Holly Bobo Missing And Endangered: Are Suspects Naming Themselves- Odd Dodd?
Darden, TN–
On the eve of the 4 week anniversary of missing Darden, TN nursing student, Holly Bobo, new investigative details are being learned about the case. Two unofficial persons of interest have taken their case “public” in a way.
While blinkoncrime.com was aware of this information, a decision was made to withhold it in the interests of the cases “active” status previously.
That was, until today, when one of the known person’s of interests in Holly’s disappearance, outed himself publicly.
Jonathan Dodd, son of Bradley Grafton Dodd, and Dena Logan Dodd, chose the Parsons topix forum to “defend” himself against what he termed “death threats”.
Blink, Editor In Chief of www.blinkoncrime.com, was able to confirm the poster on the topix forum was indeed, Jon Dodd.
Speaking exclusively to www.blinkoncrime on the condition of anonymity, an extended family member of the Dodd family, sheds more light on Master Dodd’s claims.
“.. Yes, that is definitely him. I have no idea how he can say he does not know the Bobo family, he went to Scotts Hill with Holly for a short time. Karen Bobo, Holly’s Mom, worked for Grafton Dodd, his grandfather, when he was the principle of the Parson’s junior High when it was still there, Brad and Grafton are on the school board, there is no way that is true what is said.
Jon Dodd High School List From His myspace
When he is saying something was stolen from the property, he is talking about the ATV you wrote about before, when I saw that, I knew you were aware of him. Sandy called the sheriffs department before she knew that Holly was missing to report that their ATV was stolen. Sandy is also the cheer leading coach at Riverside High, since forever, and she got into some minor trouble a few years back because she got caught rigging the tryouts. Nothing major, but everyone knew about it. Dena, his Mom, was a teacher at Riverside shortly after he got transferred, which is weird again.
Everyone in this family has been covering for Jon since he was a kid. I could not believe when he stabbed Brad with a scissors when he was about 8 1/2, there was a big cover up. Last year Dena moved to Gwinnett County because the grands let him get away with anything. He has a baby with Shelby Sellers and nobody really even knew about that until after.
Jon went to the great-grandparents for a while in Arab, Ala in 2006 after the girl was killed in the car accident that got his ass beat up when he said she deserved it, and again, nobody said a word. Brad and Dena started up that Boy Scouts thing for him and (redacted by blink).
What is he talking about? What does donate DNA mean? O that is totally him, I can tell by the “I get paid to hunt” or whatever. Speaking of hunting, the abandoned cabin that volunteers found, when Grafton was told, was when he refused permission for any other searches and they got a warrant. Grafton and Sandy were seen removing a mattress from that part of the property, the one they found in the place where the outhouses were used recently. (redacted) saw him in WalMart, he looked at her and said he did not do it, I swear. Really scary.
He (Jon) did not donate DNA, it was taken from him in the parking lot of Tuckers Diner, he did not have a choice. The LE came there and showed some papers. Grafton’s was taken too, but I don’t know were, I heard it was at the area of the Pugh property, by that Shayne Austin’s parents house.
Another doozie…”
The X Factor
A former boyfriend of Holly Bobo’s, Blake Barnett, is also doing nothing to avoid being scrutinized. It is clear from his facebook postings that he is aware of his “celebrity”, and that folks following this case, are reading.
While it does not make him a bad guy, we have confirmed that he has had a background of alleged violence, in a former relationship with Holly Bobo.
He was the first name utttered by Holly Bobo’s parents, Dana and Karen, when they learned of her abduction.
That said, there is no known evidence linking Mr. Barnett to Holly’s disappearance.
Barnett is no stranger to violence, unfortunately, Blake, his brother and sister lost their parents Timothy and Janice in a brutal murder in 1993.
John Robinson, with actus reus assistance from his wife Kimberly, murdered both of the Barnett’s because they were after him for bounced checks.
Amelia, Blake’s little sister, was left in her crib for 48 hours before police found her while looking for the Barnett’s. She survived.
