Maria Woods Harber grew up with Tara. Peter Van Sant: What time did she go home? "There were some days that the heartache was so great we could barely even function," she said. We had search efforts like nothing you've ever seen. focused on the investigators who have worked the case over the years. Peter Van Sant: This was the man she thought she'd build a life with. Peter Van Sant: The kind of guy you want to share a foxhole with, right? Gary Rothwell [2008]: It appeared that Tara may have left on her own. Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. The defense argued Duke was on pain pills and not in his right mind when he made the confession. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. The defense also called neighbors who provided testimony that supported a theory that Grinstead may have voluntarily left the home. At his sentencing, Tara Grinstead's stepmother Connie addressed the court: CONNIE GRINSTEAD: He knew she wasn't ever coming back. was dedicated to making her students feel wonderful. ", Duke's attorney's argued that he had been a "model prisoner" for five years while "waiting patiently for his day in court.". Maria Woods Harber: She's been an inspiration. McCullough, now a manager at a water company in Texas, had met Bo Dukes at Army boot camp in 2006. Lawyers and the judge also met today in whats called a charging conference where they finalized the official charges that the jury will be presented. Ryan Duke said he drove toward a pecan orchard, owned by a relative of Bo Dukes. John McCullough maintains he tried to get investigators a key tip in 2007 that could have cracked the case. In March 2019, Dukes was convicted of helping conceal Grinsteads death andsentenced to 25 years in prison. So, it's kind of crappy right now. "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.". ". Bo confessed all of this to Brooke, who stuck with him. Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. Brooke Sheridan: I had to tell some I had to tell. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River . Who is he and where is he now? Had to tell my alibi, you know, or where was I at, who I was around. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. Grief Support. The defense argued that Ryan's former best friend, Bo Dukes, was the man responsible for Grinstead's death throughout the trial. He is preceded in death by his. 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. She did not want to end it. More than an hour into his testimony, Ryan Duke described the moment Bo Dukes led him to Grinstead's body. Bryan Samuel Dukes, 30, passed away on November 22, 2019 as a result of a work-related accident. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. The GBI was overwhelmed with tips at the time and this one slipped through the cracks. There were billboards. I can't live with myself. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. After college, Tara got a job at Ocilla's Irwin County high school, teaching 11th grade history. Then, more than 11 years after Tara disappeared, Brooke Sheridan came out of nowhere with her account about not only Bo Dukes but his friend Ryan Duke. 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. The last witness in the case was GBI Agent Mitchell Posey, who was brought in to prove Duke wasnt lying in his 2017 recorded confession, "The question was How did you identify Tara? The answer was The pictures on the wall," Posey said, "Ryan is the one talking about the G&G in front of it. A DNA sample from Ryan Duke was a perfect match. Ryan steeled himself before the verdict was read. Another video shown portrayed Duke leading investigators to the pecan orchard he claims he took the lifeless body. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. On March 1, 1969, he met Sandra Hageman on a . McCullough wasn't ready for what Bo would say next. that's where she set her roots. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.nationalcremation.com/location/irving- for the Drakes family. Send a Card. Our prayer and sympathy are with the Dukes family ,may you find peace through pray, doing your time of grief. Jannis Paulk: FindTara.com. And I was like, "yeah." Jannis Paulk even created a website to help authorities collect information. She snuck up on me and I hit her. 83 Peacefully passed away on February 23, 2023. Visit our Support Center. 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. Outside, in front of Tara's house, authorities found something that didn't seem to belong a latex glove. Tillitski testified that Duke was sleep-deprived and there were drugs in his system when he confessed in 2017. She was radiant. 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. "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. Visitation: Saturday, Feb. 18th from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral hour at Mt. ", Brooke Sheridan: He says, "I just want her family to know. Zion Baptist Church, 1012 Adams St. View the obituary at www.BEBrownCo.com. Jannis Paulk: It was Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke. 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. 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? State and defense teams made their pitches to jurors and began examining witnesses. Ryan was thus sentenced to 10 years behind bars, which he currently seems to be serving. Shoudel was the one who taped the confession. 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. AGENT GARY ROTHWELL: It is something we should've followed up, but we we didn't. I don't like to come very often she loved this place. Bo Dukes told investigators his friend, Ryan Duke, confessed he had accidentally killed Grinstead and needed his truck to transfer her body. Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you. Two years later, in March 2019, Bo was the first to go on trial. May the holy spirit comfort you in this time of bereavement. Witness Randy Hudson owned the pecan orchard where Grinstead's body was allegedly disposed. 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. Dana Wilder: Ocilla was Tara's life. Maria Woods Harber: She was such a good person She just didn't deserve it. The defense called him to the stand and, with his attorney standing next to him, he responded to each question with, "Under the advice of my council, I will be invoking my 5th Amendment right not to provide testimony today.". "Over the course of the last three weeks reliving this heinous act that Ryan Alexander Duke committed ripped open the wounds," Gattis told the court before calling Duke "evil," "sneaky dangerous," and a "vile human. And everybody has to live with that," Superior Court Judge Bill Reinhardt said before giving out his sentence. Brooke Sheridan: I was felt like I was gonna be sick. 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. It was a year after Tara's disappearance. And I think she was just trying to move on in a small town of Ocilla, everyone knew their situation. April 26, 2018 Aiken, South Carolina Set a Reminder for the Anniversary of Ryan's Passing. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Following his wishes, there will be no. Maria Woods Harber: And the next morning I got a call saying that I need to get to Ocilla. 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. And what she had to say implicated a man whose name had repeatedly been given to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 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. He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. The alleged drug addict was arrested once for a DUI in 2010 but was released on bond. ", GBI AGENT to BO DUKES: I'm gonna just kinda leave it open the floor to you, and just tell me about you knowing about Tara . Bo Dukes comes from a prominent family that owned a huge pecan orchard in the Ocilla area. Michelle Feuer is the development producer. Additional Legal Information Regarding Veterans Offerings, CloseAdditional Legal Information Regarding Veterans Offerings, Subscribe to the 12 Weeks of Peace E-Newsletter, Subscribe to the Thinking Ahead E-Newsletter, A Guide to Cremation and Burial for Veterans, Unique Ways to Memorialize Cremation Ashes, A Complete Guide for When A Loved One Passes, The Essential Veteran Death Benefits and Memorialization Guide, California Residents Goods and Services Info. 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. You need to own to what you've done and confess. Jurors also heard voicemails left in the home. GBI Agent Shoudel testified Duke knew what he was doing, and that Duke told investigators he was mentally and physically cognitive. Peter Van Sant: Was it an emotional moment for you to realize someone had been arrested after all that time? He admitted to helping his friend burn the body until, "it looked like it was all ash.". She and her older sister Anita grew up in the Georgia town of Hawkinsville. All rights reserved. Brooke Sheridan: I said, "You need to confess. Maria Woods Harber:and then her bed was unmade, like she had been in the bed. 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. Tara's family could do little but pray for a breakthrough. her main goal was to win Miss Georgia or at least to get to Miss Georgia, and she did. Maria Woods Harber: She would never do that. Prosecutors played that videotape of Bo's interview with the GBI. Police found her car seat in position for someone taller, and police said they found an envelope with $100 in cash on the dashboard. The agent asks Bo his first reaction when he went to the orchard with Ryan. "Mr. Dukes, do you plan to invoke your 5th amendment right to every question?" In March 2019, in a county courthouse about 30 miles from where beloved teacher and beauty pageant mentor Tara Grinstead was murdered, Bo Dukes went on trial on charges relating to covering up her death. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Your family's land." But I think it's taken a lot of toll on them mentally and physically. As their relationship evolved, Brooke sensed that something seemed to be eating away at Bo. The trial of the man accused of killing Tara Grinstead 16 years ago has been pushed back into 2022. Grinstead, an Irwin County High School teacher, went missing in October 2005. View The Guestbook For Ryan Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina. Ryan Duke said Bo Dukes had a wallet with Grinstead's driver's license. Anthropologist Dr. Ashley Gooding was brought in by the GBI in 2017 to help dig and identify possible human remains in the pecan orchard Duke claimed to have burned and buried Grinstead's body. "(Bo Dukes) reaches down, he grabs her arm and flips her over," Ryan Duke said. Jurors heard the forensic analysis on that piece of evidence. Ryan Duke was sentenced to 10 years in prison for concealing the death of Tara Grinstead. AIKEN, SC - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. Duke is to be sentenced Monday. Neighbors knocked on her door but got no response. He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. It was part of town gossip that they had gotten into an argument after Marcus had come back to town earlier than expected that October. A native of Concord, NC, Vicki was a