Ep 206: What Happened To Tara Grinstead? (Part 1)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

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🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In October 2005, 30-year-old Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. For years, the case went unsolved, until the podcast Up and Vanished brought the case back into the headlines. After two arrests and two trials, would we finally get answers as to what happened to Tara? Please subscribe to our new podcast, CIVIL, which covers civil cases and trials. Listen to the trailer: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/civil/id1634071998 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2t0u9w6Ese6sEotrhlvE5a?si=886f9f0266d14f0b Sponsors in this episode: Pair Eyewear - Get glasses as unique as you are. One pair, infinite style. Starting at just $60. Go to paireyewear.com/COURT for 15% off your first purchase. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. Credit Karma - Ready to apply? Head to creditkarma.com / loanoffers to see personalized offers. Shopify - Go to Shopify.com/courtjunkie for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. This episode was researched and written by Law & Crime staff. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie

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0:00.0	Ocilla, Georgia is a small, quaint town of less than 4,000 residents, three hours from
0:07.7	the state capital of Atlanta.
0:10.4	One of those towns where no one really locks their doors and where residents feel safe
0:14.8	inside the city limits.
0:17.6	This was where 30-year-old Tara Grinstead called home, a former beauty queen with big
0:23.3	life plans ahead of her.
0:26.2	She was a high school history teacher in the town's one and only school district, Irwin
0:31.0	County.
0:32.8	Tara was one of the most popular teachers at the school.
0:36.2	She was young and hip, and most importantly, she had an act for understanding her students
0:41.8	in a way her older colleagues couldn't, which made her a school-wide favorite.
0:47.8	She had always competed in beauty pageants, but was now working to help the next generation
0:52.7	by coaching young girls at local pageants in the surrounding areas.
0:57.3	She would give advice on outfits, help with hair and makeup, or just be a supportive figure.
1:04.6	One of these pageants was where Tara found herself on the evening of Saturday, October
1:09.0	22, 2005.
1:11.8	A few of the young girls she coach were participating in the day's activities, and Tara had arrived
1:17.1	earlier in the day to help.
1:20.5	About evening she headed back to O'Silla soon after the pageant was over, making a pitstop
1:25.3	at the house of her landlord's son for about 15 minutes.
1:30.3	Then she stopped by a friend's barbecue, an administrator from the high school she worked
1:34.9	at was hosting a Saturday night cookout for co-workers.
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