Dark Ghost Journal March 4, 2015

Just a few days after my daughter was born on Monday March the 2nd at 10:30 pm an weighed in a 6 pounds 16 ounces. I went out for a smoke. Gas station across the street alarm going off but no cars on lot or around back so I went to check it out and found nothing doors still locked and no broken windows. I called the police and was told that they would send a car to look in to it. Also  I possibly save a retired private detective`s life he was in for double pneumonia. He was out side smoking and got to feeling very weak I ran and got a nurse and while she was tending to him I ran and got a wheelchair and took the old fellow up to his room. I talk with him a bit and got him to give up his cigarettes at least till he gets home and got him to give the his last pack to the nurse till he is discharged. The later helped a man to find I lost keepsake that belonged to his sick wife a small gold baby ring that she had since she was two it had fallen off the keychain. He had to get take some important in to his wife's doctor but did not want to go in with out it cause he new it would upset his wife. I told him I would find it go take in what the doctor needs. I found it and waited for him in the main lobby a few minutes later he returned and I gave him the ring.

Dark Ghost Journal Feburay 19th, 2015

Missing 13-y-o runaway

Police say Cameron Shepherd is not believed to be in danger; he may have had assistance leaving. Authorities confirmed he has run away from home before, calling him a "repeat offender."

 

Some think he may travel to Rock Spring, Georgia.

 

Shepherd is five feet and two inches tall, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a gray jacket and gray tennis shoes.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call police at 423-698-2525.

 

He's from Rossville GA, and he lived behind Bi-Lo in Rossville.

 

I went out looking for this kid today. News says he is not believed to be in danger, which to me makes no sense because they believe the boy had help leaving. For all they know, the one that help the kid leave could be some pervert, and also the temperatures have not been above freezing since this kid went missing. The cold has already claimed one life here in Chattanooga Tennessee, and if this child is out in it - he could be the next. I pray that does not happen.

 

The news also said that the boy is a repeat offender runaway, but, something in my gut is telling me that there are a few questions that someone should be asking, yet it seems to me that no one is asking them.

 

Question one: "Why does this young boy of 13 keep running away?" Since this boy keeps running away, there has to be a reason. Now granted, there are a large number of thing that could be the reason, but there are also a few that I think should be looked into. E.g., "Are his parents on drugs?" "Is the boy being beaten at home?" or "Is he just a rebellious boy with teen angst?"

 

The other question that people should be asking is: "Why did this young teen wait till the weather was deadly cold to run away?" Yes this is a young kid we are talking about, but even a child knows that this kind of weather we have been having here in Chattanooga can kill you - I mean temperatures in the teens and twenties, rain, ice, and light snow, kids know that is not safe to be out in.

 

Something else bugging me about this case, is that an Amber Alert was not sent out. Yes he is a runaway, but he is still just a young teen that may have had help leaving. If he wanted to go or not, this still counts as kidnapping as my understanding of the law goes. Now if this kid is in a bad living situation and this person is trying to help this kid, the way he went about it still is illegal, and there are legal ways they could have helped this boy if that was the case.

 

What ever the case may be I will continue my search for this kid since some seem to think he could be heading to Rock Springs, Georgia I will search that small town this weekend.

 

UPDATE : February 24 2015

 

The kid has been found but there are still many unanswered questions.

 

Why did this boy of 13 runaway?

Why did he wait to they weather turned deathly cold with ice and snow falling?

Who was this person the police think help the boy to runaway?

 

Also I am glad the young teen was found but this raises a new question?

 

Where was he found?

Tennessee mask Laws

There is nothing in the Tennessee State Code forbidding the simple wearing of a mask or disguise without criminal activity or intent. It is only addressed at all in the section regarding civil rights intimidation. I can't find a mention of masks in the Chattanooga City Code at all, & if Hamilton County has a separate code, I can't find it online.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-309 (2011)

39-17-309. Civil rights intimidation.

 

(a) The general assembly finds and declares that it is the right of every person regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion or national origin, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, harassment and bodily injury caused by the activities of groups and individuals. It is not the intent of this section to interfere with the exercise of rights protected by the constitution of the United States. The general assembly recognizes the constitutional right of every citizen to harbor and express beliefs on any subject whatsoever and to associate with others who share similar beliefs. The general assembly further finds that the advocacy of unlawful acts by groups or individuals against other persons or groups for the purpose of inciting and provoking damage to property and bodily injury or death to persons is not constitutionally protected, poses a threat to public order and safety, and should be subject to criminal sanctions.

 

(b) A person commits the offense of intimidating others from exercising civil rights who:

 

    (1) Injures or threatens to injure or coerces another person with the intent to unlawfully intimidate another from the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the constitution or laws of the state of Tennessee;

 

     (2) Injures or threatens to injure or coerces another person with the intent to unlawfully intimidate another because that other exercised any right or privilege secured by the constitution or laws of the United States or the constitution or laws of the state of Tennessee;

 

    (3) Damages, destroys or defaces any real or personal property of another person with the intent to unlawfully intimidate another from the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the constitution or laws of the state of Tennessee; or

 

 

    (4) Damages, destroys or defaces any real or personal property of another person with the intent to unlawfully intimidate another because that other exercised any right or privilege secured by the constitution or laws of the United States or the constitution or laws of the state of Tennessee.

 

*****(c) IT IS AN OFFENSE FOR A PERSON TO WEAR A MASK OR DISGUISE WITH THE INTENT TO VIOLATE SUBSECTION (b).*****

 

(d) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class D felony. A violation of subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor.

 

(e) The penalties provided in this section for intimidating others from exercising civil rights do not preclude victims from seeking any other remedies, criminal or civil, otherwise available under law.

Murderd Street Woman

Melissa Michelle Ward

Case Number: 04-087386
Race: White
Sex: Female
DOB: 04-12-1971
Age: 33
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 90
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Case Status: Unsolved

On 11-02-04 Melissa Michelle Ward was reported missing to the Chattanooga Police Department.

Ms. Ward had been arrested in the past on prostitution and drug charges and her death may have been related to association with criminals

Missy was last seen on 10-29-04 at about 1900 hours, when she got into a late model red Ford Pick-up Truck with a white camper top, at the BI-Lo parking lot on 23rd Street. The drive of the vehicle was described as a W/M, salt and pepper hair, in his 50’s. Missy was last seen wearing a blue dress and no shoes.

