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.
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Blink
Why would you publically out Jon Dodd but not be willing to comment if you believe he is involved in this case? He is sure willing to talk and it doesnt sound like his family is all that close. How do you know your “source” wasnt blowing you some smoke?
I don’t discuss sources, but I did not out JD, he did. I will say I found some things he said were false.
B
Victor George Wall, the sex offender that was recently arrested and is being questioned on his whereabouts when Holly went missing-is awfully small to be the person that Clint saw leading his sister into the woods.
Victor is 5’5″ and 130 pounds. I am assuming that is a recent height/weight as he is showing an update of 8/11/2011 on his “Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry Search Details” TBI page.
He as classified as “violent” and his offense listed as: 12-27-1988 CHILD MOLESTATION 3RD DEGREE
http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/sorint/sor_Details.aspx?htid=SO004681
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I do wonder about someone in full (maybe too large for them) camo, looking deceptively larger than they actually were-although that height of 5’5″ would be tricky to make look taller(but not impossible). If a person wore boots with thick soles and heels, plus a hat/hood-you could get an impression of 4-5 more inches of height, putting him at more like 5’9″ or even 5’10″. The perp was supposedly about 5’9″ to 6 foot, so this is not out of the realm of possibilities.
I doubt this is the perp-but I am very glad he is being checked out, for many other reasons!
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….And to all the desperate women out there(he was found at his “girlfriends” house)–do a freakin background check on the guys you are dating-damn!
I am going to bust a seam if I hear that this woman had kids/nieces/nephews/neighbor kids, etc., that nasty, old Victor was allowed to be around!!!
Dear Blink,
Seeing your comment about that ATV tires, I wondered if you have checked that phone number of the ads of craiglist regarding both ATV ads. Do you know if the phone number belongs to whom or where? Do you know if the TBI has checked it thoroughly or not? At last, because of speculation of using an ATV on this crime, do you know if the TBI has checked with second-handed market around ATV spare parts? Maybe one of the second-handed parts have some kind of sign or forensic thing on it which can be used in finding Holly?
Hope you cast light on my questions by your kind replies.
I have and they have.
B
The main thing is that this is not what appears. This isnt a clear sexually motivated abdduction. There is much more then what meets the eye. The family and TBI are having some issues as the family is just so beyond frustrated. But they are still working together. You have to understand they are investigating a member of Hollys family in connection with her kidnapping, they cant share anything. I do think she is alive based on knowledge not hope.
Jane, I cannot post your earlier post for reasons that should be obvious to you.
B
#4 – What???? “You have to understand that they are investigating a member of Hollys family in connection with her kidnapping?” Is this just your opinion or fact as you don’t say?
That is Jane’s opinion that has not been vetted by me, except to say her immediate family has been cleared and it is SOP to investigate the extended family.
B
Dear Blink,
So thanks for your kind response. It was just a though and it’s OK that is checked.
Anyway, if that ATV ad relates to this case, we shouldn’t expect a very skilled perp. It seems that he/she wants to get rid of suspicious things ASAP.
At last a question regarding Jane’s and your opinion about other family members involvement, do you think Blink that leading Holly towards northern properties from her home and being these properties owned by some members of Etux family (Holly’s mom family), can be the reason for being suspect of TBI of family members?
Thanks for your kind efforts.
Blink, Yes I do understand the editing as most of the info was directed to you directly.
Cindy, Yes, that is my opinion and many others. I am not one to say something is fact or not until its fair game for everyone to hear. I just was told about this site from someone else that directed me to it to read some specific information and ending up reading all of it. There is some things that I know to be correct and some things I kow to be false. I then dropped Blink a note regarding a couple of those things. The unfortunate part about this case is all the information that is not being released by the law enforcement. I don’t enjoy being cryptic I guess you could say but I also dont feel comfortable outing information that it appears law enforcement doesnt want out there. Does that make sense? There are tons of rumors here in town and all over these websites. Many of the local boys feel like this is some modern day witch hunt. Blink only has JD and BB listed but ALOT of locals had DNA and finger prints taken and properties searched. I have heard from many different people that all have different theories of what happened and some of these people are very close to Karen and Dana. A few of the same names do keep coming up although not online and a couple have managed to keep low profiles.
I wouldnt wish this situation on anyone. Its the most difficult thing in the world and has effected our community tenfold. Please pray for Holly and her family and pray that the suspects are brought to justice. This is a very complex case and there are some that are vested to keep weaving those webbs. We will never give up though and we will never forget.
Thank you.
