Hey guys! I haven't posted about Holly before. I read through most of the thread, but if you guys have already discussed some of these issues, fill me in! Here are some various thoughts/questions I had about the case:
1. Who do you think was the "man in camouflage"?
Based on comment sections, people seem to be going with the theory that ZA was the one. I'm wondering if this is the case. Clint Bobo gave a description of the man he saw as being 5' 10"-6' and 170-200 lbs. Zach Adams is around 6' 3" and skinny (maybe 170ish). Now, obviously eyewitness descriptions aren't always accurate, but Clint also mistook camo man for Holly's Boyfriend Drew from a distance that was probably around 40-50 feet so we need to compare suspects to his appearance. Based on photos of Drew, I'm guessing he's on the lower end of the weight scale. I don't have a height on him, but I'm guessing 5'9-5'10". Holly is 5'3" and here is a
photo of Drew next to Holly. Is it possible that Clint could mistake a 6'3" ZA for the much shorter DS? I'm ready to say for sure it wasn't Autry. Autry outweighs Drew by a huge margin and he's a very tall guy. Even taller than ZA. I know the TBI have said they are looking to arrest others, do you think it could have been someone else?
2. What could be the motive? Again, based on comment sections, people seem to be assuming this was a sexually motivated crime (I'm guessing because she was cute and had no other obvious reason to be involved with these guys). The thing that is throwing me for a loop is the kneeling down angry conversation in the garage. If this was a sexually motivated kidnapping or even just a random stalkery one, why would he be interrogating/yelling at her first? Why wouldn't he just grab her and take her? To me this is just such a baffling detail. There HAD to be more to this. One thought I had was that perhaps she was taken as a threat to someone else. Like, someone she was close to had a drug debt or some other beef with them and taking her was the "punishment". I'm just not sure what to make of that detail.
3. Do you think Shayne Austin was involved? The fact that they gave him total immunity and he didn't give them squat makes me think he genuinely didn't know anything. He literally has nothing to lose in that scenario and everything to lose if he doesn't tell them what they need. I think the only explanation is that he wasn't involved at all (or not involved in any significant way) and really didn't know where the body was.
4. Now that Holly's body has been found, do you think ZA's threat "You'll be in the hole with Holly" is an exculpatory statement? People had sort of taken it to be a confession of sorts, but now we conclusively know she wasn't in any sort of hole.
5. Have they released any cell phone pings? To me, this will solve the case. If we can prove that Holly's phone and ZA's phone were pinging in the same places in the minutes after the disappearance that will seal this. (of course it could go the other way if they are hitting on different towers)
6. Do you believe the TBI when they say that a bunch of people are involved? To me, this just seems so implausible. It's damn near impossible to have a conspiracy like this with several people. Especially low-life meth heads. Someone is going to say "Hey 280K sounds mighty nice! I think I'll make me a deal!" I just don't think more than a couple of people were involved. I don't think the Pearcy brothers were involved. That evidence doesn't seem solid at all. Maybe if there was some known connection between Mark Pearcy and ZA, but I don't think they've released any known link, have they? I don't know about the rest of the case, but I think that woman may have lied about that.