On December 05, 2004 the decomposed body of Melissa Ward was found on Cash Canyon Road.




From the News Channel 3 web site

HAMILTON COUNTY, TN. (WRCB)  --  A man charged with raping two young girls this summer is being looked at in connection with a murder from six years ago.
Earlier this month 46-year-old Christopher Johnson was charged with allegedly raping and kidnapping a relative and one of her friends.
Channel 3 and our partners at the Times Free Press have learned from multiple sources that Johnson has been interviewed in connection with the murder of Melissa 'Missy' Ward.
Ward's remains were found in a remote area of Lookout Valley in 2004.  Her case went cold until two weeks ago when the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office suddenly reopened it.
Dawn Johnson says she was shocked to learn her sister's 6-year-old murder case was not only reopened, but that detectives interviewed a man she's never heard of before.
"She looked up to me," Johnson says.  "She would say all the time that she wanted to be like me."
The last few weeks have been bittersweet for Johnson.
"I'm excited because hopefully we'll have closure," she says.  "Hopefully they'll catch the person that did this."
Two weeks ago, after receiving new information, detectives searched the area off Cash Canyon Road where Ward's remains were found in 2004.
Johnson says investigators told her in 2004 they were looking for a serial killer.
"They were telling us it could be a serial killer," she says.
The Sheriff's Office won't officially go that far.  Johnson says her sister had a drug problem and one prostitution arrest in Hamilton County, but that shouldn't matter.
"She didn't die because she was a prostitute or a drug addict," Johnson says.  "She died because she was with the wrong person."
After two days of searching the woods again, detectives pulled out.  Sheriff Hammond won't say exactly what someone said that led them back to the original crime scene. 
"There's some sensitive information that we need to keep quiet about for the case," Hammond says.  "We can't comment."
Although the sheriff's office won't officially name a suspect, Channel 3 has learned from multiple sources that Christopher Johnson has been interviewed in connection with the murder.
To Dawn Johnson it's all still an unfolding mystery.  She just wants to know what happened.
"You see on TV people say 'why',"  Johnson says.  "You think, 'that's so crazy', but I want to know why she was targeted."
Johnson says her sister was last seen getting into a red pick-up truck outside a grocery story.
Christopher Johnson appeared in court two weeks ago on his latest charges, he is still in custody.


From the Chattanoogan.com site

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking into new evidence involving the 2004 murder of Melissa Ward. They are also searching for the possiiblity of additional bodies near where that of Ms. Ward was found in the Tennessee River Gorge. On Thursday, prisoners helped clear a wooded area at the search site.
On Dec. 5, 2004, bones were located at 1580 Cash Canyon Road in a wooded area that were later identified through a forensic examination as belonging to Ms. Ward.
The victim had been reported missing by her family to law enforcement on Nov. 2, 2004.

Authorities said, "A ground search is being conducted of the area where Melissa Ward’s remains were located in December 2004. Interviews with persons of interest are being conducted by investigators in an attempt to bring closure to this active homicide investigation."

The body had been found by attorney Bryan Hoss in a remote area off Cash Canyon Road.
A month later, then-Sheriff John Cupp said it was that of 33-year-old Melissa Michelle Ward.
He said Ms. Ward had been arrested in the past on prostitution and drug charges. He said her death may have been related to association with criminals.
Sheriff Cupp said she had been murdered.
Attorney Hoss and his wife were looking at a lot near the Tennessee River that was for sale.

Missing From Chattanooga Tennessee

Name: Nely Velasquez Diaz

 

Date of Birth: June 30th, 2004

 

Age Went Missing: 5

 

Date Went Missing: March 5th, 2010

 

Age Now: 10

 

Gender: Female

 

Race: Hispanic

 

Hair Color: Brown

 

Eye Color: Brown

 

Missing From: Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

 

Details: Nely was abducted by her non-custodial mother. They may be in the company of an adult male and possibly heading to Guatemala, Mexico the picture above was digitally altered to show what she might look like today.

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Tonetta Carlisle

 

Date of Birth: August 23rd 1973

 

Age Went Missing: 15

 

Date Went Missing: March 16th 1986

 

Age Now: 41

 

Gender: Female

 

Race: Black

 

Hair Color: Black

 

Eye Color: Brown

 

Missing From: Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

Details: Tonnetta was last seen walking home from City High School at approximately 2:55 p.m. on March 16, 1989 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was headed to her family's residence in the 600 block of Hamilton Avenue at the time. A witness observed Carlisle's abduction approximately one-half block from Carlisle's home at approximately 3:00 p.m. A woman on Ruth Street near Hamilton Avenue glanced up the hill and watched Carlisle walking down the street. Several unidentified suspects jumped out of a tan and yellow van, forcibly pulled Carlisle inside the vehicle and then drove away. The witness told authorities that she and her husband chased the vehicle and called law enforcement with its license number. Carlisle's mother filed a missing child report with authorities eight hours later when her daughter failed to return home. The two cases were not connected for some time. The license number of the vehicle involved in the abduction was traced back to Jeffrey Jones. Jones had been released from prison for a rape conviction shortly before Carlisle disappeared. He committed suicide and was found deceased inside his van on March 18, 1989, two days after Carlisle was last seen. There has been no trace of her since that time. Tonnetta enjoys pizza and fast food items. She liked rap music and the musical artist Bobby Brown at the time of her 1989 disappearance. Her case remains unsolved. Eyes Brown Hair Black Sex female. Now Foul play has been suspected in this case.




Name: Francis D. Cownover

 

Date of Birth: March 21, 1953

 

Age Went Missing: 34

 

Date Went Missing: November 26, 1987

 

Age Now: 61

 

Gender: Female

 

Race: Caucasian

 

Hair Color: Blonde

 

Eye Color: Hazel

 

Missing From: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Crownover was reported missing by her boyfriend with whom she had been living with in Hamilton County, Tennessee, for one month, on December 4, 1987. He claimed on November 26, 1987, they went to bed together and when he woke up the next morning, she was missing. He also stated he checked with her friends and no one else had seen her either.
She left a note saying she would call, but she never did. Crownover left all her clothes and most of her personal items at Duenas’s house. She had also left her vehicle, but took $200.00.




