Host Eva Pilgrim
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She had left it in her classroom. The nearest phone she could think of was in the school's office, but she thought she saw too many people there to make such a frightening call. So she went to the library instead to call Clint, who was home. He tells her he saw Holly in the carport with a man he assumed was her boyfriend, Drew. But Karen knew it couldn't be Drew.
She had left it in her classroom. The nearest phone she could think of was in the school's office, but she thought she saw too many people there to make such a frightening call. So she went to the library instead to call Clint, who was home. He tells her he saw Holly in the carport with a man he assumed was her boyfriend, Drew. But Karen knew it couldn't be Drew.
Karen had spoken with him that morning, and he was turkey hunting around 20 miles from the house. So when Clint told you on the phone, Holly and Drew just walked off into the woods.
Karen had spoken with him that morning, and he was turkey hunting around 20 miles from the house. So when Clint told you on the phone, Holly and Drew just walked off into the woods.
So she left the library and ran to the school's office to call 911, but it went to the wrong county's dispatcher.
So she left the library and ran to the school's office to call 911, but it went to the wrong county's dispatcher.
Karen's co-worker helped her off the floor and walked her to the parking lot so that she could drive Karen home. Karen called 911 again. This time, it went to the right dispatcher in Decatur County.
Karen's co-worker helped her off the floor and walked her to the parking lot so that she could drive Karen home. Karen called 911 again. This time, it went to the right dispatcher in Decatur County.
Karen and her coworker sped through the county's winding roads.
Karen and her coworker sped through the county's winding roads.
Fast, as in what's usually a 25-minute drive, took only 15 minutes. When they pulled up to the house, Karen says a couple cop cars were already there.
Fast, as in what's usually a 25-minute drive, took only 15 minutes. When they pulled up to the house, Karen says a couple cop cars were already there.
Someone told Karen Bobo that law enforcement doesn't issue Amber Alerts for people over 17. Holly was 20.
Someone told Karen Bobo that law enforcement doesn't issue Amber Alerts for people over 17. Holly was 20.
Investigators from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, local sheriff's offices, and police departments showed up to the house. The FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, FEMA, and Homeland Security did too. Everyone was asking the same questions. Where is Holly and what happened to her?
Investigators from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, local sheriff's offices, and police departments showed up to the house. The FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, FEMA, and Homeland Security did too. Everyone was asking the same questions. Where is Holly and what happened to her?
By the time Dana Bobo made it home from work about 40 minutes away, he remembers between 50 and 100 people being at the house already. They filled the property. The driveway and the road were full of cars.
By the time Dana Bobo made it home from work about 40 minutes away, he remembers between 50 and 100 people being at the house already. They filled the property. The driveway and the road were full of cars.
And what stuck out to him as he ran up the driveway is that his son, Clint, was in the back seat of a patrol car.
And what stuck out to him as he ran up the driveway is that his son, Clint, was in the back seat of a patrol car.