After three years of searching , the remains of Holly Bobo have been found in Tennessee . The 20-year-old nursing student was last seen alive in 2011 . Hundreds of volunteers turned out to search for her , and her case yielded more than $ 450,000 in reward money offered . Bobo 's remains were found Sunday in Decatur County , the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Monday night . CNN affiliate WREG reported that hunters had found a human skull . District Attorney Matt Stowe said he is `` ready , willing and able to seek the death penalty in this case . '' `` We are going to make sure that everyone who played a part in the heinous crime that has attacked the peace and dignity of the great state of Tennessee faces a consequence for that , '' Stowe said Monday night . Two men have been charged in connection with Bobo 's death : Jason Wayne Autry and Zachary Adams . Both have pleaded not guilty . Bobo 's brother has told authorities he saw a man in camouflage leading Bobo away from their home in the town of Darden in April 2011 . Volunteers from at least five counties searched for the student , but to no avail . 'Right hand before God , I 'm innocent , ' says man charged in case .
District Attorney : We are ready to seek the death penalty in this case . Bobo disappeared in April 2009 from her rural Louisiana home .