Name: Paula Michelle Burnette

 

Date of Birth: June 15, 1975

 

Age Went Missing: 21

 

Date Went Missing: September 17, 1996

 

Age Now: 39

 

Gender: Female

 

Race: Caucasian

 

Hair Color: Brown

 

Eye Color: Blue

 

Missing From: Chattanooga, Tennessee

September 21, 1996, Bobby Caudill, Paula's father, reports Paula missing and indicates that she was last seen on September 17, 1996 about 6:00 a.m. October 1996, Paula Burnette's driver's license was found in the 9500 block of Harrison Bay Road, Harrison, Tennessee. Two months after she was last seen, her estranged husband, Donald Ray Burnette, took an Amsouth branch bank manager and her family hostage. After driving them around the countryside all night, he forced the woman to rob her own bank. A month later, Donald Ray Burnette and an accomplice, James Travis White, were arrested. April 1997, Paula Burnette's purse/address book washed into a Chattanooga home's backyard in the Tyner community. July 1997, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, the Hamilton County STARS, and the Volunteer Special Tactics and Rescue Services group, searched the old Savannah Valley Water Plant.

Murder of Warren Ransom Body on Hooker Rd.

Warren Ransom was a single dad with tow sons, was well liked by his friends and neighbors and everyone in the neighborhood knew him. He even ran a candy store out of his home, Now Warren was not in a gang fact of the matter was that he disliked gang activity. Due to one son  having to have special care due being hit by a car a few years ago he was also a stay at home father even sold weed to make ends meet because the help and aid provided was not enough to see that his kids had what they needed and make ends meet. this past Saturday he was found dead around 4:30 pm on 1200 Hooker Road an area known to be a gang territory namely the Bloods if I remember correctly. He was spotted by a driver.Pieces of white paint or plastic were on a nearby fence, and it appeared that a vehicle had wrecked into the fence. Police said the victim's white 2003 Chevrolet Impala was found behind a business at 1401 E. 34th St. It had damage as though it had been in a wreck. A large amount of blood was in the vehicle. The stereo was missing.. His car and cell turned up at A1 towing; it had been abandoned on Washington Ave. At first he looked as he had been beaten but once he was on the autopsy table it was discovered he had been shot in the head. Now some one had to have seen or heard something around that area. Now Mr. Ransom was last see Friday at his home then that fallowing Sunday was found dead. The was a good man stuck live in a bad area. Please is you saw, heard, or know anything that can help close this case and give his sons a little peace by knowing the person that killed their father is met justice  contact the Chattanooga Police or me at my email dark.ghost.0001@gmail.com , facebook, or twitter which the links for are on the side.

THE KILLER HAS BEEN ARRESTED Justice has been served.

The man is named Marcus Birt. It was an act of God that this case was solved. While he has not been officially charged...the gun and Marcus Birt's bloody clothing has been recovered. A witness said on the day the body was found that Birt was seen with a small silver firearm and he had blood on the back of his shirt and on his hands. The witness said Birt was limping. He said Birt made the statement that he was "grazed." The witness said Birt was trying to sell a car CD player, but was unable to sell it. The face from the CD player was then discarded. Police retrieved the CD player face. Police said they believe that Birt took the CD player out of the blood-covered car after killing the victim. Birt was arrested for robbery in 2002 and again in 2011. He got three-year sentences both times. Birt was arrested on Monday at his home on East 34th Street but was not charged until Thursday by the Chattanooga Police Fugitive Unit along with U.S. Marshals.

He faces charges of 

• Criminal Homicide
• Especially Aggravated Robbery
• Unlawful Possession of Firearm

Ok I have to doing some looking on a map. Using the last known location the victim Mr. Ransom and the TOD (Time Of Death)  as well as all the other locations that relate to the case. I marked them on a map and look at them closely and I believe I have a good idea about where Mr. Ransom was killed.  The picture on the left is whole area this all when down in. Warren Ransom's last know location to were his killer was arrested. Now using all the information I mentioned I am certain that Mr. Ransom was killed on or close to Workman Road.

Theory :  People are saying it was three guys. They beat him up really bad and they made him get in his car and was forcing him at gun point to drive to his house where they planned to rob him and then kill anyone inside the apartment. When Warren got to Hooker Rd he jerked his wheel and intentionally wrecked his car. When he jerked the wheel of the car Marcus Birt panicked and shot him.

Dark Ghost Journal 1/7/2014

Dark Ghost Journal 1/7/2014

I now have a new cell and I went ahead and got a smart phone one of those androids. I have found that I was silly not to have gotten on sooner as them seem to be a lot more useful to my then the basic flip open cell phone.  I have found a lot of useful apps that are free and I have yet to look at those that cost money to get but I soon will but as for the free ones I have now downloaded. Scanner radio which allows my to listen to the Chattanooga Police Department and the to a source I have in the department I have the codes they use on the radio all he ask was to a meeting of the two of us which after to more privet things have been settled I have promised to keep. Another app I have gotten is the Voice translator. Now what this does is the is I meet someone who does not speak English I just activate this app and select the language I need and then speak in to the phone and the phone then repeats what I said in the selected language. The final app I have downloaded it called Mobile Patrol. Now the Mobile Patrol add is great as it has news feeds, alerts, inmates search, NCMEC link for Tennessee, shows who has warrants on them, shows the Most wanted for the Hamilton county, and let me give a crime tip no matter were I am in the city. Now the phone came with some very useful apps on it also. A camera , a sound recorder, a Flashlight app. and the Google search app that can search by voice command. All these apps have a use on my phone and those that do not I plain on deleting so that I can free up space for when I find more useful apps to make me a more effective crime fighter and detective for the people that call Chattanooga Tennessee home for as long as I give them my best then I have not failed.

Tennesse Weapons Laws

Tennessee is not a traditional open carry state. However, Tennessee is a shall-issue state that issues a carry permit that allows both open and concealed carry. Articel  I section 26 of the state constitution states that the citizens of this State have a right to keep and to bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime.

Pepper Spray is completely legal in Tennessee and has no restrictions what so ever.

The laws in Tennessee are mostly silent on Tasers and stun guns. This means that the weapons are largely unregulated and legal to possess.

 Batons are perfectly legal to own in TN, and they are also legal to carry, but in that case you are required to have training under state law and proof of that training

Tennessee's criminal code provides the following exception to the crime of carrying a concealed weapon: "(9) By any person possessing a club or baton who holds a certificate that the person has had training in the use of a club or baton for self-defense that is valid and issued by a certified person authorized to give training in the use of clubs or batons,"

May 17, 2013: Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed SB1015 today making Tennessee the Seventh state to enact Knife Rights most important legislative initiative, Knife Law Preemption.

