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. Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Firefighter dies battling blaze in downtown Buffalo, mayor says, Prosecution wraps its case at Alex Murdaugh murder trial, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students, Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment. "Any reason to continue this?" 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. And Bo Dukes himself spoke directly to Tara's family: BO DUKES: To the Tara Grinstead family, I'm truly sorry. 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. Praying for your family have strength. Tara Faye Grinstead was the youngest child of Bill and Faye Grinstead, born in 1974. Had to tell my alibi, you know, or where was I at, who I was around. It was reactionary. Investigators say Ryan confessed to killing Grinstead. GBI agent Gary Rothwell said GBI agents' reports included the names Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes in 2005. The GBI was overwhelmed with tips at the time and this one slipped through the cracks. Ryan Duke took the stand Tuesday and immediately denied murdering Grinstead, claiming he didn't know how she died. If youre in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist. Cind But again, as far as she knew, it went nowhere. Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. In March 2019, Dukes was convicted of helping conceal Grinsteads death andsentenced to 25 years in prison. Ryan steeled himself before the verdict was read. And in this trial, Agent Gary Rothwell finally explained what happened with those tips. GBI AGENT: So, you immediately see this and you're like "what in the hell did you do? Peter Van Sant: Why do you think investigators ignored you? I mean, she had the biggest smile. DEFENSE: What was his expression, his demeanor when that happened? 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. ", Duke's attorney's argued that he had been a "model prisoner" for five years while "waiting patiently for his day in court.". 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. 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. I definitely didn't wanna settle down in small town America. For around 6 years, Tara Grinstead dated Marcus Harper, a former Ocilla cop who joined the Army Rangers. Two months later, in February 2007, McCullough says he called three police departments in Georgia including Ocilla, where he left a voice message saying: John McCullough: "This is John McCullough. "You should be punished according - not for murder, not for burglary, not for aggravated assault, because that's the way the system works. John K. Dukes, Jr. Mar. I was high. The day after Bo's confession, his one-time friend Ryan Duke was arrested. He called the state's top law enforcement agency heading the investigation, the GBI. Tillitski testified that Duke was sleep-deprived and there were drugs in his system when he confessed in 2017. Published by Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, 2023. Dana Wilder: As little girls, we looked up to her she was famous. While Reinhardt acknowledged that Duke seemed remorseful on the stand, he pointed out Dukes' decision to not tell anyone had an impact on Grinstead's family and friends. Ryan Duke was sentenced to 10 years in prison for concealing the death of Tara Grinstead. It was very hard to grasp. That boyfriend was Marcus Harper, a former cop from Ocilla. Police never called him a suspect, but Marcus was more closely investigated than anyone in the disappearance of his former girlfriend, Tara Grinstead. Brooke Sheridan [emotional]: I kept thinking about her family and I couldn't sleep at night. Your family's land." so, I talk to him, tell him everything I know. Shaheen Tokhi and David Dow are the associate producers. "Mr. Dukes, do you plan to invoke your 5th amendment right to every question?" 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. Maria Woods Harber: She's been an inspiration. 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. Tara Grinstead didnt show up for work on October 24, 2005. In Ryan's interview with the GBI, he said he had hit Tara, but Bo said Ryan told him otherwise: BO DUKES [GBI interview]: He jumped on her, while he was she was in bed and strangled her right there in her bed. she was seeing other people. She was radiant. The case generated hundreds of tips over the years. They went to the orchard one other time for a part in November 2005. My truck was Luminoled photographs were taken. "I cant lie. Maria Woods Harber: She would never do that. He denied that, but when asked why he lied to the GBI about killing Grinstead, Duke said, "I'm trying to make that right.". Police found her car seat in position for someone taller, and police said they found an envelope with $100 in cash on the dashboard. "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. John McCullough says he is still haunted by painful memories of being ignored by investigators. The defense argued Duke was on pain pills and not in his right mind when he made the confession. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. John McCullough: Yeah and we were pretty close. Duke is to be sentenced Monday. