Gerald Stephens

·  He cattle farms within three counties and has properties that he owns or rents.

·  Before Holly’s abduction, he did not know the Bobos, but learned of Holly’s abduction from his sister.

·  His workers saw helicopters and searchers near his properties before beginning to search themselves.

·  That Friday, he drove toward Parsons to help with the search. 

·  He observed Gooch Road blocked off with law enforcement.

·  He tried to locate the Bobo residence and witnessed law enforcement in the driveway.

·  He spoke with someone he knew who was exiting the Bobo driveway.

·  This person told him what had been found on Gooch Road.

·  He was familiar with that part of the county, and, in his mind, an item found on Gooch Road indicates someone was heading toward the interstate.

·  He drove slowly on other roads in that same direction, searching for odd or pink items. 

·  He saw a pink item on the right side of the road, stopped, and identified pink underwear.

·  He called the sheriff’s department and spoke with Detective Ricky Inman. 

·  He responded but did not say what he had found over a phone as he thought that would be “improper.”

·  Law enforcement met him at the location he found the underwear.

·  A photo is showed of the underwear lying on the right side of a road.

·  Agent Brent Booth showed up at the scene, and he called for other agents. 

·  He states he also found a wad of paper in the same area while Agent Booth was waiting with the underwear for other agents to arrive.

·  He was present when Agent Booth unfolded the paper, which had Holly Bobo’s name and address on it. It was one of her school papers. 

·  He states the residence down the road was Shayne Austin’s mobile home.