daughter of the late David Leon and Mam . Who you can trust with your life? I thought he was out of his mind. DEFENSE: What was his expression, his demeanor when that happened? They found him guilty of one charge: concealing Grinstead's death. Ryan Duke said he decided to take the blame for Tara Grinstead's death in 2017 because he didn't think Bo Dukes would tell the truth. The talented signer was named Miss Tifton and competed in the Miss Georgia beauty pageant. Jannis Paulk: there were several people, several men, who got a lot of scrutiny for a long time . Ryan said he was afraid Bo would hurt him or his family. Maria Woods Harber: My best friend, Tara Grinstead, was a beautiful person on the inside and the outside. Jannis Paulk also spoke to the GBI in 2008 as the agency was reviewing the case. On the glove they not only identified Tara's DNA, but that of an unknown male. we all wanted to do something that we could do to help There were flyers. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. 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. Yet hes still facing outstanding concealment charges in a neighboring Georgia county where Taras body had been burned. 2023 Neptune Society. Visitation: Friday, Feb. 17th from 4 - 8 p.m. at B.E. In closing, as Tara's family looked on, the prosecution held to their argument that Ryan had told the truth back in 2017. we have made an arrest.". Years passed, and the GBI said Tara Grinsteads case never "turned cold." The defense questioned him about increasing drug use and alcohol consumption leading up to the time Grinstead went missing. The state's line of questioning tried to show the jury that Ryan Duke is capable of lying. Send Flowers . To plant trees in memory, please visit the. Ryan Duke said he first started "hanging out" with Bo Dukes during his senior year of high school. | All testimonials are written by persons unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm or conduct a funeral. Ryan Duke said he didn't know what he was talking about or believe him at first. And then, an important discovery. Combined services will be held at Antioch M.B.C., 2033 W. Congress Ave. on Saturday March. But who would want to harm this vibrant 30-year-old woman? I don't understand that, just a disregard of human life. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Speaking in court before Ryan Dukes' sentencing, Anita Gattis said her sister's disappearance threw her family into ''an out-of-control spiral'' that they've never escaped. Rumors swirled about that cop whose card was found at Tara's house. The defense was up first and focused on the inconsistencies in the state's presentation. I am so sad to hear of the passing of John Dukes a co - worker and friend. Vicki Heilig Dukes AIKEN, SC - Vicki Heilig Dukes, 65, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Zion Baptist Church, 1012 Adams St. View the obituary at www.BEBrownCo.com. Aiken, SC RYAN DUKES OBITUARY Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. The defense had previously asked the judge to dismiss the case, an action that was quickly declined. Maria Woods Harber: This is where Tara Grinstead lived in 2005. Worried, he went to her house Sunday night and left the card after Tara didn't answer the doorbell. That boyfriend was Marcus Harper, a former cop from Ocilla. And for the first time, everyone heard Bo's own account when his GBI interview was played in court: BO DUKES [GBI video interview]: He told me he had killed Tara Grinstead. Friday, a jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and burglary connected to the death of Georgia beauty queen and teacher Tara Grinstead. "It was built out in the area where there just should not have been a fire," Hudson said. AIKEN, SC - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. One of those always showing off and talking big and running his mouth. Dana Wilder: I never thought it was somebody from our community. Ryan Duke, now clean-shaven and looking very different from his 2017 arrest, took the stand. Peter Van Sant: And what is it about him that you love? He said he lied to the GBI agent that interviewed him about breaking into Grinstead's house and fatal striking and choking her. Ryan Duke had told investigators in 2017 he killed Tara Grinstead and helped burn her body. Duke said he never took Grinstead's belongings to police when he tried to return them. 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. Find service information, send flowers, and leave memories and thoughts in the Guestbook for your loved one. "We believe in Ryan and we believed in him the entire time.". He graduated from Aiken High School in 1968 and was a . Published by Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, 2023. Year after year passed with no arrests. Peter Van Sant: Why do you think investigators ignored you? 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. I don't know. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Blogs; Online will; Shop. Of the six charges, Duke was found guilty of one count of concealing Grinstead's death. And as they were driving around town, a billboard caught his eye. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Not a one. ", BO DUKES: Yeah. To the Dukes family, please know I am praying for you. Ryan Duke took the stand Tuesday and immediately denied murdering Grinstead, claiming he didn't know how she died. GBI AGENT: So, by Friday, there's nothing left? 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 . The state went through photos and evidence, including a glove found at the home with the DNA of Grinstead and a man. Born on January 20, 1989 in Easton, Bryan is the son of Kathy Elburn Dukes . 