Tara's family could do little but pray for a breakthrough. I didn't know who he was. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Jurors also heard from a latent fingerprint examiner who came in 2017 to try to identify and confirm the prints found on a glove in Grinstead's yard. Finally, he cracked. First published on January 2, 2021 / 11:05 PM. And I think she was just trying to move on in a small town of Ocilla, everyone knew their situation. Peter Van Sant: Did he have names of who these two men were who claimed they had killed Tara? They said in court filings that Duke was asleep at home when Grinstead was killed. ". Tara Grinstead didnt show up for work on October 24, 2005. An interesting turn of events came when Ryans 11-page confession, where hed detailed everything thatd transpired on that fateful evening, came to light. Send Flowers. Jannis Paulk: It was Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke. Ryan Duke had told investigators in 2017 he killed Tara Grinstead and helped burn her body. In 2012 he was charged and convicted of stealing more than $150,000 worth of military supplies. Of the six charges, Duke was found guilty of one count of concealing Grinstead's death. His fellow soldier? Dukes invited McCullough to Ocilla to spend Christmas with his family. In May 2022, at the Ocilla courthouse just up the road from Tara's home, Ryan Duke's attorneys argued that the state had the wrong man. The GBI was overwhelmed with tips at the time and this one slipped through the cracks. Prosecutors said Duke took law enforcement to the pecan orchard where he confessed to burning and dumping Grinstead's body. You have funeral questions, we have answers. The GBI tested that glove and found not only Tara's DNA on it, but the DNA profile of an unknown male. John McCullough maintains he tried to get investigators a key tip in 2007 that could have cracked the case. Maria Woods Harber: Well, it's very emotional. He said he lied to the GBI agent that interviewed him about breaking into Grinstead's house and fatal striking and choking her. Born in Columbia, SC, Mike was a son of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. Grinstead's best friend, sister, and step mother took to the stand to describe the pain they have felt since her 2005 disappearance. I don't understand that, just a disregard of human life. Before the sentencing, Connie Grinstead, Tara Grinstead's stepmother, told the judge that "for over 11 years we went to bed every night wondering where Tara was and every morning we woke up with the same question - where is she?". GBI agent Gary Rothwell said GBI agents' reports included the names Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes in 2005. JOHN DUKES OBITUARY John Lewis Dukes John Lewis Dukes, 64 of Monroe, Louisiana, an automotive service writer, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. "I asked them what they thought happened to Tara, and they said they killed her and burned her," Latt said. With no hard evidence, authorities couldn't make an arrest. Mobile Register and Baldwin County Homepage. More than a decade later, the GBI charged Duke -- her former student -- with killing her and hiding her body in a pecan orchard. GARLAN LOTT: I assumed it was handled by law enforcement, yes. It turned out that he had completed his education from the Irwin County High School, which is where Tara used to work, three years before she went missing, and they might have come in contact there. Jurors heard the forensic analysis on that piece of evidence. And in this trial, Agent Gary Rothwell finally explained what happened with those tips. And why the f- would you do it here on my family's pecan orchard? Then, there was Tara's ex-boyfriend, Marcus Harper. Ryan Duke came into the picture of the Tara Grinstead case when he was charged with her murder in 2017, twelve years after her sudden disappearance. Brooke Sheridan: He has a beautiful mind. Ryan Duke said he helped Bo Dukes load Grinstead's body onto a pile of wood, covered her with more wood and lit the pile on fire. I didn't mean to.". She could tell you anything to make you feel better. "Any reason to continue this?" He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelors degree from USC Aiken. He said Bo Dukes admitted to killing her. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as: names, dates, place of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships. He said Bo Dukes was "almost excited, cheerful," when they went to move Grinstead's body. But the prosecution said they hard evidence: audio and video of Ryan confessing to killing Tara, when he spoke to the GBI back in 2017. And that's where she wanted to stay and where she wanted to be. Ryan was thus sentenced to 10 years behind bars, which he currently seems to be serving. Ryan was born April 23, 1981. The morning started with testimony from Bill Barrs with the Ocilla Police Department, who was tasked with checking Grinsteads home. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. In an exchange, the state asked Duke if he would lie when the stakes were high. 2023 FOX Television Stations, jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and burglary, state and defense attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments. The two then went to a party. In an interview with the GBI, Bo Dukes said he was ready to end the secret he had kept for years, and went into detail. Survivors include his grandmother, Vera Ballentine Dukes; aunts, Cheri McGee (Wayne), Debbie Wallace (David), all of Aiken, Linda Tinney (Mel), Pepin, WI, Pamela Clark (Rick), Ridgeville, SC; uncle, Jeff Dukes (Debbie), Aiken. The defense argued the validity of the report and test. There were billboards. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Maria Woods Harber: I've had to come to a conclusion that I'm just gonna have to live the rest of my life not knowing. Brooke Sheridan: It was something very dark and I I chalked it up to, you know, serving his time in the military. Back in 2008 Van Sant spoke with Special Agent Gary Rothwell. Updated on: May 24, 2022 / 10:33 AM The trial comes after Bo Dukes, a high school friend of Ryan Duke, was convicted of concealing Grinstead's death, which led investigators to Ryan Duke. Cindy Susan Dukes Darr June 10, 1959 - October 9, 2011. "Ryan did not kill Ms. Grinstead. The defense said Bo Dukes' attorney indicated his client would invoke the 5th Amendment if called to testify. "Ryan Duke, the man in that chair, confessed to the murder of Tara Grinstead," prosecutor Brad Rigby said. Peter Van Sant: One said she had clothes on, the other said she did not. Here's my number I'll do whatever has to happen for y'all to take me serious. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. The state says DNA later showed the glove did have his DNA on it. And she told them about her employee's tip three years earlier regarding Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke. Vicki Heilig Dukes AIKEN, SC - Vicki Heilig Dukes, 65, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Maria Woods Harber: Yeah, she did. Ryan, Penny A. In his own recorded words, Duke walked GBI investigators through how he killed, burned and buried Tara Grinstead. NEW ELLENTON, SC -- CYNTHIA SUSAN DUKES DARR, 52, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her residence. AIKEN, SC - KENNETH MICHAEL DUKES, 66, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his residence. Combined services will be held at Antioch M.B.C., 2033 W. Congress Ave. on Saturday March. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Need help? Ryan then allegedly went back to her house to move her remains to the orchard using Bos truck. "There was a profile that matched a toothbrush of Tara Grinstead and there was an unknown male profile," Hinkle said. This is your truck, and this is your family's land," basically that was interpreted by Bo as a threat that we're partners now in this? He had an alibi, but the whispers continued. Marcus Harper: What they're sayin' at the local grocery store, and at the local restaurants They don't think that it's gettin' to someone who's my family or my friend? that's where she set her roots. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River Site. My condolences to the family. I just got off the phone with another department that had didn't do sh.". The judge dismissed one of the jurors he says was sleeping throughout the trial. Jannis Paulk's former employee, Garlan Lott, told the court he had overheard that 2005 conversation between Ryan and Bo at a party in the same pecan orchard where Tara's body had been burned. Weeks later she called the GBI to turn in the boyfriend she loved. Ryan Duke Trial Day 7 Recap. The state argues in 2017 Duke was swabbed, and his DNA positively matched that found on the glove. I can't imagine the loss of a child. At night, Tara studied for a specialist degree in school administration, but other parts of her life hadn't come together as she'd hoped. The case generated hundreds of tips over the years. So, it's kind of crappy right now. Tara Grinstead was a 30-year-old history teacher at the Irwin County High School in Ocilla, Georgia, when she was reported missing on October 24, 2005. Down to about 20 fragments of bone. And it was about to get even more unsettled when at Ryan's murder trial he took the stand and recanted his confession, saying it was really Bo Dukes who killed Tara. Peter Van Sant: Was it an emotional moment for you to realize someone had been arrested after all that time? Maria Woods Harber: Yes. After the defense rested