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SAVANNAH, Tenn. — More than six years after Holly Bobo disappeared from her home in Decatur County and nearly two weeks into a death penalty trial in Savannah, Tenn., a jury has found Zachary Rye Adams guilty of first-degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape, The Jackson Sun reported.

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Adams was found guilty of all eight charges against him.

The jury reached the verdict Friday in the case of a missing Tennessee nursing student who was first reported missing in 2011, Fox News reported.

Zachary Adams was convicted for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Holly Bobo, 20.

Official Mug Shot Zachary Adams (Photo from TN Dept. of Correction)

A sentencing hearing for Adams’ fate is scheduled to begin on Saturday. It’s possible that he could face the death penalty.

Adams showed no reaction when the verdict was read.

Defense attorney Jennifer Thompson patted Adams on the shoulder and spoke into his ear shortly after the verdict was read.

After the jury was let out of the courtroom, Bobo’s mother Karen hugged prosecutor Jennifer Nichols and Bobo’s father Dana hugged Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn.

Adams, who pleaded not guilty, is the first of three men to go to trial in the kidnapping, rape and killing of Bobo. Also charged are Jason Autry and John Dylan Adams. Autry was offered immunity to testify.

Bobo, who was reported missing on April 13, 2011, lived with her family in Decatur County, Tenn. and was a nursing student at the University of Tennessee at Martin. She was last seen by her brother, Clint Bobo, in the early hours of the morning.

He reported seeing his sister around 7:30 a.m. being led into the woods by a man, who he told investigators he initially assumed was Holly’s boyfriend. But after finding blood outside, Clint said he called 911.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) began a massive search for Bobo. It would eventually become the costliest and most exhaustive missing persons search in the state’s history.

On Sept. 7, 2014, two men in the woods came across the skeletal remains of what would be later identified as the nursing student. Her body was discovered about 400 yards into the woods in northern Decatur County, approximately 20 miles away from her parents’ home.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn issued a statement after the verdict saying he hoped it would bring closure to the family.

“Since the start of this investigation, our priority has been to pursue justice for the family and friends of Holly Bobo,” Gwyn said. “Today, though we are gratified by the jury’s verdict, our thoughts remain with them.