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. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. Back then, hardly anyone thought this case would ever be solved. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. 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. Send Flowers . The judge dismissed one of the jurors he says was sleeping throughout the trial. He recognized her from Irwin County High School, where he was a student, and she was teaching at the time. Sending condolences & deepest condolences to the Dukes Family. At his sentencing hearing, Tara's stepmother, Connie, expressed how Tara's family felt about Ryan Duke. Send Flowers. Hudson said at the time he thought the burn site was an innocent bonfire. Funeral Home Services for Ray are being provided by Alexander Funeral Home, Inc. - Charlotte. 83 Peacefully passed away on February 23, 2023. Born in Columbia, SC, Mike was a son of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. Shoudel was the one who taped the confession. 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 Call Call. Ryan Dukes Obituary Remember Ryan Dukes. It took a jury less than an hour to convict Bo Dukes on all charges. 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. He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. 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. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Ryan Duke testified he went to help Bo Dukes load wood into his truck and move Grinstead's body. But what about that latex glove with Ryan's DNA on it found in Tara's front yard? I built a message board because I thought that there was a good chance that whoever knew what had happened to her would potentially come and say something. Peter Van Sant: And by Ryan saying to him, "Hey, buddy. the judge said. Grief Support. SHELLHOUSE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelors degree from USC Aiken. An Irwin County jury read not guilty verdicts on five o the six charges against Duke: malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and burglary. Ryan William Drakes, age 40, of DeSoto passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Rothwell said the GBI never followed up after their names appeared in an investigative summary. . Somebody has abducted her and holding her somewhere hostage. Wide open space so the woods wouldnt catch on fire," Duke said while trying to find the location. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. "As hes doing that he started getting emotional and said, She was so small, referring to the size of her in his arms,". The defense questioned Duke about his life and relationship with Bo Dukes. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River Site. John McCullough: And it had this very, you know, attractive woman on it. Maria Woods Harber: She's been an inspiration. Stunned as he was, McCullough was in a dilemma. Defense appeals delayed Ryan Dukes trial since the original 2019 start date. I didn't know who I was staring at. "(Bo Dukes) reaches down, he grabs her arm and flips her over," Ryan Duke said. He said he lied to the GBI agent that interviewed him about breaking into Grinstead's house and fatal striking and choking her. 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?". Incredibly, McCullough says, no one returned his calls. I don't understand that, just a disregard of human life. Ryan Duke testified he saw Tara Grinstead's body at the pecan orchard, where the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found her remains years later. Jannis Paulk: It was Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke. Mobile Register and Baldwin County Homepage. Prosecutors said Duke took law enforcement to the pecan orchard where he confessed to burning and dumping Grinstead's body. A DNA sample from Ryan Duke was a perfect match. He had an alibi, but the whispers continued. Jurors heard the forensic analysis on that piece of evidence. "There were some days that the heartache was so great we could barely even function," she said. Her colleagues at the school where she worked called the Ocilla Police Department to check on the 11th-grade teachers home. He is extremely intelligent. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Visitation: Saturday, Feb. 18th from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral hour at Mt. Ryan Duke testified he saw Tara. Two years later, in March 2019, Bo was the first to go on trial. Witness Randy Hudson owned the pecan orchard where Grinstead's body was allegedly disposed. Make a Memorial Donation . He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. She says the lawyers discussed pushing the trial into next March, but Judge Reinhardt hasn't signed an order confirming that. The GBI was overwhelmed with tips at the time and this one slipped through the cracks. But McCullough was determined to get the truth out. The funeral will follow at 11 oclock in the chapel with The Rev. "What happened in this orchard was senseless" says Woods Harber of her best friend. An Irwin County jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of murdering Georgia teacher and beauty queen Tara Grinstead. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. - An emotionaltrial in Irwin Countyconcluded Monday with a judge sentencing Ryan Duke to the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison - with five years already served. Marcus always maintained his innocence but remained under suspicion. All rights reserved. GBI agents have also said DNA matching both Duke and Grinstead was found on a latex glove discovered in her yard. It was updated on August 20, 2022.]