I have always been curious as to how Dana and Karen Bobo acquired such a large piece of property. If I understand correctly, Dana is employed by a tree service company, Karen is a teacher. Was it a gift or some type of inheritance….. do they owe anything on it, or is it paid for… or is there any type of jealousy from family members as to how it was acquired? I am also curious as to exactly how many acres they own. Also, I have read elsewhere that Karen’s maiden name is “Etux?” I am from TN, and have never heard that as a last name. I guess I’m just grasping for any type of info that involves the family that hasn’t been released, if the above posts are true and there is some suspicion about the extended family…….sorry for the rambling post, this thing just gets more and more confusing.
Etux is short for executor. Not a name, and their property information is public information.
Karen is no longer a teacher.
Respectfully, this is not a soap opera forum.
B
I apologize, Blink. Like I said, just asking some questions, given the above posts about the extended family, the “things are not as they seem” and “a very complex case” comment, and who may own the adjacent property.
Definitely not trying to turn it into a soap opera……and thanks for the clarification on Etux. I am obviously not an attorney or a criminal investigator…..Learn something every day
B, based on recent posts, do you now think she is still alive?
I do not, unfortunately.
B
zeus says:
August 14, 2011 at 5:37 pm
….And to all the desperate women out there(he was found at his “girlfriends” house)–do a freakin background check on the guys you are dating-damn
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Well put, Zeus, but if people are reading here, they probably are the kind that would check. Unfortunately, many people don’t care or would rather not know. Or they buy the lies fed to them because they’d rather not know the truth. But I digress. This is about Holly. God bless her and her family.
Blink,
I apologize, I did not plan on joining a discussion board. I just wanted to address those few things to you.
Quite alright, I understood that after a few posts, you are welcome here.
B
Dear Blink,
I am so sorry about pointing out my opinion regards Etux name which makes you annoyed. I’ve never considered here as a soap opera forum. I am not local and whatever I said, it was my speculation and I obtained to that name, Etux, not through forums or etc but from “Tennessee Property Viewer” website in here: http://tnmap.tn.gov/Assessment/
There, in the north of Bobo property, there is an agricultural land with mostly trees from aerial photography owned by “EARL MYRACLE and LEE IDA ETUX”. Then in the north of it, another property, a forset owned by another of Etux family, “R W MYERS and G SUE ETUX”.
I am not at any rate or any time wanted to cast any suspicious regarding any of these people. Just after Jane and your opinion about family and that saying of leading Holly towards north, I want to ask about it.
And, a question regards Etux name, I don’t exactly get you from saying that is not a name and only a short form of executor. In that website of property viewer, the Bobo property was stated to be owned by “Dana Bobo and Karen Etux” which are Holly’s parents, so Etux is the maiden last name of Holly’s mom, is it correct?
At last, I hope that my explanation has clarified my intentions and again sorry to state anything that makes you annoyed.
Thanks for every bit of your kind efforts.
Both Blink and Jane appear to be “in the know” with more information that LE is not releasing to the rest of us. So why does Jane think Holly is alive based on knowledge and not hope, but Blink disagrees? Blink or Jane – can you comment further??
Immediate family have not been cleared, no one has.
#15, Erica – what makes you say that immediate family has not been cleared, no one has?
#5, Blink’s response to me states:
That is Jane’s opinion that has not been vetted by me, except to say her immediate family has been cleared and it is SOP to investigate the extended family.
I usually take everything Chelsea Hoffman says with a grain of salt, but yesterday she called Mrs. Helm with TBI who confirmed that no one has been cleared. I doubt Chelsea is making this up because she knows she can get into alot of trouble.
“Et ux.” means “and wife”…not executor. TBI has not cleared anyone…per Ms. Helms, TBI spokesperson, 08/15/11.
Jane and Blink,
Are you hinting that Natalie (extended family), her place of employment, and the lifestyle and associations that come with it may be involved?
Dear everyone,
I have done a very huge mistake which comes from my unfamiliarity with properties and expressions regarding it. As dear investigator has stated, “Etux” is not a last name, it means “and wife” and everywhere on TN property viewer, it comes, it means the wife who owned the property. I simply had considered ETUX as last name of Holly’s mom which is totally mistake.
So sorry for making confusions, and so thanks to help me to learn something I haven’t known until now.
Blink,
Can you share why LE does not believe the Holly Bobo, Morgan Harrington, and Lauren Spierer cases are not linked? Except for a few small differences, they are all three eerily similar…..
#20 – Hi Alex, there is not a day goes by that I don’t learn something that I didn’t know before. You’re in good company.