There have been no official suspects or persons of interest named in the disappearance of Holly Bobo in 4 weeks.
There has not been a LE update to her case since May 2.
The search effort for Holly Bobo continues.
Related Posts
Related Posts:
2,398 Comments
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
jeff says:
May 30, 2011 at 10:18 am
~~~~~~~~~
Another good point, Jeff. I remember reading about the diversion. If the perp isn’t from the region and left town (with or without Holly), he wouldn’t have any idea where LE was searching.
Jackie Bauer
says:
May 30, 2011 at 10:32 am
*********************
TY for the info, Jackie. I would think if the Bobo dog(s) was/were outside and Holly’s abductor clubbed one of them hard enough to cause its nose to bleed, then someone – CB or a neighbor – would’ve heard the dog yelp.
Just to go back to the cheating issue. Is it possible holly might of had another b/f on the side. I did see on topix someone posted holly might of had a high school b/f still in high school.
aw
I don’t know what a gothardite is?
@karey. I agree about the dog
Blink,
Is it possible that the person that wanted Holly, had a friend abduct her and hide her for him, so that he had an alibi at the time of the abduction, but then secretly met up with her at a location later? And in the meantime, the friend or friends planted a “fake” trail of evidence to lead the LE away from this location?
sure.
B
I just feel that the only ones who know the truth are the perp and his friend(s)/family, only because anyone else would have went for the $80,000. I think once one of them cracks or they find Holly, it will be all over. In my dealings with the FBI during the Oklahoma City bombing, they are VERY thorough as I’m sure the TBI is. I think they have everything they need, they just want Holly to bust everyone involved with the abduction and the possible cover-up.
Blink,
Do you know if some people who were questioned, lawyered up before they answered any questions?
I do.
B
My guess on Gothardites is the below url, though I don’t remember the marriage age thing.
He came to Dallas in 64-66 with his seminar. It’s like Great Dads. You have to sign on to certain “rules” & sign a pledge. Hadn’t remembered him in 45 years, but I’d be surprised if rural Tn churches werent part of his target market.
http://billgothard.com/about/bio/
bridget
Your theory implies that one of the perps responsible never left the house. I guess that explains why the ehotel key would not have anything to do with this case. What would be the incentive for someone to abduct her and stash her for someone else.
I am beginning to think the one clue they need is finding Holly.Which
from the looks of that terrain on google is not going to be easy.Now
anyone here that is local have that answer,come forth.Private it to Blink,Let her poor family have some closure.
Bridget says:
May 31, 2011 at 11:18 am
Blink,
Is it possible that the person that wanted Holly, had a friend abduct her and hide her for him, so that he had an alibi at the time of the abduction, but then secretly met up with her at a location later? And in the meantime, the friend or friends planted a “fake” trail of evidence to lead the LE away from this location?
sure.
B
I agree,but what kind of friend would commit a crime like this for another friend?
I will have to repeat myself here again.This was a violent crime aimed
at a young woman.If he gets away with this,he will do it again down the
road.The perp wants his way and will get it regardless of what it may
involve.I would not want someone like this living in my neighborhood.
JMO Holly is not alive.
Okay I may be way out of my league here, and I’ve never lived in a small town. Is there anyway possible that the local law enforcement is apart of the cover up in the case? I am just asking. I am not trying to start anything, I’m just trying to get a grasp of the relationships in Parsons. Praying that this is resolved soon and Holly will finally be able to come home.
daydreamer
I agree also what kind of person would go along with this
daydreamer says:
May 31, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Bridget says:
May 31, 2011 at 11:18 am
Blink,
Is it possible that the person that wanted Holly, had a friend abduct her and hide her for him, so that he had an alibi at the time of the abduction, but then secretly met up with her at a location later? And in the meantime, the friend or friends planted a “fake” trail of evidence to lead the LE away from this location?
sure.
B
I agree,but what kind of friend would commit a crime like this for another friend?