SB1051, sponsored by Senator Mike Bell and with its companion bill, HB0581, sponsored by Representative Vance Dennis, repeals all existing local knife laws on the books in Tennessee and prevents cities and towns from enacting any new knife laws more restrictive than state law. The original bills also addressed those state laws by including a repeal on the ban on switchblades, dirks, daggers, stilettos and knives over four inches in length, but because of petty political reasons that section was stripped from the bill. The preemption section that remained and has now been signed into law is arguably more important and a huge step in the right direction. However, Knife Rights is committed to passing commonsense repeal of the ban on these knives next year.

Important/Relevant Gun Laws

	RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS	HANDGUNS
Permit to Purchase	No	No
Registration of Firearms	No	No
Licensing of Owners	No	No
Permit to Carry	No	Yes
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information.  We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change.  The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include:  restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition.  For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation.  YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND. These states recognize Tennessee permits: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana , Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming   Tennessee recognizes permits from: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana , Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming How To Obtain a Handgun Carry Permit? To obtain a handgun carry permit in Tennessee, you must first successfully complete a handgun safety course offered by a handgun safety school that is certified by the Department of Safety. You should then make application at any full service Driver Service Center. You will need to bring with you the original copy of your safety course completion certificate, proof of US Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency, photo identification such as your Driver License, and $115 NON-REFUNDABLE permit fee. This fee may be paid in cash, credit card, money order or with a certified check. If there are no problems with the application and you meet all eligibility requirements, you should receive your permit within 90 days of the date we receive your application. When your application is processed at the Driver Service Center, you will be given instructions on being fingerprinted. Even though a person has a permit and is authorized to possess or carry a firearm pursuant to TCA 39-17-1315 or 39-17-1351, there are restrictions as to where firearms may be carried. Additional information pertaining to possession of and carrying a firearm are listed by Tennessee Code Annotated and subject matter. More information can be obtained online from the Tennessee Code Annotated lookup (this link is to LexisNexis site external to Tennessee Department of Safety website). Tennessee Knife Laws What is Legal to Own It is legal to own a Bowie knife It is legal to own a dirk, dagger, or other stabbing knife It is legal to own a disguised knife such as in a belt buckle or lipstick It is legal to own a stiletto It may be legal to own a butterfly knife, however, one should check with an attorney first, as Tennessee’s definition of a switchblade could include a butterfly knife. Courts in most states would call a butterfly knife one that opens by “gravity or inertia”, which is how Tennessee defines a switchblade knife. However, other Courts have viewed butterfly knives, not as automatic or gravity knives, but as a type of pocketknife. As of June 2013, Tennessee’s Courts have yet to weigh in. What is Illegal to Own Tennessee Code § 39-17-1302 makes it illegal to own a switchblade knife or any other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury or death, which has no common lawful purpose. Restrictions on Carry It is illegal to open or conceal carry a switchblade It is illegal to open or conceal carry any knife with a blade exceeding four inches in length, with the intent to go armed.

Dark Ghost Journal Monday August 12th, 2013

Dark Ghost Journal Monday August 12th, 2013
Just got back from patrol. It was it a rainy night in the city of Chattanooga Tennessee. The threat of a storm was present as thunder and lightning filled the air. I may found a drug dealer and his prime location for selling his poison saw he was at this truck stop/gas station for some time  holding his back pack stayed on his cell phone telling some one his location man showed up talked to him look like the exchanged something got a good look at the guy with the back pack. White, very short brown hair with receding hair line, goatee, average height and build ride a blue sports motorcycle. Talk to a few people in the store the say he is there almost ever night buys gas and hangs around out side a lot. I must investigate further next time I am down there I will take my camera so that I can take some photos for evidence and try telling him to his source. Also found a back road that connects two of my patrol areas. I will use the back road to save time on patrols. Also found a man having to ride his bicycle from work to his home across to the other side of town it was about to storm so I gave him a ride home put his bicycle in the back seat of the car was worried it was not going to go in at first but I manage to get it in.

Jameika Porch a Life cut too Short

Date of Birth: 1-6-90

Age: (at disappearance) 4 years

Height: 3'6"

Weight: 38 lbs

Build: Medium

Eyes: Hazel

Hair: Sandy

Race: Black

                           Missing from: Chattanooga, TN

                           Date Missing: 8-14-94

Jameika Porch was abducted from her grandmother’s home in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 1708 Tunnel Boulevard. in the middle of the night on August 14, 1994. She had been sleeping in the same bed as her eight-year-old cousin when someone came in and carried her out through the window, without waking her cousin. Tim Carroll of the Chattanooga Police Department says they initially looked at it as a missing person case, and a possible abduction. "The grandmother woke up, and the child was missing, she thought, she just assumed that her daughter had come to pick the child up." Chattanooga police immediately launched an all out search for the girl, using dogs, and search and rescue teams. Investigators later learned that Jameika had actually disappeared from her bedroom sometime in the early morning hours of August 14th. The girl's aunt, who also lived there, heard noises in the house around 5 or 6 in the morning. Whoever took Jameika may have come in through the back door, where a window payne could be removed near the door knob. Police say it was a well known way to get into the house if you didn't have a key. In the days and months that followed, national exposure of the case brought in tips from across the country. Despite the information, the searching, and help from others like the F.B.I., none of the leads panned out. Then on October 21st, 1999 A worker from a tree trimming service had found it at 1548 Riverside Drive, at the Riverside Industrial Park. Police brought in Cadaver dogs to start searching the area. The next day, a class from the Chattanooga Police Academy helped find the rest of the remains. Authorities have recovered about 60 percent of the skeleton with the help of cadaver dogs, he said. "Given that the bones may have been there for five years, that's about what you'd expect," he said. "Bones can be displaced over time by dogs and other animals or flooding," he added D-N-A proves it was the body of Jameika Porch, according to Police Lt. Tim Carroll. "It was ruled a homicide. It was a ligature strangulation, and you know, that's terrible a 4 year old, a 4 year old child being murdered that way." All these years, the big question remains: who killed Jameika Porch. Police have potential suspects, but not enough to make an arrest. That's why Lt. Carroll says investigators need your help. Genetic experts are testing a skeleton discovered two miles from where a pajama-clad girl disappeared from her grandmother's house five years ago to determine if it is the missing child, police said. A Hamilton County forensic anthropologist has determined that the bones belonged to a 4- or 5-year-old child of African descent, and the bones have been sent to a private lab for verification, said Chattanooga police spokesman Ed Buice.