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? One witness, Heath Dykes, testified to having a relationship with Grinstead while his was married. Prosecutors called friends and acquaintances of the Georgia teacher and beauty queen. A native of Concord, NC, Vicki was a daughter of the late David Leon and Mamie Rae. Superior Court Judge Bill Reinhardt said. And everybody has to live with that," Superior Court Judge Bill Reinhardt said before giving out his sentence. DEFENSE: Mr. Duke, did you murder Tara Grinstead? I can still see her standing at the door. Could he betray his friend? "Ryan Duke, the man in that chair, confessed to the murder of Tara Grinstead," prosecutor Brad Rigby said. 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 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. Marcus Harper: It was like a calling. BRAD RIGBY | PROSECUTOR: This case is about Bo's lies, lies that lasted from 2005 to 2016. Nearly 12 years after Tara's disappearance, on February 23, 2017, Ryan Duke appeared in court, charged with Tara's murder. 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. But there was more Brooke says Bo then admitted his own involvement in the crime, saying: Brooke Sheridan: "And I helped him burn her body.". The state argues in 2017 Duke was swabbed, and his DNA positively matched that found on the glove. They laid out the evidence collected at Grinsteads property just following her disappearance. NEW ELLENTON, SC -- CYNTHIA SUSAN DUKES DARR, 52, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her residence. And Bo spent more than two years in federal prison. Defense appeals delayed Ryan Dukes trial since the original 2019 start date. Search by Name. Marcus was often overseas, and though they had broken up by the fall of 2005, friends say Tara was distraught about the relationship ending. So, he went to trial hoping jurors might show mercy for a man who had already confessed to his role in the crime. View Obituaries Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc. and Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory Ryan Dukes August 23, 1974 - April 26, 2018. He testified he could tell the body was a woman's, wearing a t-shirt and some type of jogging pants. "Approximately 20 bone fragments that could be considered human bones.". His hope for mercy was dashed. Browse Troy local obituaries on Legacy.com. Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating. 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. He said Bo Dukes admitted to killing her. My deepest condolences to my church family, may God give you all the strength and peace during your time of sorrow. 83 Peacefully passed away on February 23, 2023. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Michael Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina April 10, 1950 - March 30, 2017. Ashley Hinkle, a forensic biologist with the State Crime Lab testified she swabbed the glove in June 2015. Looking at Ryans life, there isnt much of criminal history. 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. Peter Van Sant: What did you see when you walked into her house? McCullough, now a manager at a water company in Texas, had met Bo Dukes at Army boot camp in 2006. In his own recorded words, Duke walked GBI investigators through how he killed, burned and buried Tara Grinstead. Maria Woods Harber grew up with Tara. He was the talk of Ocilla, Georgia, and none of it was good. Grinstead graduated from Middle Georgia College and began teaching at Irwin County High School in Ocilla in 1998. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. 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. Ryan Duke Trial Day 7 Recap. You need to own to what you've done and confess. You need to own what you've done and confess," Sheridan told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant in 2017. "(Bo Dukes) reaches down, he grabs her arm and flips her over," Ryan Duke said. Sandra Lee Dukes Sandra Lee "flicka" Dukes passed away at home on January 27th 2019 under the care of Hospice and her loving family. GBI AGENT: Of all the people, why Tara, what's the connection? Peter Van Sant: What would anyone's motive be to kill Tara Grinstead? "We think the jury got it right, and we are very, very happy with the result," Defense Attorney Ashley Merchant said. Went to Elementary to high School with John sending Condolences to the Family in my Prayers. Cindy Susan Dukes Darr June 10, 1959 - October 9, 2011. Not a one. While it might have not been explosive "smoking gun" testimony, it did paint a picture of the scene police officers were met with during a welfare check at the high school teachers home 17 years ago when she failed to show up to work on a particular Monday in October 2005. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. But after he broke down to Brooke, she told Bo it was time to tell the truth. Ryan Duke testified he "passed out" after a night of drinking before Tara Grinstead allegedly died. Maybe because I'm a nobody. 