An under-educated, uncivilized hillbilly :/
daydreamer says:
May 31, 2011 at 7:28 pm
“I will have to repeat myself here again.This was a violent crime aimed at a young woman.If he gets away with this,he will do it again down the road…”
Exactly, daydreamer. That’s why it’s essential that the community band together and flush out the savage(s) who committed this crime. It’s not a crime against an individual only, it’s a crime against a family and a crime against an entire community. The safety and comfort of every law-abiding citizen in Parsons/Darden has been compromised.
Bridget-
Re:Your question about a friend helping a friend commit a crime…
NOT saying this is the case with Holly Bobo but there are so many scary things out there. There is human/drug trafficking, organized crime,cults,you name it. People think it does not happen where they are. There are very rich and powerful criminals all over the world that kidnap and steal young beautiful women. Many times they get them hooked on drugs and prostitute them. To get to your question… what if somebody owed someone something and there was a trade off. What if somebody owes the drug lord money and can’t come up with it so the guy then says find me a pretty young girl and I will call it even. The guy that agrees did it to save his own life.What if 2 guys were caught by a victim cooking meth and they offed the victim to cover their butts? (Again not saying this is the case with Holly) Do you see where I am going with this? Criminals don’t usually do things for friends they do it for themselves.
jaime says:
May 31, 2011 at 9:16 pm
@Jaime, I’m not from the Darden area, and don’t live in a town quite that small, but I’ve been thinking along the same lines. I’m not sure there’s a cover-up, but I believe LE has left an unsavory element in the community up to their own devices. The number of arrests unrelated to Holly’s disappearance in the area since the TBI and FBI have been in town speaks volumes. There certainly needs to be an investigation into the local sheriff’s department.
Everyone is saying a friend might have helped the perp abduct holly. I think it would be more then likely a family member. I think you would have too be pretty close to do this for someone. Maybe a cousin,uncle someone you grew up with. The only way I see two friends doing this is if they were both jaded boyfriends of hers. Just my two cents
With all the rumors, and conjecture surrounding this horrific crime the facts in my opinion speak to the only reasonable truths.
Holly’s brother knows more than he’s telling. (The last to see his sister the day of the abduction)
And as in most of these abductions, the perp is either family,friend or a jilted lover.
My money is on the family knowing something that isn’t being revealed – either because they fear for Holly’s life or they want to protect a family member from prosecution.
10. Jeff- yes, I’m implying that someone might have abducted her for a friend so that the “real” perp- would have an alibi at that time. The “real” perp might have been at work or somewhere where people could witness his whereabouts. Meanwhile the “friend” or “friends” took her and stashed her somewhere. My question is, can anyone verify where BB, JD, DS – all of them – were about an hour or two after the abduction and the rest of that day/night? Were any of them “missing?”- Or for that matter- who was missing when and after she was abducted? Who can’t be accounted for?
12. Daydreamer- A friend may owe someone, just be loyal, or be a sociopath- or this friend may have had someone (possible relative) lie for him – giving him an alibi of where he was at the time of the abduction- making it look like he’s not involved. Or all the above.
What I’m trying to say is, maybe the person who abducted her, isn’t nessasarily the “real” perp, and what I mean is, the real person who wanted Holly.
Who is the first person that came to mind when Holly’s parents were asked “who would have taken her?” – Gut instincts are usually right on. How many times have you not went with your gut intincts and then later- asked yourself – “why didn’t I go with my gut?”
Just saying.
Bubba, we know almost nothing of any value… Although I can’t discount what you wrote.. Statistics would agree with you. The brother would be the main suspect if nothing was found, but something was found. LE was 2 seconds from making an arrest??? ..They are stumped on something…
What we are dealing with is Arrogance and Ignorance on the part of LE and the Prosecutors office in my humble opinion. They want a body but what they need to do is make an arrest and let the cards fall where they will… Holly is dead… Time for a legal battle.. jmho
21.jeff says:
June 1, 2011 at 9:06 am
Not necessarily, Jeff. Becky gave some good reasons why someone may have committed a crime on behalf of another. It could also be as simple as offering the kidnapper a large sum of money to perform the deed, or the kidnapper owing the instigator a “favor” or anticipating a favor in return. Perhaps Holly’s abductor had advertised his services and was well-known among the less respectable inhabitants of Parsons/Darden for providing services that crossed legal boundaries. Again, LE in the area don’t appear to be especially attentive to matters of the law, so it’s plausible that the abductor’s reputation was widely recognized while he eluded any consequences for his behavior.