UPDATE:

I finally got a tip on this case via email on this case. The tipster told me that they was at someone's home and was told that young Jameika Porch was sold to settle a drug debt. Now I would like to find and talk to the girls mother Joyce Porch as word has it the is was she herself that sold the child for it was she that had the debt. I was told by this same tipster that the cousin was not asleep but saw someone pick Jameika Porch but due to not have her glasses on could not see clearly.

Also thanks to an Anonymous post to this post I know that Joyce Porch was a know user of Crack Cocaine.

A Ghost at Chattanooga's Riverbend Festival.

Ok I grew up in Chattanooga Tennessee area and have been going to the Riverbend Festival since I was a kid. In fact it was something that had happened at Riverbend the was in part why I became Dark Ghost and it was the final push I needed you might say. A few years I had taken my Grandma so watch the Country singer that was preforming that night and she can could not walk a lot so once we found a place to set up our chairs she would stay there and I would run to get her drinks and food while we were there. It was already dark and the show on the Coca-Cola stage had not been going long and my Grandma asked me to go get her a diet-coke. I went to this one concession stand thank I knew had bottled cokes. It was a long line and after I was there maybe 20 to 40 minutes there was only two or three people in line ahead of me ant in the back of the line I hear I girls voice yelling "stop" don't touch me" I look back and I see this young girl 14 maybe 16 years of age and the older drunk guy in his mid to late 20s groping her. I look around and I see this cop walking over and she saw them too cause she tried to call them over but the cop just kept walking. At this point I am next in line only one person ahead of me so I look back there and tell the girl that she can in front of me which she did. The drunk guy the get mad at me saying thing I will not put in this blog but mostly meaning why am I trying to keep him from getting lucky? I told him that anyone could see the girl is under age so unless he would like to be swimming in the Tennessee River that he best just shut up. Then that cop the had walked by starts on me for making a threat to the drunk guy I looked at the cop and told him why I said what I had and that I saw the girl trying to get him to help and him just walking by and how I now have his name and badge number and that his boss will be hearing about this. I got my Grandma's coke and then walked the girl back to her mom. I told her mom what happened and gave her the cops information. In the years since then I kept going to Riverbend and I saw that the problems kept getting worse. One year I was there a man walked in to one of the porta-potties that were there and a group of guys tried to push it down the hill and in to the river.

This year I went to Riverbend again after hearing about the brawl the happened on just the third night of the festival. Now the news media reported that the Friends of the festival the group that holds the Riverbend Festival had brought in a privet security company to help the police this year. I was there on the last night and I was not all that impressed with the security was I was able to get past it with a stun gun, mace, a baton, a pocket knife, my mask, and other parts of my gear. Also while I was there I saw that the police still seem to have no regard for the people attending Riverbend. I saw two guys in cuff being taking take out be the police the fist time the cops run over this one girl. I could not got the cops name or badge number else I myself would have reported him that girl was almost trampled had I not gotten her out of the way. Since I saw how thing were on inside the festival I started walk patrolling the outside and I only saw one cop out there and there were a lot of people not attending Riverbend that were there to see the fireworks at the end of the night. Having not seen but the one cop cover the outside of the festival I thought it best the I stay to patrolling outside as well. The only trouble I came across was a drunk guy that acted like he was looking for a fight with an older gentleman after a cigarette he seemed to claim down.

Citizen Arrest Laws in Tennessee

In Tennessee, it has been held that a private citizen has the right to arrest when a felony has been committed and he has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested committed it. Reasonable grounds will justify the arrest, whether the facts turn out to be sufficient or not.

Tennessee law sates that a person placed under citizen's arrest may not sue the arresting party if it turns out no felony has been committed


What Are Felony Crimes in Tennessee?



Capital Crime Crimes such as kidnapping, rape, arson or murder are capital crimes. Felons who have committed any of these crimes are likely to get either the death penalty or life imprisonment.


Class A Felony Class A felonies include manslaughter, sexual crimes, drug crimes such as possession of drugs or drug use, or burglary. Criminals who have committed a class A felony will most likely spend no less than 15 years in prison and no more than 60 years in prison.


Class B Felony

Class B felonies are theft of at least $60,000 or more, possession of at least 0.5 grams of cocaine, robbery or burglary. Felons who have committed a class B felony generally spend no less than eight years in prison and no more than 30 years in prison.


Class C Felony Class C felonies include crimes such as fraud, white collar crimes, and drug crimes including the possession of 20 to 99 plants. Felons who have committed a class C felony usually spend no less than three years in prison and no more than 15 years in prison.


Class D Felony Class D felonies in Tennessee include computer tapering, DUIs, aggravated assault or failure to pay child support. Felons who have committed a class D felony are likely to spend no less than two years in prison and no more than 12 years in prison.

Class E Felony

Class E felonies in the state of Tennessee are crimes such as computer fraud or aggravated gambling promotion. Felons who have committed a class E felony are likely to spend no less than one year in prison and no more than six years in prison.


Sentencing for Felonies

Class A - It has a probable sentence of imprisonment of about 15 to 60 years with an extreme fine of $50,000 for most of the offenses as well as $500, 000, 00 for the substance offenses.

Class B - This kind of felony has a probable sentence of imprisonment of about 8 to 30 years with an extreme fine of $25,000 for most of the offenses as well as $100,000 for the substance offenses.

Class C - It has a probable sentence of imprisonment of about 3 to 15 years with a great fine of $10,000 for most of the offenses as well as $100, 000, 00 for the substance offenses.

Class D - Tennessee felonies in the class D has a possible sentence of imprisonment of about 2 to 12 years with an intense fine of $5,000 for most of the offenses as well as $50, 000, 00 for the substance offenses. Class E - Felony charges in this type is charged with probable sentence of imprisonment of about 1 to 6 years with an extreme fine of $3,000 for most of the offenses as well as $5, 000, 00 for the substance offenses.

