Visit our Support Center. Garlan says after he reported this to Jannis Paulk, he was never formally interviewed by anyone from law enforcement. Nearly 12 years after Tara's disappearance, on February 23, 2017, Ryan Duke appeared in court, charged with Tara's murder. 83 Peacefully passed away on February 23, 2023. The defense said Bo Dukes' attorney indicated his client would invoke the 5th Amendment if called to testify. ", BO DUKES: Yeah. If convicted of murder, Duke faces an automatic sentence of life in prison. Ryan steeled himself before the verdict was read. I am so sorry. We know who did," defense attorney John Merchant said. Jannis Paulk, who knows the family, paints a different picture of Bo. The defense argued the validity of the report and test. 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. 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But there is no question that in her short and impactful life, Tara Grinstead touched people in rare ways even those who never met her, like John McCullough. Peter Van Sant and Mary Woods Harber in front of Tara Grinstead's Ocilla home. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River Site. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. . He claims he realized this after she was dead. One witness, Heath Dykes, testified to having a relationship with Grinstead while his was married. 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 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. Brooke Sheridan: He has a beautiful mind. Ryan Duke testified he saw Tara Grinstead's body at the pecan orchard, where the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found her remains years later. He testified he could tell the body was a woman's, wearing a t-shirt and some type of jogging pants. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River . The agent asks Bo his first reaction when he went to the orchard with Ryan. John McCullough: He was like, "yeah, do you remember that bulletin that you had asked me about with that girl on it?" Gooding testified her team found finger, teeth and cranium bones in the area. Peter Van Sant: And what is it about him that you love? "(Bo Dukes) reaches down, he grabs her arm and flips her over," Ryan Duke said. Ryan William Drakes, age 40, of DeSoto passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Brooke Sheridan [emotional]: I kept thinking about her family and I couldn't sleep at night. 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. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Then, there was Tara's ex-boyfriend, Marcus Harper. But police noted that her purse and keys were missing. I don't remember everything clearly. GBI Agent Shoudel testified Duke knew what he was doing, and that Duke told investigators he was mentally and physically cognitive. Cindy Susan Dukes Darr June 10, 1959 - October 9, 2011. In cross-examination, Rothwell added that he takes responsibility for the GBI lapse. The GBI tested that glove and found not only Tara's DNA on it, but the DNA profile of an unknown male. They went to the orchard one other time for a part in November 2005. SMITHLAND -- D.V. Michelle Feuer is the development producer. Greg Kaplan, Phillip J. Tangel and Marcus Balsam are the editors. After a few drinks, McCullough says Bo began talking about Tara. 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. I didn't believe him. Jannis Paulk: FindTara.com. That's according to Lindsey Forshee, administrator for the Tift Judicial Circuit. Unless you are experienced as an estate executor, you probably should hire an attorney. A devoted husband and grandfather, Duane was born on May 1, 1950, in South Gate, California, the son of Edwin and Florann (Boisseau) Dukes. The returned to the orchard once, where the ashes looked like a small campfire. We are not authorized to file an initial application for Veterans' Aid and Attendance benefits on your behalf, or to represent you before the Board of Veterans' Appeals within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in any proceeding on any matter, including an application for that benefits. 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? Ways to honor John Dukes's life and legacy. BO DUKES [GBI interview]: He told me that he had killed Tara Grinstead. John McCullough: I mean, nobody ever called me back, ever, even whenever I reached out to the GBI, which is the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. His former roommate and close friend was Ryan Duke. Bo Dukes shares details of what happened to Tara Grinstead with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "That was a presumption that we should have never, ever made, but it happened, and it's my fault," Rothwell said. She would never leave her kids. Maria says Tara was determined to live her dreams from a young age, competing in beauty pageants to help earn scholarship money for college. "Ryan did not kill Ms. Grinstead. McCullough wasn't ready for what Bo would say next. Now, it was Brooke's turn to be tormented by a terrible secret. "You should be punished according - not for murder, not for burglary, not for aggravated assault, because that's the way the system works. "I asked them what they thought happened to Tara, and they said they killed her and burned her," Latt said. "It should be an opening when we cremated her. John 3:16 Sending love and prayers for the Duke family! Sympathy Ideas. DEFENSE: What was his expression, his demeanor when that happened? Weeks later she called the GBI to turn in the boyfriend she loved. 