'm up on the window, you know, saying, hang a right, hang a left. I don't know how fast we were going, but fast.
When I get there, I don't remember what order everything went in. Ran through the woods, calling her name, and then more people come up.
When I get there, I don't remember what order everything went in. Ran through the woods, calling her name, and then more people come up.
I did, because I kept asking them to put out an Amber Alert, and they're like, we can't. And I did not know the stipulations for an Amber Alert.
I did, because I kept asking them to put out an Amber Alert, and they're like, we can't. And I did not know the stipulations for an Amber Alert.
So I do remember when a TBI agent got there, I ran straight to him and told him she was 17.
So I do remember when a TBI agent got there, I ran straight to him and told him she was 17.
20-year-old female, blonde hair.
20-year-old female, blonde hair.
This is so toxic.
This is so toxic.
It was like our whole life became an open book and we were just, everything just totally changed.
It was like our whole life became an open book and we were just, everything just totally changed.
Polly was an absolute joy from the day she was born. It just seemed like there was something special about her. She was always kind to people and appreciated the small things in life.
Polly was an absolute joy from the day she was born. It just seemed like there was something special about her. She was always kind to people and appreciated the small things in life.
I taught plant in the sixth grade and I had Holly in the fourth grade. What was that like? Well, Holly was the perfect student. Always wanted to get her work finished and had everything ready ahead of time. Clint, I had to tap on his desk just about every day. And then when we'd get in the car, he'd say, why are you always tapping on my desk and no one else's?
I taught plant in the sixth grade and I had Holly in the fourth grade. What was that like? Well, Holly was the perfect student. Always wanted to get her work finished and had everything ready ahead of time. Clint, I had to tap on his desk just about every day. And then when we'd get in the car, he'd say, why are you always tapping on my desk and no one else's?
And I said, because everybody else is paying attention.
And I said, because everybody else is paying attention.
If something went wrong, she would always call me. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say, that's scary because we could finish each other's sentences. You were always that close? Always that close. From the time she was born? Pretty much from the time she was born. We enjoyed doing the same things. Like what? Riding horses, listening to the radio.
If something went wrong, she would always call me. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say, that's scary because we could finish each other's sentences. You were always that close? Always that close. From the time she was born? Pretty much from the time she was born. We enjoyed doing the same things. Like what? Riding horses, listening to the radio.
She said, well, that's silly for us both to drive. You could just ride with me. It's kind of a joke around school, like carrying your rides here.
She said, well, that's silly for us both to drive. You could just ride with me. It's kind of a joke around school, like carrying your rides here.
you know, even talked about, could they live close to us and things like that.
you know, even talked about, could they live close to us and things like that.
She was sitting up against the wall on her bed and had her books in her hands, and she said that she'd been up since about 4.30, studying for the test.
She was sitting up against the wall on her bed and had her books in her hands, and she said that she'd been up since about 4.30, studying for the test.
So that morning I got her muffins out of the refrigerator, put them on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was sitting at the kitchen table studying and I kissed her goodbye and told her I loved her just like every other morning.
So that morning I got her muffins out of the refrigerator, put them on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was sitting at the kitchen table studying and I kissed her goodbye and told her I loved her just like every other morning.
She didn't want to alarm me, but the neighbor had called and thought they heard screams coming from the house.
She didn't want to alarm me, but the neighbor had called and thought they heard screams coming from the house.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her. Please get there now. They're on their way.
Somebody has my daughter. They have kidnapped her. Please get there now. They're on their way.
I said, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him. And Clint said, you want me to shoot Drew? And I think that's when I hung up and called 911. You know, when things like this happen, everybody's like, oh, I would have done this, I would have done that. The truth is, you don't know what you would do or say. So I never got the words out.
I said, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him. And Clint said, you want me to shoot Drew? And I think that's when I hung up and called 911. You know, when things like this happen, everybody's like, oh, I would have done this, I would have done that. The truth is, you don't know what you would do or say. So I never got the words out.
I've had to watch my parents in their what's supposed to be called golden years be so sad every day. Not a morning since this has happened have we not woken up with Holly being the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing on our mind when we go to sleep. Last night, I saw my husband smile for the first time in six and a half years.
I've had to watch my parents in their what's supposed to be called golden years be so sad every day. Not a morning since this has happened have we not woken up with Holly being the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing on our mind when we go to sleep. Last night, I saw my husband smile for the first time in six and a half years.
First of all, I would like for you to know that this decision that was made this morning had absolutely nothing to do with that animal. It had to do with the future of our family. If there can ever be any more joy in our family, to maybe give us an opportunity to find at least a little joy
First of all, I would like for you to know that this decision that was made this morning had absolutely nothing to do with that animal. It had to do with the future of our family. If there can ever be any more joy in our family, to maybe give us an opportunity to find at least a little joy
But I would like for Mr. Adams to look at me when I speak to him. know that my daughter fought and fought hard for her life can you back up just a little bit so I can he can look at me and I know that she begged for her life because my daughter loved and enjoyed life but you are chose to take that from her.
But I would like for Mr. Adams to look at me when I speak to him. know that my daughter fought and fought hard for her life can you back up just a little bit so I can he can look at me and I know that she begged for her life because my daughter loved and enjoyed life but you are chose to take that from her.
And you have shown absolutely, look at me please, you have shown absolutely no remorse for anything that you have done.
And you have shown absolutely, look at me please, you have shown absolutely no remorse for anything that you have done.