Taken After Dawn Holly Bobo

 

    Holly Bobo was last seen Darden, Tennessee on April 13, 2011 just after 7:30am on a Wednesday. She lived on Swan Johnson Road and was a nursing student at the University of Tennessee's Martin Campus. She woke up early that morning to study for a test. A neighbor heard a scream coming from the Bobo home at 7:40am and had someone call Holly's mother, Karen, at work. Meanwhile at 7:50, Holly's 25 year old bother Clint woke up because he heard the dogs barking. He noticed Holly's car was still parked at the home, and he checked her room but she was not there. Karen called the house to ask if everything was okay, and when she found out Holly's car was still in at home she realized some thing was wrong and called 911.

     After Clint spoke with his mother, he looked out the window and saw Holly and a man dressed all in camouflage walking towards the woods. He called Holly's cell phone, but no one answered and it went to her voice mail. It was opening day of turkey hunting season and Clint knew Holly's boyfriend, Drew Scott, would be turkey hunting. Because the man with Holly was dressed like a turky hunter, he thought the man must be Scott. When Karen called the house, Clint said the he'd seen his sister with Scott. However, Karen knew Scott was in fact hunting on the other side of Decatur County. She told Clint to take a gun and go after the man. Clint took a pistol and went to the garage, and noticed a puddle of blood near Holly's car. He thought it was from a turkey Scott had shot and he wasn't alarmed until a neighbor came and said her son had heard screams. Only then did he call 911. As he was calling the police arrived, responding to Karen's call.

   Clint described the man with Holly as 5'10 to 6'0 tall, 180 to 200 pounds, dressed in non-insulated comauflage clothing . He couldn't see the man's face or hands but thought he might have been wearing gloves and a cap. Investigators believe he was a member of the local community and familiar with the rugged terrain. They think he abducted Holly as she was about to get into her car. Searcher found several items of interest, including Holly's lunch box found on the side of the road on Friday about eight miles from her home and her cell phone was found

    Victor George Wall, a convicted sex offender, was questioned in Holly's case on August 4 2011 after he was arrested in Minnesota on unrelated charges. He had been convited of molesting a child in Washington state in the 1980s. Wall dropped out of sight just after Holly disappeared and were inable to locate him for months. They haven't named him or anyone else as a suspect in Holly's abduction. they stated both her brother and her boyfirend were both being cooperative and they were treating Clint as an eyewitness, not a suspect.

    Holly is a first cousin of the Country music star Whitney Duncan, and Duncan has been active in publicizing her disappearance.

    Holly's family believes her kidnapper was waiting around the corner in the car port watching the reflection on Holly's car. And when Holly rounded the corner, that's when they think he struck. Dana Bobo, Holly's father, said camouflaged man who kidnapped his daughter from their Darden home knew the family’s daily routines. "It might have been somebody close that kind of knew our routine when I left, and when she left, and when my daughter left to go to school," Dana Bobo said.

    This year the search was renewed after a neighborhood dog reportedly dug up a purse that is believed to belong to Holly Bobo on Wednesday, but it is unclear exactly where the purse was found just a mile from Holly Bobo's home but after seeing it in person Karen Bobo said it wasn't Holly's.

UPDATE

One week before her abduction Holly Bobo was singing at a coon hunt and there is video of it and as it turns out there were 21 sex offender there in attendance that day. Now two years later a new clue has came to light. When Holly Bobo seemingly vanished from the face of the earth, Then without warning well turns out maybe not, because whomever took Holly Bobo forgot to turn off the victim's cell phone after leaving her house. Through the use of GPS tracking, a map has been composed of the abductor's route. It's a map that, astonishingly, leads back near the scene of the crime.

UPDATE

Clint Bobo was the only witness to his sister Holly Bobo's abduction and he has been interrogated for more than 17 hours, strip searched, polygraphed and even hypnotized to find out exactly what he knows and remembers. He also turned over his hard drive and cell phone, yet some outsiders still think he had something to do with the crime. Clint Bobo said he never felt hated until his sister was abducted. He had never been called a criminal, much less a killer, until his sister disappeared but since Holly's  he has received death threats and has been accused of planning or actually killing his sister Holly Bobo. Now it's  Clint Bobo's role as an eyewitness that made him a suspect. Sound asleep that April day, Clint Bobo woke up to the sound of his dog barking then heard voices.

I slightly raised the blinds and looked out this window and saw Holly," Clint Bobo said. "It appeared to be Holly kneeling down and [Holly's boyfriend] Drew. They looked like they were kneeled down, facing each other in the garage, and they were talking back and forth. Holly sounded very upset and heated. He was doing much of the talking, and she would answer back and things like that. I couldn't make out hardly any of the words. The only words I could make out from here were Holly saying, 'No, why?'"

Clint Bobo said he figured Holly and her boyfriend Drew were breaking up.
At this time, Karen Bobo called home after she heard from a neighbor that there was a scream.
It's important to note that Clint Bobo didn't hear that scream, and Karen Bobo didn't tell her son there was a scream.

They were not on the same page. "I said, 'Clint, that's not Drew. Get a gun and shoot him.' And I remember him saying, 'You want me to shoot Drew?' So I hung the phone up again, and I think at that point I fell on the floor," Karen Bobo said.

Clint Bobo knew that Holly's boyfriend Drew was turkey hunting that morning, so he thought it was obviously Drew he saw wearing camouflage and talking with his sister. He said it appeared to be a serious conversation and maybe even a break-up talk. "And I don't want to call 911 and say, 'My sister and her boyfriend are breaking up,'" Clint Bobo said.

So, Clint Bobo didn't act, but went to check again. This time, he saw Holly walking into the woods with the man in camouflage. "The only thing I could see was his right arm, which was hanging down," Clint Bobo said. "I saw them up to about where those two trees are, and from that point I never saw them again."

Holly Bobo walked into the woods with the man in camouflage who Clint Bobo was sure was Drew,  who was hunting that morning and it is now believed he may have had a gun or knife, and they continued up this path. On the other side of these woods there is a logging road where you can easily park a vehicle. The dogs, we know, pursued and then stopped. Why would they stop right there? Because the odds are she got into a vehicle

This is a theory backed up by, of all things, a map. Holly Bobo's abductor forgot to turn off her cell phone, so with GPS tracking, that phone can be tracked along a strange, back roads journey that ends in a surprising and upsetting possibility. The map shows that if police had immediately blocked four roads near the Bobo home, like Karen Bobo had begged them to do, they would have likely caught the abductor in the act.