and another thing- WHO was HOLLY scared of? Who was in Holly’s gut instinct- she afraid of? There was talk of a RO against a former boyfriend, who was it? For her to get a RO against someone- she must have been threatened by this person. And if it was an ex- then there were signs or incidents that went on where she felt threatened.
Let’s say the RO said the person had to stay a certain amount of feet away from her. With that being said, if this guy was anywhere in the vacinity of when she was abducted, all fingers would point to him. So how could he get to her without going near her and without getting caught? He would need help.
There are just my opinions. I do not know if there was a RO or if there was, who it was against.
I do not think it was some random stranger. I do not think Clint Bobo was involved. I believe it was someone she knew and was threatened by. I also think he had help. I say friend or relative because that is who would be the most loyal and not talk. Again, MOO.
If more than one person did this, common sense says this isn’t the first illegal or deviant thing they’ve done together.
Blink – do you believe (if the theory there is more than one is correct) they’ve done previous mis-deeds together?
Yes.
B
I just find it hard to believe a friend would do this for another friend. You basically would have to have one friend who is a dominent and one a submissive. I would buy it being maybe cousins or an older family member showing a younger one what to do. I do think there are two people involved I just thinks its between family members. I think one has been involved in past abduction, and probley involed in le someway. Just my two cents
Blink… you have been rather quiet for obvious reasons. Do you think this case is going cold because there has been no arrest made yet and LE waited too long?
No.
B
Anybody know if Derek and Drew are close? Did Derek ever date (or try to date) Holly?
I don’t think it’s so far fetched that “friends” could be involved. This is an escalated event. They worked up to something this big. IMO
Blink – Is there any reason to suspect that someone from her church that knew Holy would be involved in this ? That could explain the reason why this is going to be “shocking” and a powerkeg.
becca
I believe their were two or more people involved. I think maybe holly broke up or cheated on one of the perps. This not only would make the perp mad but the family mad also if they believe she did it with reckless intent. This would motive any family member to help the perp in question abduct Holly because they would feel slighted too. They wouldn’t want a negative outlook on their family because their son’s crazy. I just don’t see a friend caring if Holly cheated or broke up with their buddy. Not to mention you would know the family member better then you would know your buddy. So I just think the perp would take his chances with a family member helping. I also think there is a personal element to this case that le is not discussing. Think about this when one person makes one member of your family look bad, their making your whole family look bad. Becca were on the same page just my thinking is in a different direction. Just my two cents.
28.Becky says:
June 1, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Blink… you have been rather quiet for obvious reasons. Do you think this case is going cold because there has been no arrest made yet and LE waited too long?
No.
B
****
Becky, I would say this is a mighty good sign from Blink. Prayers for all the Bobo family.
The date of this abduction has been brought up as being relative,maybe
a special date for someone or an event.Anyone might know or take a
guess as to why?Why would this date and time be chosen by the perp?
Sorry board I not implying Holly’s family is involved. I was implying the perps responsible’s family is involved. The perps family is involved because they feel Holly jaded them and the perp someway. Sorry if anyone misunderstood me.
It might be fairly easy to convince a half-witted outcast to participate in an illicit plot. He might hope to become one of the boys instead of just being a strange boy. Especially if the strange boy has a family willing to help him out of a problem yet again. So who is the ringleader and who are the minion?
What a horrible crime..I know this was mentioned in Blink’s piece, not sure if this link has been posted yet…
http://tn.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19951213_0011.tn.htm/qx
Just looking at the date. Holly was abducted in APRIL and now it’s June. Praying and knowing that every minute for us is an eternity for her family. April seems so long ago.
