Developmentally Disabled Teen Found Dead with Uterus Removed After Accusing Stepfather of Raping and Impregnating Her
Authorities
described a grisly crime scene: 18-year-old Holli Jeffcoat's bloody body
on the floor, her throat slit and uterus removed. She lay dead as her
childhood home was engulfed in flames.
In March, authorities arrested Holli's stepfather, James Holland, 39, for allegedly continuously sexually abusing Holli and her 15-year-old sister over a period of years – starting when Holli was 12 and her sister was 9.
Last
Friday, authorities arrested Holli's mother, Debi Bryant Holland, 38,
for allegedly allowing her husband to abuse the girls.
Authorities
believe James allegedly raped his stepdaughters two to five times a week
during the last two to three years. Neither parent has been charged in
the death of Holli, but the warrant alleges that James removed her
uterus to cover up the fact that he had impregnated her.
Authorities
believe the house was burned to cover up the manner of Holli's death. An
arrest warrant obtained by PEOPLE alleges that Holli was
developmentally disabled and had the mental age of the six or seven year
old.
In January, Holli allegedly told school personnel that she was
afraid of going home because she didn't want to have sex with her
stepfather.
"The sex hurt," the warrant states. "It also hurt when Holli
ran in PE because she could feel her baby move." •
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Authorities believe Debi knew about the alleged abuse and told her
daughters not tell anyone because James paid rent and they needed the
money. She also allegedly told Holli she did not want her to have
James's baby, and that James would abort the baby with a coat hanger.
Officials allegedly discovered Internet searches on Debi's email address for incest porn mostly involving stepfathers and stepdaughters, the warrant states.
Knowledge of Holli's alleged abuse can be dated back to 2008
when she was a passenger in a car accident, when she was 10. Blood tests
revealed she had a sexually transmitted disease and had suffered
injuries consistent with vaginal penetration. Doctors informed Debi of
her daughter's STD and injuries but no chargers were filed.
Debi is being held on a $500,000 bond while James is being held in lieu of a $2 million bond.
Neither of the accused has entered a plea, a Lubbock County courts
official tells PEOPLE. Calls to their lawyer, Matt Morrow, were not
returned as of press time.