Rita Austin (mother of Shayne Austin)

·  She and Jimmy Austin are Shayne’s parents.

·  Shayne was living in a trailer at the time of Holly’s abduction.

·  She confirms Shayne would not have had any quilts at the house. He didn’t buy any quilts and didn’t receive any from the house.

·  She confirms Shayne did not have a burn barrel. They would pick up his garbage for him, so he would have no need for one.

·  The driveway did not have a gate at the time of the abduction. 

·  She confirms that Shayne had significant facial scarring from a motorcycle accident at the time of the Coon Hunt, including a large, raised scar and a hanging eyelid. 

·  He had a goatee at the time of the Coon Hunt.

·  At the time of Holly’s abduction, Shayne had no working transportation. After he totaled the truck, she took the truck keys away from him. 

o  She produced these keys to an FBI agent.

·  On Thursday, April 14, a command search post for Holly had been set up at their church.

·  She confirms that Holly, Jason, and Shayne are all related. 

·  Some of their family would visit Jason Autry at prison every week. 

·  She states that, one time when they visited Jason in prison, he had a report about pink underwear that he showed them through the glass. He also told them, at that visit, that Holly had been shot from the back of her head, with the bullet exiting under her right eye. He also described the bullet casings found at the scene. [1]

·  She describes Shayne’s suicide. 

·  She states Shayne had recently been fired from his job, didn’t get on a plane ride home, was “very messed up,” went back to his hotel, and was transported to another hotel beforehand.

·  Shayne has had a history with drugs since he was 16. 

·  She confirms that she told Karen Bobo they moved Shayne into a trailer because of the drugs he brought into their home.

·  She states they got an attorney for Shayne in 2014. 

·  She states that Shayne and his lawyer had a meeting with the DA’s office regarding this case.

·  Jennifer Nichols hands her a document, which she states confirms Shayne provided information to the DA regarding the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Holly Bobo. The document is never read, and she confirms it is Shayne’s handwriting, but argues about the contents.

·  She states the document lacks context, and the Judge states this document is hearsay. 

·  She confirms Shayne’s property was searched with a K-9 team. 

·  She states she did not see Shayne at the Coon Hunt and has no proof he went.

·  She states that, the night before Holly’s disappearance, he was drinking and playing cards, transported by his parents, as was their regular routine.

·  She confirms the barn in which Holly’s alleged rape occurred was gone by 2015/2016.

·  She says Shayne only met with his lawyer once, and there were TBI agents present.

·  She states TBI gave Shayne an immunity agreement and said they were going to arrest him, but never came to arrest him.

[1]: This directly contradicts Jason's testimony that he didn't have access to discovery material.