UPDATE

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has determined that the non-profit organization “Without Warning” did not investigate the case of missing Tennessee woman, Holly Bobo, to law enforcement standards as reported by Nashville television station WSMV which aired several stories during newscasts this month as well as a special documentary which aired May 12, 2013.
While speaking to TBI Special Agents, each member of the private investigative team admitted that they regurgitated information they had heard and read in order to talk about the case on television.  In addition, the founder of “Without Warning,” Sheila Wysocki, wrote in an email to a TBI Special Agent, “You all have to realize that we have been able to make any story surrounding this case a ratings winner and online success which was the goal. In return, someone may come forward to be the hero and give you all the right information to resolve this case.” Each member of the team stated the information provided to them came from the victim’s family.
Since the stories aired, TBI has gone through the appropriate legal channels to obtain the information provided to “Without Warning” as well as video footage from WSMV. No information contained in the documents and video has led to any new evidence in the two year old investigation. The majority of documents contained in the binders are print outs of social media sites, comments posted on various internet websites, personal notes, public records, news articles and a production shooting schedule.
By their own admission, members of “Without Warning” said they had no geolocation information about Holly Bobo’s cell phone after her disappearance including the exact locations and times the phone “pinged” as reported by WSMV. The source of the incorrect and unofficial cell phone information has stated that he told “Without Warning” members the information was not accurate when he provided it to them. TBI has obtained emails exchanged between members of the “Without Warning” team where they discuss the inaccuracy of the times, but used them as factual information regardless.
“The erroneous television reports have led to false leads, public concern and have wasted valuable state resources,” said TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “The most important thing, after finding Holly Bobo and the person responsible for her disappearance, is maintaining the integrity of this investigation should it ever go to trial. In addition, TBI is concerned that WSMV never confirmed any facts reported in the stories with our agency. Never have we seen such irresponsible and unprofessional journalism on an active and open TBI investigation that has been so harmful to the case.”
The 24th Judicial District Attorney General Hansel McAdams, the prosecutor responsible for handling the case, stated, “Without Warning and WSMV have had no regard for the truth and their careless use of misleading information has been detrimental to this case.”
TBI refutes several other allegations made in the reports including that the crime scene was contaminated by people, horses and helicopters, that there is dash cam video from a law enforcement vehicle of the subject, and that there were 21 sex offenders registered at the coon hunt that Holly attended shortly before her disappearance, and that an eyewitness was stripped searched. Further, there is no evidence to suggest that Holly Bobo is a victim of sex trafficking.
TBI’s Criminal Investigation Division Deputy Director Jeff Puckett said, “In 31 years of working at TBI, there has never been a case where this amount of local, state and federal resources have been dedicated to a single investigation. A typical TBI case file for a complicated homicide contains two volumes. The Holly Bobo case file is currently 27 volumes and contains more than 1500 investigative reports. There are more than a 100 judicial documents, including search warrants, subpoenas and court orders, and law enforcement has organized in excess of 100 ground searches. A dollar amount of resources dedicated to this case by law enforcement is too large to estimate.”
TBI’s investigation into Holly Bobo’s disappearance is open and ongoing. Multiple TBI Special Agents are assigned to work on the case which they do not consider to be a cold case. There is a $85,000 government and private citizen reward fund for information leading the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Holly Bobo’s disappearance as well as a reward being offered by a Memphis citizen urging the subject turn himself into authorities for $100,000 and a $250,000 reward for Holly Bobo’s safe return. Information about Holly Bobo’s disappearance should be reported to 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463)

UPDATE

The family of missing Tennessean Holly Bobo on Tuesday accused the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation of ignoring their pain after what they call a “very inappropriate, very unprofessional” tweet by the agency’s spokeswoman.
The tweet, by TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm, referred to a story on Saturday detailing the TBI’s criticism of a Brentwood nonprofit’s involvement in the investigation and WSMV-Channel 4 reports on the group’s findings.
Helm posted a picture on Twitter showing The Tennessean’s story about the controversy with the caption, “Great way to start off my day and the coffee is brewing.”
Bobo’s mother said Tuesday that the tweet appeared to be “sounding victorious,” while her daughter remains missing.
“I do feel like the big picture has been lost and that picture is finding my daughter,” said Karen Bobo, standing on the steps of the state Capitol. “If this is an example of how TBI feels about my daughter’s case, then I do think there is a conflict of interest.”
Helm later apologized and said the tweet was from her personal account. The tweet has since been deleted.
“The tweet from my personal account was referring to the content of the article, not directed at the case,” she said in an email. “If it was construed as hurtful which was not its intention, I apologize. It does not reflect any opinion of TBI or my work, only my own personal thoughts after hours.”
Helm’s personal account does not indicate her connection to the TBI, though her more than 400 followers include many members of the media, government agencies and police departments.
Bobo went missing from her Decatur County home April 13, 2011, after she was last seen walking into the woods with an unidentified man wearing camouflage. Her family has consulted with private investigators to provide outside opinions and they have begun an online petition drive to form a statewide task force that deals solely with missing persons cases.
The Channel 4 story purported to reveal new details about the case, including information about Bobo’s cell phone, the strip searching of her brother and possible video footage of the suspect after her disappearance, details the TBI said were false.
Bobo’s mother said she expects the TBI to take action on the “very inappropriate, very unprofessional” tweet.
“I did take this personal,” she said. “I do feel that this was put out without regard for the feelings of Holly’s family.”

Update 2013
The frustrating search for missing nursing student has Holly Bobo heated up again with startling new revelations from private investigators.
Bobo's cell phone emitted a signal near her Tennessee home approximately two hours after her brother saw a camouflaged man leading her into the woods in 2011, according to WSMV.
When charted across on a map, Bobo's cell phone indicates a path through her hometown of Parsons on April 11, 2011 after 8 a.m. Stunningly, the signal pops up again at 9:58 less than a quarter mile from her home, according to investigators from Without Warning Fight Back who spoke to the station.
That raises the hope that the missing 20-year-old's kidnapper or his car might have been recorded on a police car's dashboard camera as he passed near the crime scene.
The potential breakthrough comes amid growing pressure on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations from Bobo's family. Her relatives want a new task force to investigate all missing persons cases in the state, WREG reported.
Police had already found her cell phone in perfect condition discarded along a highway north of Parsons.
Bobo's 25-year-old brother Clint has been interrogated for more than 17 hours, because he was the last person to see Holly. He recently spoke to the media for the first time about his experience, noting that he has received death threats from strangers who accuse him of killing his sister.