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. focused on the investigators who have worked the case over the years. / CBS News, [This story previously aired on September 4, 2021. | All testimonials are written by persons unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm or conduct a funeral. At his sentencing hearing, Tara's stepmother, Connie, expressed how Tara's family felt about Ryan Duke. "There was a profile that matched a toothbrush of Tara Grinstead and there was an unknown male profile," Hinkle said. Maria says Tara was determined to live her dreams from a young age, competing in beauty pageants to help earn scholarship money for college. Jannis Paulk: FindTara.com. Browse Atlanta Journal-Constitution obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. 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. He was a . Combined services will be held at Antioch M.B.C., 2033 W. Congress Ave. on Saturday March. An interesting turn of events came when Ryans 11-page confession, where hed detailed everything thatd transpired on that fateful evening, came to light. Then, there was Tara's ex-boyfriend, Marcus Harper. I don't remember everything clearly I was stealing from her purse. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. Wide open space so the woods wouldnt catch on fire," Duke said while trying to find the location. He will be replaced by one of the six alternates who also had been listening to the testimony. At the time, Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes were 21 years old. If convicted of murder, Duke faces an automatic sentence of life in prison. Maria Woods Harper: They've had a really hard time. Pallbearers will be Ryan Dukes, Jeffery Dukes, Evan Darr, Zac Buckner, Chris McGee, Chad Polatty and James Whittle. In an exchange, the state asked Duke if he would lie when the stakes were high. Maria Woods Harber: Yeah, she did. 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. Sympathy Ideas. "Two men who had no regard for a beautiful, loving person took her life. The jury saw pictures from Fitzgerald Farms, where agents searched for Grinstead's remains in 2017. An Irwin County Probate judge declared Grinstead dead in absentia in December 2010. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. She wasn't wearing shoes. Miriam Sealy, Tara Grinstead's school friend and childhood neighbor, fought back tears as she read a statement in front of the court. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River . The defense was up first and focused on the inconsistencies in the state's presentation. She could tell you anything to make you feel better. Not guilty of malice murder and he was acquitted of all charges relating to Tara's murder convicted only of concealing her death. First published on January 2, 2021 / 11:05 PM. 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. And she snuck up on me and I hit her. Ryan Duke said he first started "hanging out" with Bo Dukes during his senior year of high school. However, we had a glove, a latex glove that we couldn't explain. But some things stuck out to Maria. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Ryan Dukes on this permanent online memorial. . Witness Randy Hudson owned the pecan orchard where Grinstead's body was allegedly disposed. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Bens account could not be taken as hed passed before Ryan and Bo were arrested. Rothwell took the blame for the GBI assuming local law enforcement determined information indicating Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes as persons of interest were "unfounded." "Ryan did not kill Ms. Grinstead. The defense also called neighbors who provided testimony that supported a theory that Grinstead may have voluntarily left the home. SHELLHOUSE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC. 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. Dana Wilder: She just took me underneath her wing She taught me the ins and outs of interviews, hair and makeup, wardrobe. And wish I could have been there whenever it happened so that way, I could do something [emotional]. The jury was left to decide if they believed what Ryan said in 2017, or his new version of events. Soon after his arrest, Ryan Duke was indicted on the charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, burglary, and concealing the death of another, to all of which he pleaded not guilty. And remember that latex glove found at the crime scene? Marcus Harper: I was swabbed for DNA. 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. GBI Agent Shoudel testified Duke knew what he was doing, and that Duke told investigators he was mentally and physically cognitive. 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. she snuck up on me and I hit her. And I was like, "yeah." And this time, the whole world seemed to be listening. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. 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Ryan Dukes Obituary Remember Ryan Dukes. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelors degree from USC Aiken. However, his lawyers, who are working pro-bono, claimed that even in that situation, he should get his due of the funds to ensure a fair trial. A date was set to start Ryan Dukes trial, but a hitch came when his lawyers filed an emergency appeal to halt it. It was updated on August 20, 2022.]