PARSONS, Tenn. -
It's been 22 months since nursing student Holly Bobo was abducted from her home in rural Decatur County.
Hundreds of leads poured into the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the days and weeks after her disappearance but no arrests were made and investigators have no solid leads on the whereabouts of the now 22-year-old.
In an interview with Nashville's News 2 Monday, Bobo's mother Karen said she is still holding onto hope her daughter will be found.
"I am, it's just, um, everyday that Holly is gone it gets harder every day," she said.
Karen Bobo said she calls her daughter's voicemail almost everyday just to hear her voice. Her father says he often leaves messages.
"I have left numerous messages on it," Dana Bobo said. "I know they aren't going to her, but I leave them."
Over the weekend, News 2 was the first news crew allowed inside the Bobo home just outside of Parsons, about 100 miles west of Nashville.
Pictures of Bobo line almost every wall. Her room is filled with mementos, graduation pictures and stuffed animals. Bobo's black Ford Mustang is still parked in the carport of the family's home.
Bobo's brother Clint last saw his sister on April 13, 2011 being led into the woods, he says, by a man dressed in camouflage.
Being the last person to see his sister is something he struggles with everyday, according to Karen Bobo.
"He struggles, just like we all do," she explained. "Think about it, the fact is that she was abducted in front of him and he didn't realize what was going on. I mean it is just something you wouldn't expect in a million years."
Dana Bobo added, "They had to tell me twice. The phone call I got that morning. I thought it was a joke or something."
Bobo is five foot, three inches tall and weighs 110 pounds.
She has blue eyes and shoulder-length blonde hair and was last seen wearing a pink shirt, blue jeans and black flip flops.
Kristin Helm, spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of investigation, said the agency continues to investigate Bobo's whereabouts when agents receive or develop new leads in her case.
"Just bring her back home," Karen Bobo pleaded to her daughter's abductor. "That's all we want is just Holly back. Bring her back, let her go so she can come back home."
She added, "We just have always been a very close family and always did everything together and right not one of us is missing and so our family is not complete right now and we hope it will be again someday."
Anyone with information on Bobo's whereabouts is urged to call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Reward money is available.
Previous Stories:
- Jan. 14, 2013: Nurse offers $100K reward for Holly Bobo's abductor to turn self in
- Oct. 12, 2012: Friday marks Holly Bobo's 22nd birthday
- Oct. 8, 2012: Chick-fil-A to donate portion of sales to Holly Bobo fund
- Sept. 27, 2012: Water bottle campaign launched to find Holly Bobo
- Sept. 21, 2012: Local church members to search for Holly Bobo
- Aug. 17, 2012: Holly Bobo's family renews effort to find missing daughter
- July 14, 2012: Hundreds gather to continue search for Holly Bobo
- April 12, 2012: Holly Bobo's parents plea for daughter's safe return
- April 6, 2012: 'Friends of Holly Bobo' kick off week long remembrances
- Feb. 1, 2012: Reward increased to $250,000 in Holly Bobo case
- Jan. 6, 2012: Search warrant issued in connection with Holly Bobo case
- Dec. 28, 2011: Holly Bobo's church to honor missing children on New Year's Eve
- Dec. 8, 2011: Community helps keep Holly Bobo search alive
- Oct. 13, 2011: Middle school students release balloons in honor of Holly Bobo
- Oct. 12, 2011: Family of missing nursing student holds birthday observance
- Sept. 9, 2011: Friends, family to hold fundraiser for Holly Bobo
- Aug. 31, 2011: Annual 'Darden Day' to honor Holly Bobo
- Aug. 13, 2011: Holly Bobo search marks 4 months
- Aug. 5, 2011: Sex offender to be questioned in Holly Bobo case
- Aug. 3, 2011: Hard Rock Cafe to host benefit for Holly Bobo
- Aug. 1, 2011: Paragliders join search for missing nursing student
- July 25, 2011: Missing nursing student's family continues search each day
- July 12, 2011: Holly Bobo's family hopes decal helps find missing loved one
- July 10, 2011: Holly Bobo's family vows never to give up
- June 25, 2011: Hundreds continue to raise awareness for Holly Bobo
- June 23, 2011: Motorcycle ride to raise awareness for missing Holly Bobo
- June 21, 2011: Motorcycle ride to raise awareness for missing Holly Bobo
- June 9, 2011: Spokesperson says Holly Bobo's family remains hopeful
- June 2, 2011: TBI says group hindering Holly Bobo investigation
- April 26, 2011: Investigation narrowed in nursing student search
- April 25, 2011: Search finds item likely linked to missing west Tenn. woman
- April 22, 2011: Search continues for missing west Tennessee woman
- April 20, 2011: Vigil held for missing Decatur Co. woman
- April 19, 2011: TBI, volunteers continue search for Decatur Co. woman
- April 18, 2011: Reward increased to $75,000 in missing woman case
- April 17, 2011: Woman's abduction consumes western Tenn. community
- April 15, 2011: Items of abducted Tenn. woman found
- April 15, 2011: Bad weather to affect search for missing woman
- April 14, 2011: Search resumes in west Tenn. for missing woman
- April 13, 2011: TBI: Missing woman feared to be victim of kidnapping
Holly Bobo, now 22, was abducted from her Decatur County home in April of 2011.
