4/18/2011
"You gotta believe based on the rural area, the wooded area, dense wooded area that [the suspect]it would have to be someone that's familiar with the territory." - Gwynn, TBi Director.
http://midsouthnewz.com/news/midsou...earch-for-holly-lynn-bobo-enters-day-six.html
Christine helm - TBI:
"think about somebody that you know that was wearing camouflage, whose whereabouts were unaccounted for. This man who also maybe cleaned out a car, reported a vehicle or an ATV stolen, some unusual behavior regarding a vehicle or an all terrain vehicle."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42648235/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Interview with Gwynn (will contain other comments already posted in snippets):
Reporter asks about current status of investigation and current search area:
Gwyn:
"Well, we are running over 250 leads that we have received. We have expanded the search down to the Natchez Trace (spelling?) Parkway. Uh, we found some evidence that we believe belonged to Holly, several miles from the house, so, we felt that it was imperative to expand the search."
reporter asks about the lunch box, anything wlse they might have found and if they are encouraged by the finds:
Gwyn:
"Well, it's very encouraging. We found the lunchbox, uh, other evidence that we think may have belonged to Holly, and we are analyzing that evidence at the TBI crime lab at this moment, hoping that we will, um, be able to extract some evidence from, uh, one of those pieces of items that will help further along the investigation."
Reporter asks about the please to watch for one of their own that may have been involved:
Gwyn:
"Well, uh, based on the evidence that we have now, we believe that the person would have had to have known the area, either by hunting in the area or living in the area, so that's why we're asking the residents of Parsons to look amongst themselves to f - for anyone that may be, uh, acting differently, someone that may have been missing around Wednesday, someone that was supposed to be hunting in the area Wednesday, hoping that that will help us, uh, further the investigation also."
Reporter asks if there are suspects:
Gwyn:
"Well, we, we have evidence, um, once again, that we are analyzing, uh, we, we get, we have over 250 leads, uh, to say that we have a person of interest right now, we don't. Uh, but, at any moment, based on the evidence, based on the leads, based on the community support, the next phone call could lead to that."
Reporter asks about reports that her brother and bf were initially cleared as suspects, and whether that has changed:
Gwyn:
"Well, I don't think it's changed. I think obviously uh, both of those people would have been witnesses, especially her brother, uh, being the person that last saw her, uh, but I can tell you that we have not eliminated anyone from this investigation. Uh, so I don't know that they were ever considered suspects, more probably witnesses, uh, but at this point, it's too early in the investigation to clear anyone."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42648235/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Gwyn:
"There is a family out here that needs closure."
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/holly-bobo-reward-increased-to-75k-mfo-20110418
(I hate seeing reference to closure already, but it has been nearly a week now.)