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Terry Britt was asked about the thorough investigation into his life, including the wiretapping of his home and how former TBI agent Terry Dykus wanted to pursue him as a suspect. His testimony got quite heated.

Terry Britt was asked about the thorough investigation into his life, including the wiretapping of his home and how former TBI agent Terry Dykus wanted to pursue him as a suspect. His testimony got quite heated.

Terry Britt left the stand, not a free man, but never charged in the Holly Bobo case. There are always lots of law enforcement witnesses during a criminal trial, but there was something unusual about this trial. Six current and former law enforcement witnesses were called by the defense, not the prosecution.

Terry Britt left the stand, not a free man, but never charged in the Holly Bobo case. There are always lots of law enforcement witnesses during a criminal trial, but there was something unusual about this trial. Six current and former law enforcement witnesses were called by the defense, not the prosecution.

One of those six witnesses, Terry Dykus, the former TBI agent Britt criticized on the stand, testified just after Britt. Jennifer Thompson asked Dykus why he was so focused on Terry Britt during his time on the investigation.

One of those six witnesses, Terry Dykus, the former TBI agent Britt criticized on the stand, testified just after Britt. Jennifer Thompson asked Dykus why he was so focused on Terry Britt during his time on the investigation.

Dykus said no one in the so-called A-Train matched Clint Bobo's description of Holly's abductor. On cross-examination, Prosecutor Paul Hagerman asked Dykus about that conclusion and whether Shane Austin could have fit the description.

Dykus said no one in the so-called A-Train matched Clint Bobo's description of Holly's abductor. On cross-examination, Prosecutor Paul Hagerman asked Dykus about that conclusion and whether Shane Austin could have fit the description.

Hagerman reminded the jury that Dykus had been removed from the case because of what his supervisor called his lack of objectivity and his tunnel vision on one suspect, Terry Britt, who was eventually cleared by TBI of having anything to do with Holly's kidnapping and murder.

Hagerman reminded the jury that Dykus had been removed from the case because of what his supervisor called his lack of objectivity and his tunnel vision on one suspect, Terry Britt, who was eventually cleared by TBI of having anything to do with Holly's kidnapping and murder.

Dykus admitted on the stand that he did not know what evidence investigators gathered against Zach Adams and the others after he was removed from the case.

Dykus admitted on the stand that he did not know what evidence investigators gathered against Zach Adams and the others after he was removed from the case.

Aside from Jason Autry's testimony, there were no big surprises, no smoking guns. But the prosecution argued they had presented all the evidence they needed to show Zach Adams was Holly's killer. And neither the defendant, Zach Adams, nor his younger brother, Dylan Adams, ended up taking the stand. The trial lasted 14 days and included dozens of witnesses and hundreds of exhibits.

Aside from Jason Autry's testimony, there were no big surprises, no smoking guns. But the prosecution argued they had presented all the evidence they needed to show Zach Adams was Holly's killer. And neither the defendant, Zach Adams, nor his younger brother, Dylan Adams, ended up taking the stand. The trial lasted 14 days and included dozens of witnesses and hundreds of exhibits.

When both sides rested their cases, the jury went off to deliberate. It took them 11 hours over two days to reach a verdict.

When both sides rested their cases, the jury went off to deliberate. It took them 11 hours over two days to reach a verdict.

For each count, the judge read the jury's verdict.

For each count, the judge read the jury's verdict.

There was no big reveal like in TV shows or movies, no booming announcement like guilty of all charges. Instead, the verdict arrived one bit at a time over the course of around five minutes. And by the end of those five minutes, everyone in the courtroom knew that Zach Adams had been found guilty of all charges. Zach stayed still and stoic as the verdict was slowly announced.

There was no big reveal like in TV shows or movies, no booming announcement like guilty of all charges. Instead, the verdict arrived one bit at a time over the course of around five minutes. And by the end of those five minutes, everyone in the courtroom knew that Zach Adams had been found guilty of all charges. Zach stayed still and stoic as the verdict was slowly announced.