Dear Cindy,
Thanks so much for your encouragement regarding my foolish mistake. It really feels good to learn specially in here, with so many kind and informant persons around.
Thanks specially from Blink for all she’s done for us and for Holly.
#19. Is Natalie a cousin? Or other, how related?
“#19. Is Natalie a cousin? Or other, how related?”
http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm166/crankycrankerson/Holly%20Bobo%20%20-TN-/?action=view¤t=41411cos.jpg&mediafilter=images
http://www.facebook.com/people/Natalie-Bobo/615715089
http://www.myspace.com/rain_girlwholoved/photos
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teasers/170396079676984
cindy
I think thats her cousin if I am not mistaken
Alex, don’t worry about not knowing. It’s a latin term and unless you were in the legal profession (or closely related) it’s not something that comes up in normal conversation. So you can be ready in advance if you ever see it, it’s often abbreviated to just ux. Total meaning in that property info, it’s owned by Dana Bobo and his wife Karen.
Blink,
In your experience, is it normal for LE to “clear” someone that was never named a suspect or POI? I can see clearing someone that they might have been interested in. There are a lot of people (not necessarily on here) that are reading TBI’s comment about no one being cleared to mean that Clint could still be a suspect or POI. I disagree- maybe they have never officially “cleared” Clint/immediate family but that’s b.c they don’t have to-they were never suspects…Would you agree with that statement?
It is rare for LE to publicly clear anyone as a matter of policy.
B
“Can you share why LE does not believe the Holly Bobo, Morgan Harrington, and Lauren Spierer cases are not linked? Except for a few small differences, they are all three eerily similar…..”
I cannot speak for Blink, but Holly seems to be the outlier in your list. She was sober and going about her everyday activites at her own home. She most likely was targeted.
Morgan and Lauren disappeared away from home, at night, possibly both drunk or high, and appear to be crimes of opportunity. Both of these crimes occurred in “college towns”.
Makes sense, thanks for your response!
Where does Natalie work?
You cant seriously think I am going to allow anyone to post a person’s private employment
B
Am I the only one that feels like the wool was purposely cast over our eyes here? I dont think anything is like it appears.
I now believe that we are looking for some local loner type, that wouldn’t be readily missed. I believe the “usual” suspects have been throughly run to ground and that we are indeed now looking for something/someone that isn’t as it seems. Thoughts B?
Maybe the perp is close to one of holly’s other family members and they did this out of revenge or some sick motive. Seems to be nothing appears has it is in this case. Motives can be far and wide in this case and grudges can probley be held a long time. Its hasn’t been mentioned but maybe the bobo’s were feuding with someone else in their family. Just my two cents
@ Jay
I would put something on the the opinion that Jon Dodd had nothing to do with this. From what I hear his trucked matched a description of a truck seen in the area and he used to date someone Holly knows. He was investigated hardcore though. No one in town must own a truck like his cause he was immediately suspected. Anyways I think blaming him is barking up the wrong tree. Could be wrong though. I dont think there looking for anyone besides Holly.
Just fyi, that is NOT why he was initially investigated.
B
The following link may just explain a bit about what is going on in this investigation….http://www.wsmv.com/story/15282834/district-attorney-general-misuse?redirected=true It could also explain why they stood around for 3 hours before they started to search, why the searches were abruptly stopped, why LE wants to keep a low profile and not bring media attention to the area, why they kept the family quiet, why they told everyone to keep quiet for the purpose of Holly’s safety…it seems much corruption in both local and TBI…didn’t want to look “too hard” because all that could have been exposed..note who requested the $50,000 grand from the governor’s office. A lot of reasons to think they never really tried to find Holly. I am disgusted.
Yea Ive heard of a few other reasons too. I do know for a fact that he ain’t being totally honest. He definitely knew Holly AND Natalie. C’mon he was Seth’s BF when her and Blake dated. I wonder if he would deny knowing Ed too, lol. Then again everyone lies online these days.
luke
You have to look at the facts in this case and some of the facts that have been listed come up with his name attached to them. This does not mean he was involved but it is at least a little bit strange in my mind. Just my two cents.
Has anyone else heard about Holly getting a creepy msg the night before the from someone mentioned on this site?
Jeff
What facts are his name attached too?
Unless your talking about stuff that hasn’t been released.
I agree they had reasonable evidence to get a warrant but none of it has been made public.