. Aiken, SC RYAN DUKES OBITUARY Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. It was reactionary. Ryan Duke said he thought Bo Dukes was playing a joke on him, until he saw her corpse. John K. Dukes, Jr. Mar. And I think she was just trying to move on in a small town of Ocilla, everyone knew their situation. More than a decade later, the GBI charged Duke -- her former student -- with killing her and hiding her body in a pecan orchard. John McCullough: Yeah, Tara Grinstead, and said, you know, "missing.". Jannis Paulk [emotional]: It just brings up a lot. Jannis Paulk: Ocilla is a big family. He said Bo Dukes admitted to killing her. Born in Columbia, SC, Mike was a son of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. The door was locked. GBI AGENT: So, you immediately see this and you're like "what in the hell did you do? That tip went nowhere. Ryan was born April 23, 1981. she snuck up on me and I hit her. Ryan worked at a plastics manufacturing plant, while Bo would occasionally work at his family's pecan farm. You need to own to what you've done and confess. 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. Outside, in front of Tara's house, authorities found something that didn't seem to belong a latex glove. 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. "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.". OBITUARY Ryan William Drakes April 23, 1981 - August 4, 2021. Bo got in big trouble while in the Army. 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. It was an opening like that. Who is he and where is he now? His hope for mercy was dashed. But no one in Ocilla knew what had happened when Tara seemingly vanished after leaving that barbecue on Saturday night, October 22. In 2017, more than 11 years after Tara vanished, Brooke Sheridan came forward with a potential answer. They found him guilty of one charge: concealing Grinstead's death. "Ryan Duke, the man in that chair, confessed to the murder of Tara Grinstead," prosecutor Brad Rigby said. A devoted husband and grandfather, Duane was born on May 1, 1950, in South Gate, California, the son of Edwin and Florann (Boisseau) Dukes. McCullough wasn't ready for what Bo would say next. Maria Woods Harper: They've had a really hard time. There are reports of him being put under suicide watch a few times, yet nothing too serious came out of the incidents. 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. I mean, she had the biggest smile. Cind Duke's attorneys also focused on what they say is no evidence or DNA from their client found instead Grinstead's home. "Any reason to continue this?" 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Ryan steeled himself before the verdict was read. It was told to me when I was in Georgia. BO DUKES: As far as I know, he didn't know her. Send simple, comforting meals with Home Chef. we have made an arrest.". He testified he could tell the body was a woman's, wearing a t-shirt and some type of jogging pants. I don't know. Marcus Harper: She obviously wanted to get married. It just wasn't what I wanted. As for his alibi, Ryan claimed that he had been at his mobile home in Fitzgerald the entire night. The defense said Bo Dukes' attorney indicated his client would invoke the 5th Amendment if called to testify. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Cindy was a daughter of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. Brooke says she kept encouraging Bo to open up to talk about this dark subject that was destroying him. According to the court, Ryan Duke became ineligible for state funds when he chose to go with private attorneys rather than a public defender. Ryan Duke said he was afraid of Bo Dukes, who repeatedly told him not to talk about Tara Grinstead. But questions remained about discrepancies between Ryan's version of events and Bo's. Leave a memory or share a photo below to show your support. And in this trial, Agent Gary Rothwell finally explained what happened with those tips. Brooke Sheridan: We actually met on Tinder. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. 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. Prosecutors played that videotape of Bo's interview with the GBI. and that's nobody's business, but in this case, it made it tough. A native of Concord, NC, Vicki was a daughter of the late David Leon and Mam . Ryan Duke was sentenced to 10 years in prison for concealing the death of Tara Grinstead. Dukes attorneys have said he made a false confession under the influence of drugs. so, I talk to him, tell him everything I know. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River . 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). SHELLHOUSE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC, Share your thoughts and memories with family and friends of Ryan, Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc. and Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory, Shellhouse Funeral Home/Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home/Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory. As their relationship evolved, Brooke sensed that something seemed to be eating away at Bo. Eventually, a breakthrough tip came around, and two men were arrested in relation to the Tara case. But in the same sense, I always thought, "Well, it has to be.". He was a classic muscle car enthusiast with a passion for Chevy Impalas. 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. Jannis Paulk also spoke to the GBI in 2008 as the agency was reviewing the case. Browse Troy local obituaries on Legacy.com. McCullough said he called authorities but they never followed up. Share. A native of Concord, NC, Vicki was a daughter of the late David Leon and Mamie Rae. He wasn't sure who said what. But when questioned about her disappearance, he had an alibi and was never charged. But again, as far as she knew, it went nowhere. Ryan, Penny A. Forward to Family & Friends; Print; Contact Support; Upgrade; Death Certificates; Share This Obituary. 