. McCullough said he called authorities but they never followed up. Peter Van Sant: So, two Southern boys meet in Oklahoma in the Army. Ryan is the one talking about 411 getting connected to Taras house.". He had an alibi, but the whispers continued. On March 1, 1969, he met Sandra Hageman on a . Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. 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. There was no other option. 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. Expand the Memories and Condolences form. In 1999, Tara Grinstead won the Miss Tifton pageant, which landed her a spot at the 1999 Miss Georgia competition. Weeks later she called the GBI to turn in the boyfriend she loved. Call Call. Another was a former student who claimed he and Tara been secretly seeing each other. 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. 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. The two then went to a party. She and her older sister Anita grew up in the Georgia town of Hawkinsville. Ryan Duke is standing trial for Grinsteads murder. Her colleagues at the school where she worked called the Ocilla Police Department to check on the 11th-grade teachers home. . Ryan Duke at his first court hearing after his arrest in February 2017, charged with Tara Grinstead's murder. her main goal was to win Miss Georgia or at least to get to Miss Georgia, and she did. LAWYER: It sounds like you're saying you assumed it was handled properly? I don't know. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. Duke's attorneys also focused on what they say is no evidence or DNA from their client found instead Grinstead's home. and that's nobody's business, but in this case, it made it tough. "I said, 'You need to confess. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. Back then, hardly anyone thought this case would ever be solved. 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? And he asked me to help him get rid of her body. I didn't know who he was. Rumors swirled about that cop whose card was found at Tara's house. And it wasn't the only one overlooked. I told him, you know, leave me alone . For those who loved Tara Grinstead, Bo Dukes' 25-year sentence for covering up her death was only partial justice. Bo told Brooke that Ryan stole his pickup truck that night and used it to transport Tara's body to a remote part of a pecan orchard farmed by Bo's family. Ryan Duke took the stand Tuesday and immediately denied murdering Grinstead, claiming he didn't know how she died. Another main focus on Tuesday was the glove found just outside Grinsteads home. AIKEN, SC - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Cindy was a daughter of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. Brooke Sheridan: He said, "That's something that only God and Ryan know." There were billboards. It was a year after Tara's disappearance. Ryan worked at a plastics manufacturing plant, while Bo would occasionally work at his family's pecan farm. Prosecutors called two witnesses before dismissing the jury a lunchtime to debate how much of the Duke's confession could be shown. You have funeral questions, we have answers. Peter Van Sant: Did he have names of who these two men were who claimed they had killed Tara? We know who did," defense attorney John Merchant said. He was a family friend married, with kids who would later testify that he and Tara were having an affair. Tara didn't bring home the Miss Georgia crown, but just competing was a huge achievement says Dana Wilder, who grew up in Ocilla. Aiken, SC RYAN DUKES OBITUARY Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. 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. 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). And even when she no longer competed, Tara helped other women, like Dana, break into that world. "I asked them what they thought happened to Tara, and they said they killed her and burned her," Latt said. The two men drove about 200 yards up the road to where Tara Grinstead's body had been placed. John 3:16 Sending love and prayers for the Duke family! The agent asks Bo his first reaction when he went to the orchard with Ryan. At the time, Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes were 21 years old. Peter Van Sant: What emotional impact does this have for you when you see this house? Celebrate the life of Ryan Drakes, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. he's very shut shut off emotions, feelings he doesn't talk about. She did not want to end it. Year after year passed with no arrests. But I think it's taken a lot of toll on them mentally and physically. 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 Ocilla police were called and entered Tara's home, and right behind them was Maria. 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? Marcus Harper: Somebody pulled me to the side, and they were like, "Listen, you know, there's been some things said bringin' up your military past, bringin' up how you're Trained to kill" . 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