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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2025 · 18 MIN

Episode 10: The Alibi

from Trial & Error · host Dana McLendon III & Dr. Katie Spirko

This episode continues to delve into the heart-wrenching case of 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo, who was abducted from her family home on April 13, 2011. This heinous crime sparked the most expensive and exhaustive investigation in Tennessee’s history, yet justice has never been achieved. Three years after her disappearance, Holly’s skeletal remains were discovered in an area pinpointed by US Marshals Senior Investigator Johnny Walker, a master fugitive hunter. Despite the insights of Walker, TBI lead agent Terry Dicus, and FBI agent Art Viveros, all of whom identified convicted serial rapist Terry Britt as a prime suspect, these agents were removed from the investigation, and Britt was never charged. In a shocking twist, law enforcement named four innocent men as suspects, despite a complete lack of physical evidence linking them to the crime and verified alibis proving their innocence. The repercussions were devastating: one man took his own life after enduring years of harassment, while two others pled guilty to avoid the same fate as Zach Adams, the only man to face trial. Adams is now serving a life sentence without parole, while his brother Dylan is serving 35 years on an Alford plea. In this special video episode on YouTube (also available on all major streaming platforms in audio format), seasoned trial attorney Dana McLendon guides us through raw interview and testimony footage of the innocent brothers. With his professional better half, Dr. Katie Spirko, still under a gag order from state prosecutors, co-host Dana reveals these men's alibis from that fateful day and exposes evidence that has been hidden for over a decade corroborating their accounts. Join us to explore one of the most disturbing examples of false confessions and coerced witness testimony in American history.   Watch here for full video experience:  https://youtu.be/9OZFzr2Sf_I

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