I just really think there was something going on before her abduction. Because of the speed of the calls to 911 when it was discovered she wasn’t with her boyfriend that morning it makes me think there were threats beforehand. It could have been just a “guy friend” that stopped by or some friend who was out hunting that morning and stopped by or her boyfriend that Clint saw. But as soon as they figured out it WASN’T DREW, they were on the phone to the police. Unless Karen got the call from the neighbor right around the same time of talking to Clint. And it could mean that Clint was awake when the neighbor heard the screams but was far enough away from his house to not hear them.
If that was my daughter or son, you couldn’t have stopped me from going in that woods for them. I would have hopped on my 3 or 4 wheeler and zipped through there in a New York Minute. When knowing that you only have a certain time frame of recovering someone after an abduction, the LE should have been WAY MORE ON THE BALL then it seems they were. It’s high time the Bobo’s take some of that money from fundraising and hire a PI. The best one you can find. In fact a former FBI Investigator would be my first choice. I would sell everything I owned to pay for one if I was in that situation. They need to do what they have to do, to get their daughter back. No matter what.
#36- Investigator- That is disgusting. They should be in jail.
This is my opinion only.
Its a waiting game people. JD is public enemy number 1. They had a number of reasons to suspect him. Him coming online and straight up lying is beyond me. Clear as day Sociopath.
Luke
One big fact is him coming on this site and outing himself. I don’t think you come on a site like this to defend yourself if your not guilty about something. Not to mention the fact he said he didn’t know holly or her family which indeed he did. Lets not forget that is atv was stolen the morning or somtime in the night before or after she went missing. They did take is dna which is also a big fact. He was a member of the search and rescue team and new the ins and outs of the le. These are just some facts that have been posted on here. They don’t make him guilty but some of them are at least a little bit odd. I don’t know if the guys guilty or not but I can see why people are looking at him. I personally think they need to look at everyone and solve the case. I think the TBI has made huge mistakes from the get go and have not been impressed by them at all. Just my two cents
I’d like a little clarification on the “things are not as they seem” comments that keep popping up on here…..Does anyone have a clue about what that means?
chris says:
August 18, 2011 at 8:41 pm
I’d like a little clarification on the “things are not as they seem” comments that keep popping up on here…..Does anyone have a clue about what that means?
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Chris, in my opinion, I think it means that what seems obvious to us is not what has actually happened. But Blink can’t say too much for good reason. If one of us hits on something very close to known facts, Blink cannot tell us because it might really screw up the investigation. It’s like someone telling you the sky looks gray and you say, no, it looks blue-gray and the next person says, no, it looks charcoal gray. Everyone is sure of their description of the sky color, but until God booms out from above and announces the official color of the stormy sky, no one knows. JMO
“Luke says:
August 18, 2011 at 9:10 am
Has anyone else heard about Holly getting a creepy msg the night before the from someone mentioned on this site?”
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Not until you mentioned it here. Do you have any details on the contents and sender of the message? Not sure why you have to present this new info like a tease, but you might as well just post what you know.
Blink,
It seems like LE and the family have known from the beginning who they believe did this, but they must wait for the right evidence/tip to declare an official POI. That said, knowing there is a POI in their minds, could they have at least kept the individual from participating in the search for Holly or maybe have buddied them up with an actual LE officer to keep them from planting evidence as it has been suggested could have happened?
Cnog says:
August 19, 2011 at 11:07 am
Blink,
It seems like LE and the family have known from the beginning who they believe did this, but they must wait for the right evidence/tip to declare an official POI. That said, knowing there is a POI in their minds, could they have at least kept the individual from participating in the search for Holly or maybe have buddied them up with an actual LE officer to keep them from planting evidence as it has been suggested could have happened?
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Cnog-IMO they didnt know from the VERY beginning or they would have done just what you said. But they could not have kept the POI from participating in the search because they didnt have a POI at that time or the obviously would have kept him from helping with the search.
I wish Mrs. Bobo had been more clear about why or when or how she spoke to Drew that morning…was he at the house? Was it on the phone or in person? Somehow she knew he was not the person Clint saw in the garage/carport area, as she said she had already spoken to him that morning, but of course Jane Mitchell did not follow up and ask her why or when or where that conversation took place…wonder if he spent the night? And the perp saw him leave before Holly?
smiths says:
August 19, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Cnog-IMO they didnt know from the VERY beginning or they would have done just what you said. But they could not have kept the POI from participating in the search because they didnt have a POI at that time or the obviously would have kept him from helping with the search.
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smiths, I guess that is my question. They did not have a publicly announced POI, but if they had a hunch who did this from the very beginning (and let’s just assume they did for the sake of my question), could LE legally keep them from participating in the searches if they had not publicly declared them a POI?