Holly Bobo, 20, Tenn. missing. & Karen Swift

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Alternate Suspect presented by Defense
On day one of the defense case-in-chief, attorney Thompson pursued another common defense strategy, SODDI (some other dude did it). She put the focus on an alternate suspect named Terry Britt.

Before Zach Adams was ever arrested and charged with the kidnapping, rape and murder of Holly Bobo, authorities put the heat on Britt and considered him the prime suspect.


^ Britt, a convicted sex offender, is currently serving time in prison for the kidnapping and attempted rape of another woman in 2008.

He took the stand yesterday and claimed he had never met the Bobos and had never seen Holly Bobo in his life.

Last week the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation admitted, initially, they were convinced Britt had kidnapped Holly Bobo. The agency wire-tapped his home, something that had never been done in Tennessee before.

When Holly Bobo disappeared in April 2011, Britt delivered newspapers during the early morning hours. The defense showed he knew the area well, including the key areas like where her lunch box was found, where her cell phone cut off and where investigators ultimately found her body.

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