UPDATE

Feb 28, 2014

The director of the TBI, Mark Gwyn, addressed the media on Friday afternoon in connection to the search efforts for Holly Bobo.

Gwyn said that the searches are going on in not only Decatur County, but surrounding areas as well.

Gwyn would not release any particulars about what is happening during the search Friday, but he also said that he is "hoping to return Holly home safely to her home."

Gwyn said that the search effort is going to continue into the night and will last into Saturday and possibly the next few days.

Gwyn says that he thinks that the information that has been revealed in this case recently is "vital".

Gwyn also said that it took investigators a "long time" to make it to where they are and will not release any details that can jeopardize the case.

Currently, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating.

UPDATE

Posted: Mar 03, 2014 10:13 AM PST Updated: Mar 03, 2014 10:15 AM PST

Reported by Carley Gordon

DECATURVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
The man whose property is at the center of a TBI search in connection with the disappearance of nursing student Holly Bobo had bond set at $1 million Monday in an unrelated aggravated assault charge.
appeared in Decatur County General Sessions Court on Monday after his arrest on Friday hours after TBI and FBI agents began searching his property.
Decatur County General Sessions Judge Rick Woods raised the bail from $250,000 that was set by the county's judicial commissioner on Friday night.
Adams was upset at a reporter who took a photo of him as he was led from the courtroom after the arraignment.
"Don't take picture of me, man," Adams said to a reporter from The Jackson Sun newspaper. "I'm not the one."
According to reports, the Bobo investigation was not mentioned in court. Authorities have not said whether the assault charge is related to the disappearance of Bobo in April 2011.
According to the arrest warrant, Adams held a black revolver to the head of Amber Bray at his Holladay home and threatened to kill her. The affidavit also said that Adams pulled a knife on her while threatening to "gut" her.
Bobo was last seen on the morning of April 13, 2011, where she was seen by her brother being led away from her Darden, TN home.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation began executing search warrants on Adams' home and property off Highway 69 south of Interstate 40 on Friday afternoon.
Adams had been released from the Benton County jail on Feb. 26 on drug charges.
The Jackson Sun reported that Adams did not have a lawyer at the arraignment hearing. He said he needed to contact his grandfather to arrange to hire a lawyer but had not been able to make a telephone call since Saturday night.
Decatur County officials transferred Adams to the jail in Chester County. Officials said the Decatur County jail was overcrowded.

Copyright 2014 WSMV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.


UPDATE

(CNN) -- Friends and family of Holly Bobo, last seen in 2011, waited three years for news. Their worst fears have now been confirmed.

A man has been indicted on charges of kidnapping and murder in the case of the Tennessee woman, authorities announced Wednesday.

Zachary Adams, 29, is being held without bond.

A Decatur County grand jury handed down a two-count indictment of especially aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder.

"As this investigation continues, we are still asking for the public's help and support to help us continue to seek out justice regarding the disappearance of Holly Bobo," Mark Gwyn, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, told reporters.

Because the investigation is ongoing, Gwyn declined to comment on whether any human remains have been found.

Bobo, a nursing student, was last seen in April 2011. She was 20 years old.

Her brother told authorities he saw a man in camouflage leading her away from their home in the small town of Darden.

The Bobo case rocked the largely rural swath of central Tennessee, from those who knew the young woman to others who rallied behind the effort to find her.

Hundreds of volunteers -- some on horseback and foot, others on all-terrain vehicles -- turned out to hunt for clues in Decatur, Henderson, Henry, Carroll and Benton counties. Many more attended memorial services or offered supportive thoughts online via groups on Facebook.

The TBI and local and federal authorities have spent hundreds of manpower hours on the case, Gwyn said. More than $450,000 has been offered in reward money.

Adams, who is being held at the Chester County jail, is set to appear in court on Tuesday. Prosecutors are evaluating whether they will seek the death penalty.

"Obviously, they're devastated," Gwyn said of the Bobo family.

"They've been devastated for three years. But, hopefully, this is the beginning of closure for the Bobo family, and they deserve that.".


UPDATE:  From the Chattanooga Times Free Press

DECATURVILLE, Tenn. — A grand jury indicted a second person Tuesday on murder and kidnapping charges in the disappearance of 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo three years ago.
Jason Autry, 39, was indicted by a special grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn said at a Tuesday news conference in Decaturville that authorities have not found Bobo's body. However, he said they have sworn statements from witnesses who saw Bobo alive with Autry and Zachary Adams after Bobo disappeared from her home near Parsons in Decatur County on April 13, 2011.
Adams was indicted in March on the same charges that Autry now faces, and is currently being held without bond in the Chester County Jail.
Autry is currently serving a three-year sentence in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in a separate case.
Gwyn said Adams and Autry were longtime friends. He declined to say whether there was any previous connection between Bobo and Autry.
District Attorney General Hansel McCadams said prosecutors could seek the death penalty in both cases.
Gwyn hinted that still others could be charged in the case.
"We believe there are other individuals out there with information about possible involvement," he said. "They can expect a knock at their door soon."
Bobo family friend Tammy Ramey attended the news conference wearing a "Justice for Holly" T-shirt and spoke afterward with reporters. She said she was not surprised to hear that Autry was charged because rumors that he was involved have been going around town ever since Bobo disappeared.
Ramey said she did not know Autry personally but has read about him in the newspaper.
She said she was encouraged to hear from Gwyn that they are still investigating other people as well.
"We want all that's involved," she said.
The family's pastor, Don Franks, also spoke with reporters after the news conference. He said he was with Bobo's parents earlier in the day when they were informed of the new charges.
"It's tough. And as more facts are revealed it gets even tougher," he said. But he added, "They are more determined than ever to have justice for Holly."
Gwyn also said that the grand jury on Tuesday indicted Adams on an additional charge of coercing a witness.
An affidavit of a TBI agent filed earlier this month with the Decatur General Sessions Court says Adams told another inmate to relay a message to his brother to keep quiet.
Adams said "tell my brother he is the one who started this ... and if he doesn't shut his mouth he will be in the hole beside her," the affidavit states.