Zach Adams denies killing Holly Bobo in bid for new trial

Day 3: Zach Adams' former defense attorney appears for cross-examination

SAVANNAH, Tenn. — We have continuing coverage of Zach Adams’ post-conviction relief hearing in the Holly Bobo murder case. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Day 2: Zach Adams recounts his whereabouts on day Holly Bobo went missing Friday, they have defense attorney Jennifer Thompson on the stand who Attorney Doug Bates claims had insufficient council with Adams during his original conviction. “Were you competent and effective at the trial in September of 2017?…

Zach Adams denies killing Holly Bobo in bid for new trial

SAVANNAH, Tenn. (Court TV) — Zach Adams testified Thursday in his post-conviction hearing, denying under oath that he kidnapped, raped, or killed nursing student Holly Bobo and tying his alibi to a bank ATM stop he says investigators never fully documented. Adams, serving life without parole plus 50 years, told Hardin County Circuit Judge J. Brent Bradberry he had no relationship with Bobo beyond having her mother, Karen Bobo, as his fourth-grad…