I found this on Topix. The bottom statement from the Bobo’s representative sure makes it seem somthing is wrong here.
moon runner wrote:
DARDEN, TN — According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a non-profit group that helps find missing people, is interfering with the Holly Bobo case. The 20-year-old missing nursing student is from Decatur County, Tennessee, that’s about two hours northeast of Memphis. Investigators said someone snatched the young woman outside of her home on April 13th.
The search group is known as “Tactical SAR” or Search and Rescue Group. It is based in Ohio but has members all over the country. The founder said they’ve been helping with the search since day one but TBI said the group is responsible for false leads.
The group’s website has several pictures of Holly Bobo and information about her disappearance. There’s also a place where people can leave tips.
“It started out with cyber tracking, stuff like that then it went to people that were actually in the area, that were physically searching,” said the founder of the group Tony Calabrese.
TBI released a statement regarding the group’s search efforts on the Holly Bobo case: “This non-profit group you are referring to is not working with TBI. The founder has no first hand knowledge of the investigation. Yes, outside groups, while they may be pure hearted, do interfere with law enforcement’s work.” TBI also said many outside groups try to solicit money but Calabrese said that’s not true in his group’s case.
“We’re completely non-profit. We don’t ask for donations, there’s no money ever collected. It’s basically people doing things from their heart and their own pocket,” said Calabrese.
Bobo’s family said they appreciate outside help but they are relying on investigators to bring her home.
This Statement seems strange to me!!
“We need to be very careful in spreading things we may not know that may be absolutely true because it can have an affect on the family,” said the family spokesman Kevin Bromley.
The search group said if Holly Bobo is found, it will not take the reward money, that’s up to $85,000.
Family members hope people won’t give up looking for Holly. About a month ago the Decatur County Fairgrounds had 1,500 volunteers or more everyday to help with the search but now it’s empty, just a sign asking everyone to pray for Holly Bobo’s return.
“People will have a tendency to go on with their regular lives and that’s understandable at some point but also we still have a missing child in our community,” said Bromley.
Residents say the community hasn’t been the same since Bobo vanished.
I didn’t mean the bottom statement. I tried to separate it by saying this statement seems strange to me!!
If Holly had an RO against someone, it was not BB. Thats factual. If she did have one against him, he was never made aware, which would be illegal. If he had went around her unknowingly, then he could have been arrested, and since he is friends with Derek Scott, Drew’s half-brother, (Derek was adopted by Harold,) I assume, he would have been around her at some point, more than likely.
I don’t think they are ever going to find her or the person responsible for taking her. I am beginning to think some of what I thought was craziness about people being sold, human trafficking as it has been put, may be true.
I am also wondering about the blood, is it possible there was not enough to test for DNA, or it was tainted in some way. How about it Blink, do you know?
Is it possible it was from an animal that had been shot while someone was hunting, perhaps the perp himself. Maybe he killed an animal and left blood flecks.
WTH is going on, the investigation seems to have come to a standstill, exactly where it was from day one. When you have no evidence, except eyewitness testimony, scanty at that, confusing to say the least, and a lunchbox, what does LE have to work with. They have to be getting discouraged. I am slowly losing hope that she will be found alive. I do so fear for her parents, and brother that they may never have any closure. I have been in fear for her since this happened. I thought surely they would find her within a couple of weeks, and this would all end, but it seems it may never end. The silence is deafeningly loud. I have become suspicious of anyone, especially males that I don’t know, that seem out of the ordinary around here. I never realized how many people I don’t know here. When I was young, I thought I knew everyone in Parsons, but not so. We have grown to the point, I feel like I don’t know half these people anymore. I realize these types of things happen every day, but now its on our front porch, and our eyes have been opened to the horrors of the world.
Pray for the Bobos, pray for Holly, pray for the people who have been scrutinized, pray for the sorry POS that took her to return her, or fess up, pray for her church family, her friends, her community, Drew Scott. I cannot imagine how he will survive this and ever have a relationship with anyone. Will he be able to go on? Will his life go to hell in a handbasket, will he turn into a possessive, fearful person. Can’t say as I would blame him.