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. This DNA test was taken two years before defendant Ryan Dukes recorded confession. Expand the Memories and Condolences form. At the time, Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes were 21 years old. Vicki Heilig Dukes AIKEN, SC - Vicki Heilig Dukes, 65, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Authorities couldn't explain either, and collected them as evidence the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, known as the GBI, was called in. 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. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Marcus was often overseas, and though they had broken up by the fall of 2005, friends say Tara was distraught about the relationship ending. 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. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael. On Sunday, Tara's mom called her several times, but Tara didn't answer. 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. Maria Woods Harber: Tara really did want to get back with Marcus. "He said he killed Tara," Ryan Duke said. But when he took the witness stand during his trial, he insisted he was innocent. The Ocilla police were called and entered Tara's home, and right behind them was Maria. 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. I told him, you know, leave me alone . Brooke says she was studying in Savannah to become a pharmacist when, in 2015, she came face-to-face with her online date. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Ryan was a son of the late Kenneth Michael Dukes and Vicki Heilig Dukes. I know who killed Tara Grinstead or had a part of it. He is preceded in death by his. He denied that, but when asked why he lied to the GBI about killing Grinstead, Duke said, "I'm trying to make that right.". Need help? Another video shown portrayed Duke leading investigators to the pecan orchard he claims he took the lifeless body. It was very hard to grasp. 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. In cross-examination, Rothwell added that he takes responsibility for the GBI lapse. We know who did," defense attorney John Merchant said. They went to the orchard one other time for a part in November 2005. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. He called the state's top law enforcement agency heading the investigation, the GBI. ", BO DUKES: Yeah. AGENT GARY ROTHWELL: It is something we should've followed up, but we we didn't. Pallbearers will be Ryan Dukes, Jeffery Dukes, Evan Darr, Zac Buckner, Chris McGee, Chad Polatty and James Whittle. 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. AIKEN, SC - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. As such, in the State of Oregon Preneed Crematory Sales and Services are conducted under the trade name Neptune Cremation Service. They laid out the evidence collected at Grinsteads property just following her disappearance. The defense argued the validity of the report and test. 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). 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. focused on the investigators who have worked the case over the years. Weeks later she called the GBI to turn in the boyfriend she loved. Who you can trust with your life? New Jersey Residents: N.J. Lic. He said Bo Dukes was "almost excited, cheerful," when they went to move Grinstead's body. Visit our Support Center. For years, Marcus Harper lived under a cloud some might say a thunderstorm of suspicion. But I think it's taken a lot of toll on them mentally and physically. Dana Wilder: As little girls, we looked up to her she was famous. Celebrate the life of Ryan Drakes, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. I am so sorry. Brooke Sheridan: I was felt like I was gonna be sick. Jannis Paulk even created a website to help authorities collect information. She did not want to end it. 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.". It's kind of odd, isn't it? With no hard evidence, authorities couldn't make an arrest. Garlan says after he reported this to Jannis Paulk, he was never formally interviewed by anyone from law enforcement. Show Your Sympathy to the Family. Ohio Residents: Neptune Society is affiliated with Okerwall Funeral Home. Michelle Feuer is the development producer. 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. I didn't mean to.". GBI AGENT: Of all the people, why Tara, what's the connection? 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. A "panicked" Bo Dukes woke him up the following morning, Ryan Duke testified. Ryan said he was afraid Bo would hurt him or his family. But back in 2005, authorities either missed or ignored a tip that may have solved the case. DEFENSE: Mr. Duke, did you murder Tara Grinstead? The defense was up first and focused on the inconsistencies in the state's presentation. 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. One witness, Heath Dykes, testified to having a relationship with Grinstead while his was married. And the one we didn't want to think about was somebody killed her. That's according to Lindsey Forshee, administrator for the Tift Judicial Circuit. Dana Wilder: She just took me underneath her wing She taught me the ins and outs of interviews, hair and makeup, wardrobe. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? Ryan Duke Trial Day 7 Recap. They burned her body. Maria Woods Harber: Yes. 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