as it relates to that, and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy, and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be we have a really limited amount of time. so, thank you. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. thank you for coming. i m joined today as ms. williams has already said with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rausch as well as assistant director josh milton. i m also joined by other members of my staff, including earnest brooks, ray lupone, and also most relevant for today, the trial team in the tyre nichols case including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we re here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply, but also hurts us all, the death of tyre nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief that the friends and family of tyre nichols are experiencing right now as well as the great concern throughout all of memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family o
of investigation, david roush as well as assistant director josh melton. i m also joined by other members of my staff including earnest brooks, ray lapone and also most relevant for today the trial team and the tyree nichols case, including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we re today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply and also hurts us all. the death of tyree nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief of the friends and family of tyree are experiencing right now and the great concern throughout memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family of tyree nichols. they described an almost perfect son, a cheerful and happy person that enjoyed skateboarding and sunsets over shelby farms park. we re grateful to the family of tyree nichols for their patience as we expedited the charges in this case and the understanding on the part of the family that premature release of the video could compromise both. and we did work
Conviction and sentencing some people wonder did they get the right man . Reporter a patchwork of dense woods and hardscrabble farms sewn to the west bank of the Tennessee River. This is decatur county, tennessee atvs, horses and hunting. Its where karen and dana bobo live. In a home they built with own hands, with their 25yearold son clint, and his younger sister, 20yearold holly. Holly was pretty much a mothers girl. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say that its scary, because we could finish each others sentences. Reporter Whitney Duncan, a Country Music singer, is hollys cousin. She had a beautiful voice, so i would kinda help coach her a little bit on that. Will will be peace in the valley for me reporter and it was a special time for holly, she had recently received a promise ring, from her boyfriend, drew scott. And i remember her showing me and just being so excited about the future. She really was planning their life together. Reporter the last day of h
Conviction and sentencing some people wonder did they get the right man . Reporter a patchwork of dense woods and hardscrabble farms sewn to the west bank of the Tennessee River. This is decatur county, tennessee atvs, horses and hunting. Its where karen and dana bobo live. In a home they built with own hands, with their 25yearold son clint, and his younger sister, 20yearold holly. Holly was pretty much a mothers girl. We shared a bond that she would sometimes look at me and say that its scary, because we could finish each others sentences. Reporter Whitney Duncan, a Country Music singer, is hollys cousin. She had a beautiful voice, so i would kinda help coach her a little bit on that. Will will be peace in the valley for me reporter and it was a special time for holly, she had recently received a promise ring, from her boyfriend, drew scott. And i remember her showing me and just being so excited about the future. She really was planning their life together. Reporter the last day of h
I would lay on her bed just trying to feel her again. Feel her hand in my hand. Reporter their six year journey into the dark underbelly they never knew was just down the block. I know my boys. Theyre drug addicts. Theyre not murderers. Reporter everyone was a suspect. Even hollys own brother. Have you told everything you know about that morning . The trial that made them relive it all. Boom, boom, boom. He said, i need you to help me bury this body. Reporter how did you listen to that testimony . Testimony so excruciating. That mother collapsed in the courtroom at one point. Good evening. Im elizabeth vargas. Im david muir. Its a family that really could be any family. Your family, a small beautiful town, that mother, a grade school teacher. Confronted with the shock of finding out someone she had taught in 4th grade had gone on to become her daughters killer but even with a jurys conviction and sentencing just days ago, some people wonder did they get the right man . Reporter a patch