Zachary Adams’s new-trial request denied in July 2026
WSMV · Li Cohen · July 17, 2026
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2011 · Darden, Tennessee
Holly Bobo
A Tennessee disappearance, trial and contested witness account
Nursing student Holly Bobo disappeared from her Tennessee home in April 2011; her remains were found more than three years later. Zachary Adams was convicted in 2017, while two other defendants resolved their cases through pleas. Subsequent reporting examined a key witness’s recantation and Adams’s efforts to obtain another trial. A July 2026 ruling denied a renewed request. The case’s source record includes the original prosecution and later challenges, which should be read in their procedural context.
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Zachary Adams’s new-trial request denied in July 2026
This local update reports the latest ruling verified for this collection, including the dispute over a prison interview in which a witness recanted. It attributes the defense’s position and includes responses from Bobo’s family and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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