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Art Viveros (FBI Agent)

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At the time Dykus was taken off the case, there were no named suspects and everything about the case, where Holly was taken, who kidnapped her, how and why, remained unanswered. Investigators had determined that the blood in the carport found on the day of her disappearance was Holly's, but they were never able to find a match for the handprint or shoe print they found.

At the time Dykus was taken off the case, there were no named suspects and everything about the case, where Holly was taken, who kidnapped her, how and why, remained unanswered. Investigators had determined that the blood in the carport found on the day of her disappearance was Holly's, but they were never able to find a match for the handprint or shoe print they found.

They didn't have any other physical evidence from the scene to analyze for clues. But investigators kept hearing from Decatur County residents about those same four young men from the area. The two brothers, Zach and Dylan Adams, and their redheaded friend, Shane Austin, were all in their 20s when Holly was kidnapped. Their older friend, Jason Autry, was in his mid-30s.

They didn't have any other physical evidence from the scene to analyze for clues. But investigators kept hearing from Decatur County residents about those same four young men from the area. The two brothers, Zach and Dylan Adams, and their redheaded friend, Shane Austin, were all in their 20s when Holly was kidnapped. Their older friend, Jason Autry, was in his mid-30s.

During the investigation into Holly's kidnapping, they came to be known as the A-Train because they all had last names starting with A. All four of them struggled with substance use and had criminal records, and they had been viewed with suspicion by authorities since the very beginning of the investigation.

During the investigation into Holly's kidnapping, they came to be known as the A-Train because they all had last names starting with A. All four of them struggled with substance use and had criminal records, and they had been viewed with suspicion by authorities since the very beginning of the investigation.

Just weeks into the investigation, Agent Dykus and other investigators had looked into them. Dykus says they were seen in the community, basically, as bad guys.

Just weeks into the investigation, Agent Dykus and other investigators had looked into them. Dykus says they were seen in the community, basically, as bad guys.

Dykus says he interviewed all of them.

Dykus says he interviewed all of them.

Dykus says he ruled them out as leads for two reasons. First, he believed their alibis.

Dykus says he ruled them out as leads for two reasons. First, he believed their alibis.

At the time, Dykus says this was corroborated by Zach Adams' then-girlfriend. And second, Dykus says none of them fit the description Clint had given of Holly's kidnapper. Clint said he was a man around 5'11", 200 pounds, long dark hair, gravelly voice.

At the time, Dykus says this was corroborated by Zach Adams' then-girlfriend. And second, Dykus says none of them fit the description Clint had given of Holly's kidnapper. Clint said he was a man around 5'11", 200 pounds, long dark hair, gravelly voice.

Terry Dykus asked FBI agent Art Viveros to talk with Zach's brother, Dylan Adams, to see if he heard anything that raised alarm bells. Viveros says he went to Dylan Adams' home and interviewed him in the front seat of his car.

Terry Dykus asked FBI agent Art Viveros to talk with Zach's brother, Dylan Adams, to see if he heard anything that raised alarm bells. Viveros says he went to Dylan Adams' home and interviewed him in the front seat of his car.

I talked to him for about an hour. He seemed very forthcoming. I didn't see him get nervous. He just seemed like kind of a quiet kind of young man. He just says that, you know, they went riding around looking for drugs that morning. And they heard that she was abducted. But he said that he was with his brother, Zach, and with Shane Austin. And they were riding around together in his vehicle.

I talked to him for about an hour. He seemed very forthcoming. I didn't see him get nervous. He just seemed like kind of a quiet kind of young man. He just says that, you know, they went riding around looking for drugs that morning. And they heard that she was abducted. But he said that he was with his brother, Zach, and with Shane Austin. And they were riding around together in his vehicle.

And they went to get gas in town in Parsons. And the grocery store bought a few things, got some cash, and they're going to buy some drugs.

And they went to get gas in town in Parsons. And the grocery store bought a few things, got some cash, and they're going to buy some drugs.