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. Ryan Duke said Bo Dukes had a wallet with Grinstead's driver's license. BRYAN DUKES OBITUARY. Jurors also heard voicemails left in the home. Connie Grinstead argued that the family pleaded and begged for any news about Tara for years and that Duke's "silence was deafening.". Bo confessed all of this to Brooke, who stuck with him. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He will be replaced by one of the six alternates who also had been listening to the testimony. Duke said he left the home in a panic but came back to remove the body. He went looking for her the night she disappeared and sparked the search for the woman when he alerted authorities the next day. Ryan Duke said he thought Bo Dukes was playing a joke on him, until he saw her corpse. Born in Columbia, SC, Mike was a son of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. "We will always hate what this defendant did to Tara and to the people who loved her," she said. Maria Woods Harber: She would never do that. For years, Marcus Harper lived under a cloud some might say a thunderstorm of suspicion. Gary Rothwell [2008]: It is one of the most extensive investigations undertaken by the GBI. John McCullough: Yeah, Tara Grinstead, and said, you know, "missing.". According to it, he broke into Taras house to steal money to buy drugs but was surprised by her when she suddenly came home. A native of Concord, NC, Vicki was a daughter of the late David Leon and Mamie Rae. Investigators say Ryan confessed to killing Grinstead in a voluntary interview shortly before his arrest: "I used to break into people's houses, just to steal money. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Aiken SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare (www.letlovelive.org) or the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org). OCILLA, Ga. Editor's Note: The video in this story is archive footage from our coverage of the case in the mid-2010s. / CBS News, [This story previously aired on September 4, 2021. For twelve years, the cops and private investigators tried to uncover the truth and bring the case to its deserved conclusion, but nothing came of it. Tara's family could do little but pray for a breakthrough. He is preceded in death by his. Tara Grinstead didnt show up for work on October 24, 2005. Neighbors knocked on her door but got no response. He graduated from Aiken High School in 1968 and was a . They believe Ryan Duke was the killer. So, it's kind of crappy right now. According to the court, Ryan Duke became ineligible for state funds when he chose to go with private attorneys rather than a public defender. And Bo spent more than two years in federal prison. Here's my number I'll do whatever has to happen for y'all to take me serious. Browse Troy local obituaries on Legacy.com. Pallbearers will be Ryan Dukes, Jeffery Dukes, Evan Darr, Zac Buckner, Chris McGee, Chad Polatty and James Whittle. Ryan William Drakes Obituary. Oregan Residents: Please note that in the State of Oregon, Funeral Board Rule 830-040-0000(3) requires our trade name include the identification of our funeral activity or function. It was updated on August 20, 2022.]. The family of Tara Grinstead got a chance to address the jury before the judge gave Ryan Duke a maximum sentence after he was found guilty of concealing the body of Tara Grinstead. They argued Duke was not responsible for her death but solely helped Bo Dukes dispose of the body, alleging that Bo Dukes was the mastermind behind the crime. Ryan Duke, now clean-shaven and looking very different from his 2017 arrest, took the stand. Both men are awaiting trial in a neighboring county on charges related to burning Tara's body. Dana Wilder: I never thought it was somebody from our community. Maria Woods Harber: So, when I came back out of the house, I saw right out from the front door, there was a latex glove. And he said he threw his arms up just like this [shrugs her shoulders], "What are you gonna do?". Tara didn't bring home the Miss Georgia crown, but just competing was a huge achievement says Dana Wilder, who grew up in Ocilla. Another former student, Bo Dukes, is now serving a 25-year prison sentence for lying to the GBI and helping Duke bury her body. The funeral will follow at 11 oclock in the chapel with The Rev. After college, Tara got a job at Ocilla's Irwin County high school, teaching 11th grade history. The state argues in 2017 Duke was swabbed, and his DNA positively matched that found on the glove. Maria Woods Harber: And the next morning I got a call saying that I need to get to Ocilla. He eventually went to court in 2022, with the central defense being hed given a false confession in 2017, partially owing to the fact he was afraid of his former friend Bo. "Two men who had no regard for a beautiful, loving person took her life. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Cindy was a daughter of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. Grinstead graduated from Middle Georgia College and began teaching at Irwin County High School in Ocilla in 1998. was dedicated to making her students feel wonderful. The defense argued the prosecution has no evidence tying Duke to the house that night and Duke's confession was made under the influence of medication. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. In March 2019, Dukes was convicted of helping conceal Grinsteads death andsentenced to 25 years in prison. Another video shown shows Duke leading investigators to where he says he dumped and burned her body. However, we had a glove, a latex glove that we couldn't explain. Jurors heard the forensic analysis on that piece of evidence. In addition to his parents, Ryan was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Jason Dukes, paternal grandfather, E. Kenneth Dukes; maternal grandparents, David Leon and Mamie Rae Lundsford Heilig and an aunt, Cindy Dukes Darr. Bo began with what he says Ryan told him the day after Tara disappeared. The defense argued Duke was on pain pills and not in his right mind when he made the confession. Now the man accused of murdering Tara Ryan Duke would go on trial for murder almost 17 years after she went missing. Defense appeals delayed Ryan Dukes trial since the original 2019 start date. I'm not gonna shy away to the fact that I was I was bitter. AIKEN, SC MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. Vicki Heilig Dukes AIKEN, SC - Vicki Heilig Dukes, 65, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Outside, in front of Tara's house, authorities found something that didn't seem to belong a latex glove. she was seeing other people. It's kind of odd, isn't it? See the viral video from Bo Dukes' sentencing below: Georgia Supreme Court rules Ryan Duke can use state funds for defense in Grinstead case, Tara Grinstead case: Bo Dukes reports to prison for 25-year sentence, The trial was scheduled for October, but lawyers met this week and agreed to delay the case to spring 2022, Lent List: What is most often given up, and how you can find substitutes, Major water leak keeps Dublin City Hall closed, March kicks off by continuing the warm stretch, small rain chance. At the time, Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes were 21 years old. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Visitation: Friday, Feb. 17th from 4 - 8 p.m. at B.E. Went to Elementary to high School with John sending Condolences to the Family in my Prayers. Read More Published In Last Name "Dixon". And then, an important discovery. It was very hard to grasp. Praying for your family have strength. 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. Jannis Paulk: So, I sat down with an agent and we just went through everything. He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. BO DUKES: As far as I know, he didn't know her. Sending condolences & deepest condolences to the Dukes Family. TROY - Penny A. Ryan, 64 . View The Obituary For Ryan Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. An Irwin County Probate judge declared Grinstead dead in absentia in December 2010. Incredibly, McCullough says, no one returned his calls. Miriam Sealy, Tara Grinstead's school friend and childhood neighbor, fought back tears as she read a statement in front of the court. Example video title will go here for this video. 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. Grinstead, an Irwin County High School teacher, went missing in October 2005. Ryan worked at a plastics manufacturing plant, while Bo would occasionally work at his family's pecan farm. Bo Dukes apologies to Tara Grinstead's family at his sentencing. The two then went to a party. Down to about 20 fragments of bone. And that was corroborated. I didn't know who I was staring at. The defense also called neighbors who provided testimony that supported a theory that Grinstead may have voluntarily left the home. Police never called him a suspect, but Marcus was more closely investigated than anyone in the disappearance of his former girlfriend, Tara Grinstead. The door was locked. Bo Dukes who years earlier had sat in Tara Grinstead's class was arrested and charged not with murder, but with concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and lying to investigators. A wonderful man to know and to work with ,he told me about a month ago that he was enjoying taking care of his grand children God Bless. But what about that latex glove with Ryan's DNA on it found in Tara's front yard? This DNA test was taken two years before defendant Ryan Dukes recorded confession. They burned her body. Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018.A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. It was a year after Tara's disappearance. The 2005 disappearance of Tara Grinstead beloved teacher and local beauty queen mystified the people of Ocilla, Georgia, like Jannis Paulk, who lived just around the corner from Tara. You need to own to what you've done and confess. 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. Ryan Duke took the stand Tuesday and immediately denied murdering Grinstead, claiming he didn't know how she died. The talented signer was named Miss Tifton and competed in the Miss Georgia beauty pageant. Grief Support. The defense was up first and focused on the inconsistencies in the state's presentation. He was a graduate of A Maria Woods Harber: Tara really did want to get back with Marcus. 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. 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 . 1449 N Claiborne Ave New Orleans, LA KARLIN DUKES OBITUARY Karlin C. Dukes Sr., age 83, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Monday, November 7, 2016. He looked like a person who was ready to do the right thing, but his testimony on the witness stand only seemed coached, well-rehearsed and sought self-serving benefits. "There were some days that the heartache was so great we could barely even function," she said. Just weeks after Tara vanished at a party in a pecan orchard, one of Jannis Paulk's employees told her that he had overheard two young men tell a disturbing story. Bo Dukes stayed in a bedroom in a trailer they rented in Fitzgerald, Ryan Duke testified. He said Bo Dukes admitted to killing her. Duke said he was on drugs at the time he broke into Grinstead's Ocilla home and doesnt remember how exactly he killed her. BO DUKES [GBI interview]: We drove back into the back, and he showed me where her body was. She snuck up on me and I hit her. It would be illegal for me to accept a fee for preparing that application on your behalf. Ryan Duke said he drove toward a pecan orchard, owned by a relative of Bo Dukes. He admitted to helping his friend burn the body until, "it looked like it was all ash.". Duke is to be sentenced Monday. Ryan Duke testified he drove from Fitzgerald to Ocilla in an unsuccessful attempt to return Grinstead's wallet, and he left Bo Dukes in the trailer. Michael Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina April 10, 1950 - March 30, 2017. Ryan Duke alibi: Tara Grinstead murder suspect now says he was asleep Caption Continuing Coverage By Alexis Stevens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 14, 2019 The man accused of killing a. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelors degree from USC Aiken. Bo was sentenced to 25 years in prison. More than an hour into his testimony, Ryan Duke described the moment Bo Dukes led him to Grinstead's body. Maria Woods Harber: She was absolutely elegant onstage. Jannis Paulk: There were people who believed she ran away. A jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of murder but guilty of concealing her body. Ryan William Drakes, age 40, of DeSoto passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. New Jersey Residents: N.J. Lic. SHELLHOUSE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC. The GBI was overwhelmed with tips at the time and this one slipped through the cracks. On the glove they not only identified Tara's DNA, but that of an unknown male. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. GBI agents have also said DNA matching both Duke and Grinstead was found on a latex glove discovered in her yard. When the court denied this request, they took it to the Georgia Supreme Court, which said that they did not have jurisdiction over it, and the matter was sent back to Judge Reinhardt, who had originally presided over the case. Universal. Published by Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, 2023. 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. Neptune Society is the largest provider of affordable cremation services in the nation. 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. Year after year passed with no arrests. Ray Dukes passed away on January 15, 2022 at the age of 37 in CHARLOTTE, North Carolina. He's the uncle of Bo Dukes. And competed in the boyfriend she loved to where he says Ryan told him the day Tara. 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