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. Tara's cell phone was charging inside the house. But if you're ready for this Bo had already been interviewed by the GBI a year earlier in 2016. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Ryan Dukes on this permanent online memorial. The jury saw pictures from Fitzgerald Farms, where agents searched for Grinstead's remains in 2017. Ricou Browning, the stunt man who played the title character in underwater sequences of the 1954 classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon," died Monday at 93. 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. Incredibly, McCullough says, no one returned his calls. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Ryan William Drakes, age 40, of DeSoto passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Since then, Duke's trial has been moved back several times. Miriam Sealy, Tara Grinstead's school friend and childhood neighbor, fought back tears as she read a statement in front of the court. "Approximately 20 bone fragments that could be considered human bones.". 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?". Tara Faye Grinstead was the youngest child of Bill and Faye Grinstead, born in 1974. The case generated hundreds of tips over the years. John McCullough: I have no idea. Ray Dukes passed away on January 15, 2022 at the age of 37 in CHARLOTTE, North Carolina. Maria Woods Harber: Tara really did want to get back with Marcus. It was updated on August 20, 2022.]. A unique and . I didn't know who I was staring at. BRAD RIGBY | PROSECUTOR: This case is about Bo's lies, lies that lasted from 2005 to 2016. Defense attorneys began to call witnesses of their own Monday when the state prosecutors rested their case after over a week of arguments. 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. Let others know about your loved one's death. "That was a presumption that we should have never, ever made, but it happened, and it's my fault," Rothwell said. Your long suffering has been unimaginable. 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. Q: Did you see Miss Grinstead's body after she died? 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. The Associated Press contributed to this story. The couple broke things off but stayed in touch. Ryan Duke said he wouldn't have recognized who it was if Bo Dukes hadn't told him. Then, in 2017, a woman came forward with a remarkable story about her boyfriend but could it be trusted? Ryan is the one talking about 411 getting connected to Taras house.". Mike Dukes. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. But McCullough was determined to get the truth out. Duane Ray Dukes, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in his home, surrounded by family, following a ten-month battle with cancer. New Jersey Residents: N.J. Lic. 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. He was the talk of Ocilla, Georgia, and none of it was good. He said, "I don't know why he did it.". From arguing that the glove with Ryans DNA was planted outside Taras house by Bo to him testifying it was the latter whod woken him up that night and admitted to killing Tara, the trial included it all. Roland & Karol Kay Hoffman. Stephen S. Dukes, 61, of York Haven died Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill. It was now time at the trial for Bo's one-time Army buddy, John McCullough, to finally tell his story of Bo's confession. One witness, Heath Dykes, testified to having a relationship with Grinstead while his was married. GBI agent Gary Rothwell said GBI agents' reports included the names Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes in 2005. We pray that people will remember that the defendant was not the victim. California Residents: California FD #1289, #1309, #1359, #2031 Brooke Sheridan: He said, "That's something that only God and Ryan know." The defense called a psychologist, Dr. Christopher Tillitski, who evaluated Ryan Duke in 2019. Duke was convicted on the charge of Concealing a Death and was sentenced to the maximum punishment of . Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Call Call. Please contact your local Neptune Society office for cremation prices, and to learn more about our cremation service. The two then went to a party. Marcus was often overseas, and though they had broken up by the fall of 2005, friends say Tara was distraught about the relationship ending. Bo Dukes shares details of what happened to Tara Grinstead with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. But again, as far as she knew, it went nowhere. 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. Both men are awaiting trial in a neighboring county on charges related to burning Tara's body. 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. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River Site. But after he broke down to Brooke, she told Bo it was time to tell the truth. He was there with his brother, Stephen, and their friends, Bo Dukes and Ben McMahan. JOHN MCCULLOUGH: The exact location, he didn't tell me, but had made the comment of, you know, we took her to the middle of the pecan orchard and burned her body. Nearly 12 years after Tara's disappearance, on February 23, 2017, Ryan Duke appeared in court, charged with Tara's murder. Forward to Family & Friends; Print; Contact Support; Upgrade; Death Certificates; Share This Obituary. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? 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