To all of you who care about Holly and this community, thank you.
@Karey, I am trying not to take your remark about the under-educated, uncivilized hillbilly personal. Are you referring to our country-bumpkin town? The perp himself or what? What if its not a local, then who are you talking about. What if the perp ends up being from your town, then what? Whoever did this, may be a hillbilly, but not a local, may be under-educated, but they got away with this so far, and may be uncivilized, and that may be what has kept them from being found. Maybe they have survival training, and don’t have to live in civilization. Just seems kinda ugly what you said. Uncalled for and unnecessary. Don’t mean to offend, just don’t understand.
I sure ain’t taking up for the abductor, I just felt that was aimed at Parsons/Darden, because you said we need to band together to flush out the savages. May be that the savage don’t live here and never has. That’s why there isn’t any evidence, and since there is always somebody talking in a small town, and NOBODY’S talking, it just makes sense, that its because nobody KNOWS ANYTHING!
And Briget, BB was at work with Drew Scott’s father, when LE came to question him that morning at 9:00 am. He has been questioned, I wouldn’t say cleared, as no one is cleared, not you, not me, not Santa Claus, not the mayor, not anybody. But, they cannot find anything, I repeat, anything, linking him to the crime scene, Holly, her belongings, the blood, or anything remotely related to Holly’s whereabouts that day. He has been cleared more than the majority of males in this town.
I also am curious as to why Derek Scott has been a person of interest in the investigation. He is Drew’s half-brother, but that still does not tell me why he has been mentioned so many times, instead of her boyfriend. Did he dislike Holly? Was he jealous of her or jealous that his brother had such a pretty girlfriend? Since he is friends with BB, wouldn’t that say he knows how she has done her previous BF’s and knew or thought she was doing to same to his brother? Just not getting why he has been mentioned more than Drew. Are people confused or am I? Drew is her BF, not Derek. Right?
Blink you sent me a conf email and I am waiting on the other one still for Scared Monkeys. I am dying to talk to Janet, its driving me mad how she is blaming Clint. There are also some other cases I wanted to visit. Please email me at if there is a issue. Thank you. You are one hell of a investigator.
approved.
B
I think Blink’s negative answer about getting Holly’s case cold, is a very good reason for all of us to pray stronger than before.
Holly’s case is a complicated one but it will solve, just do not give up and keep praying.
May the Lord’s mercy be on Holly’s face and he himself, bring her back to her loved ones, Amen.
Anne
Is it possible someone else clocked him in that day without him being there. I had a job where two people were friends, the one guy would call and tell the other guy to clock him in if he was going to be late. Needless to say neither kept their job very long but it does happen. Bridget’s theory does carry weight because it is very possible someone abducted her for someone else. Someone may not have help in the abduction but it don’t mean they didn’t have a part in the planning. They could have done something else later to her. Just my two cents.
Re #39 I would imagine that statement is in reference to all the vicious attacks on Holly’s brother. I think he is innocent of any wrong doing and the comments being made are just so hateful/hurtful.
Finally, TBI has come out and made a statement against, for the most part, this stupid SAR team that has so many people believing he’s in the know and helping the investigation.
link please?
B
What? Let’s tell it like it is! I don’t know what kind of world you are living in but I know what kind of world I am living in, and if some prick from the word go….comes over my house and stold one of my family members…right from under my nose dare you! and managed to get away with her right from under my nose, I would be so pissed off you couldn’t imagine, and so would my family, and relatives, and friends, and I would be asking some of the hunters and trackers in the community for help. Then with four wheelers on the ground search every path in that woods all the way up to your back door! That’s only the beginning with an Assault Rifle………Then with the extra cash I would hire the Dog!
Holly Bobo Tactical SAR Interfering with TBI Investigation
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979396703
Link about Tactical SAR & TBI
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979396703 Link about Tactical SAR & TBI
Blink,
Do you know if Holly had an *Active* RO against someone at the time of her abduction or within the past year?
That is case sensitive, but fwiw, I do not think that is relevant.
B