their case, the state got the last opportunity to present witnesses as a rebuttal. Peter Van Sant: And what is it about him that you love? Grief Support. BO DUKES: As far as I know, he didn't know her. Two years later, in March 2019, Bo was the first to go on trial. He will be replaced by one of the six alternates who also had been listening to the testimony. They laid out the evidence collected at Grinsteads property just following her disappearance. LAWYER: It sounds like you're saying you assumed it was handled properly? Aiken, SC RYAN DUKES OBITUARY Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. Another former student, Bo Dukes, is now serving a 25-year prison sentence for lying to the GBI and helping Duke bury her body. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent testified at apretrial hearing that Duke "spontaneously and unsolicited" confessedto killing Grinstead after breaking into her home to steal money for drugs. The jury saw pictures from Fitzgerald Farms, where agents searched for Grinstead's remains in 2017. we have made an arrest.". Ryan Duke testified he went to help Bo Dukes load wood into his truck and move Grinstead's body. "Its been a 17-year nightmare for them," Irwin County District Attorney Bryce Johnson said. 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GBI agents have also said DNA matching both Duke and Grinstead was found on a latex glove discovered in her yard. he's very shut shut off emotions, feelings he doesn't talk about. He returned to the trailer, according to testimony, where Bo Dukes said he'd show him where Tara Grinstead's body was. He's the uncle of Bo Dukes. Brooke Sheridan [emotional]: I kept thinking about her family and I couldn't sleep at night. Ocilla Police Chief Billy Hancock called theGeorgia Bureau of Investigationto help. And everybody has to live with that," Superior Court Judge Bill Reinhardt said before giving out his sentence. His hope for mercy was dashed. Ryan Duke has been sentenced to spend the next five years in prison for his part in concealing the death of Georgia teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead. Both had been students at Tara's high school. Ryan Dukes said he started to see Bo Dukes more often after he was discharged from the Army for being AWOL. Ryan Duke took the stand Tuesday and immediately denied murdering Grinstead, claiming he didn't know how she died. And as they were driving around town, a billboard caught his eye. The document claims that later, he used a payphone to see if shed pick up, and when she didnt, he was convinced that she was dead. PROSECUTOR OPENING: This case is about Bo's lies it's about Bo's concealment that his best friend, Ryan, had killed Tara Grinstead and then they both burn the body. Ryan Duke, now clean-shaven and looking very different from his 2017 arrest, took the stand. Texas FD #3523, #5075, #3185, #3349, #3705 AIKEN, SC - Kenneth Michael Dukes, 66, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his residence. But McCullough was determined to get the truth out. I didnt know what else to do," Ryan said. "I have talked to other agents and reviewed the documents and come to a recollection of what happened, and that is not an excuse for what happened.". PROSECUTION: The man in THAT chair, confessed to the murder of Tara Grinstead. California Residents: California FD #1289, #1309, #1359, #2031 Ryan Duke testified he saw Tara Grinstead's body at the pecan orchard, where the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found her remains years later. Over the past 47+ years, our experienced team has assisted families, their loved ones, and caregivers in carrying out final wishes more affordably, with dignity and respect. You need to own what you've done and confess," Sheridan told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant in 2017. This event is not sponsored by, or affiliated with, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or any other congressionally chartered or recognized organization of honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any of their auxiliaries. Ryan testified he had never even gone to Tara's house, and the glove was only discovered there on Monday by Tara's neighbors over a day after she went missing. The jury heard the confession Duke made in 2017. