Family of Holly Bobo makes plea to public
(CBS/WREG/AP) PARSONS, Tenn. - The family of Holly Bobo released a written statement Tuesday thanking everyone for their support and urging volunteers to continue searching for their daughter.
"I know everyone's daily life, routines and work must go on, but ours never will until Holly is back with us," the family said in the statement according to the Jackson Sun newspaper. "Please continue to pray for Holly's safe return, keep your eyes and ears open and search your own property."
The 20-year-old nursing student has been missing for nearly three weeks.
While police initially believed an abductor dragged Bobo away as she left home for school April 13, investigators now suspect it was a community member in camouflage who led Bobo into the woods near her home.
Police have said they have begun the process of identifying persons of interest in the case. A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said police are still searching for Bobo, but the search has been scaled back.
"We're running leads and talking to people," TBI special agent John Mehr told the paper Tuesday. "We're asking people to please call and give factual information, nothing that is rumor."
Bobo is 5-feet-3-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She was last seen around 7:30 a.m. wearing a pink shirt and light blue jeans. Officials ask that anyone with information contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.