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. Jannis Paulk: We shared that tip with the local sheriff's department. Year after year passed with no arrests. BO DUKES [GBI interview]: He told me that he had killed Tara Grinstead. The jury was left to decide if they believed what Ryan said in 2017, or his new version of events. Bo Dukes told investigators his friend, Ryan Duke, confessed he had accidentally killed Grinstead and needed his truck to transfer her body. He testified he could tell the body was a woman's, wearing a t-shirt and some type of jogging pants. At his sentencing, Tara Grinstead's stepmother Connie addressed the court: CONNIE GRINSTEAD: He knew she wasn't ever coming back. Bo was facing a maximum 25-year sentence. Your family's land." Tuesday, the witness list focused on the investigators who have worked the case over the years. Ryan Duke's murder trial was scheduled to start Oct 4 in Irwin County, Georgia, but lawyers in the case met with Judge Bill Reinhardt Wednesday and agreed to delay the case due to rising COVID-19 numbers. A jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of murder but guilty of concealing her body. Duke said he was on drugs at the time he broke into Grinstead's Ocilla home and doesnt remember how exactly he killed her. Send simple, comforting meals with Home Chef. Ryan said he was afraid Bo would hurt him or his family. Stunned as he was, McCullough was in a dilemma. A "panicked" Bo Dukes woke him up the following morning, Ryan Duke testified. Find service information, send flowers, and leave memories and thoughts in the Guestbook for your loved one. Sometime in the night, Bo and Ben left while he and Stephen were sleeping. Jannis Paulk: FindTara.com. "There were some days that the heartache was so great we could barely even function," she said. Brooke Sheridan: That family's peace to me was more important than his freedom. LAWYER: Any doubt in your mind, however, that you heard these two people laughing about killing and burning Tara Grinstead's body? A devoted husband and grandfather, Duane was born on May 1, 1950, in South Gate, California, the son of Edwin and Florann (Boisseau) Dukes. Outside, in front of Tara's house, authorities found something that didn't seem to belong a latex glove. He testified that Bo Dukes told him he had killed Tara Grinstead but Ryan did not know how she died. Who is he and where is he now? Ryan was born April 23, 1981. Ryan Duke at his first court hearing after his arrest in February 2017, charged with Tara Grinstead's murder. For those who loved Tara Grinstead, Bo Dukes' 25-year sentence for covering up her death was only partial justice. After college, Tara got a job at Ocilla's Irwin County high school, teaching 11th grade history. His lawyers demanded the case be thrown out as the statute of limitations had already passed before asking for the trial to be moved to another venue in Irwin County. He went looking for her the night she disappeared and sparked the search for the woman when he alerted authorities the next day. Bo Dukes comes from a prominent family that owned a huge pecan orchard in the Ocilla area. In 2005, the disappearance of beloved high-school teacher Tara Grinstead sent shockwaves through the town of Ocilla, Georgia. It took a jury less than an hour to convict Bo Dukes on all charges. At one. And the one we didn't want to think about was somebody killed her. Jannis Paulk even created a website to help authorities collect information. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Create an obituary. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? Sign the Guest Book. Tara's car was parked in the driveway. "We will always hate what this defendant did to Tara and to the people who loved her," she said. Alfred A. Dukes NORTH AUGUSTA, SC - Memorial Services for Mr. Alfred A. Dukes, 75, who entered into rest January 4, 2015, will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Posey Funeral Chape John McCullough says he is still haunted by painful memories of being ignored by investigators. As such, in the State of Oregon Preneed Crematory Sales and Services are conducted under the trade name Neptune Cremation Service. Superior Courts, Cordele Judicial Circuit. And she was very distraught. Sending condolences & deepest condolences to the Dukes Family. Ryan Duke said he first started "hanging out" with Bo Dukes during his senior year of high school. For around 6 years, Tara Grinstead dated Marcus Harper, a former Ocilla cop who joined the Army Rangers. Published by Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, 2023. New Jersey Residents: N.J. Lic. An Irwin County jury returned "Not Guilty" verdicts on five of the six charges Ryan Duke faced related to the disappearance and death of former Irwin County teacher Tara Grinstead, acquitting him of her 2005 murder on Friday, May 20, 2022. The state and defense attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments earlier in the day. Ryan Duke's murder trial was scheduled to start Oct 4 in Irwin County, Georgia, but lawyers in the case met with Judge Bill Reinhardt Wednesday and agreed to delay the case due to rising COVID-19 . On Friday, two key witnesses took the stand: the forensic biologist who tested the glove found at Tara Grinstead's home and the forensic anthropologist brought in who helped find Grinstead's buried remains. But after he broke down to Brooke, she told Bo it was time to tell the truth. Superior Court Judge Bill Reinhardt said. Let others know about your loved one's death. Not guilty of malice murder and he was acquitted of all charges relating to Tara's murder convicted only of concealing her death. Peter Van Sant: How did you and Bo Dukes meet? John K. Dukes, Jr. Mar. Receive a notification when services are updated. "He actually made the motion in the interview and put his hands up like this mimicking how he held her body," GBI Agent Jason Shoudel said. Bo Dukes is serving 25 years for concealing her death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and lying to investigators. But McCullough wasn't the only witness who gave details about Tara's death. Marcus Harper: I received a phone call And the voice on the other end of the phone said, you know, "Brother, your 12 years of hell is over. Browse Atlanta Journal-Constitution obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Dana Wilder: Ocilla was Tara's life. Maria Woods Harber grew up with Tara. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. Ryan Duke said he drove toward a pecan orchard, owned by a relative of Bo Dukes. DEFENSE [closing arguments]: Bo Dukes should be on trial for the murder of Tara Grinstead, not Ryan. View The Guestbook For Ryan Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina. GARLAN LOTT: The statement that I recall was, 'We killed and burned her body.". Duke says he didnt know Grinstead other than the fact that she was a teacher at the high school. Rumors swirled about that cop whose card was found at Tara's house. GBI AGENT: So, by Friday, there's nothing left? 2023 Neptune Society. she was seeing other people. Zion Baptist Church, 1012 Adams St. View the obituary at www.BEBrownCo.com. Published by Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, 2023. In 2017, Brooke Sheridan came forward to the GBI saying that her boyfriend, Bo Dukes, told her that he had helped his friend, Ryan Duke, cover up Tara Grinstead's murder. She says the lawyers discussed pushing the trial into next March, but Judge Reinhardt hasn't signed an order confirming that. I definitely didn't wanna settle down in small town America. Sandra Lee Dukes Sandra Lee "flicka" Dukes passed away at home on January 27th 2019 under the care of Hospice and her loving family. John McCullough: He had told me that his friend accidentally strangled her and he needed help getting rid of the body so that way there was nothing to find. Several agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation also took the stand. You need to own to what you've done and confess. That was after investigators finally reached out to John McCullough. Unless you are experienced as an estate executor, you probably should hire an attorney. Grinstead graduated from Middle Georgia College and began teaching at Irwin County High School in Ocilla in 1998. It turned out that he had completed his education from the Irwin County High School, which is where Tara used to work, three years before she went missing, and they might have come in contact there. He was a graduate of A Another was a former student who claimed he and Tara been secretly seeing each other. Bo began with what he says Ryan told him the day after Tara disappeared. / CBS News, [This story previously aired on September 4, 2021. It was an opening like that. We know who did," defense attorney John Merchant said. Send a gift to a service or familys home. Show Your Sympathy to the Family. And the reason he knew she wasn't coming back, is because he had put load after load of wood on her body and burned her. It was updated on August 20, 2022.]. Ryan Duke testified he "passed out" after a night of drinking before Tara Grinstead allegedly died. Jannis Paulk: That they had been at a party bragging about their involvement in Tara's disappearance and that ultimately, they had taken her body out to a pecan orchard and burn it in a firepit. Maria Woods Harber: They've gotten away with it for this many years anyway. Brooke says she kept encouraging Bo to open up to talk about this dark subject that was destroying him. Brooke Sheridan: He said, "You've heard of the Tara Grinstead case?" Dana Wilder: I never thought it was somebody from our community. According to it, he broke into Taras house to steal money to buy drugs but was surprised by her when she suddenly came home. Blogs; Online will; Shop. Peter Van Sant: Why would Ryan Duke have murdered Tara Grinstead? Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Ryan Dukes on this permanent online memorial. ", BO DUKES: Yeah. GBI Agent Jason Shoudel was on the stand to testify. 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