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Military Murder

GEORGIA // Who Killed Tara Grinstead? // The Case Against Ryan Duke & Bo Dukes

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Tara Grinstead disappeared from her house in October 2005. The investigation led authorities to various suspects over the years, but sadly, Tara’s case went ice cold. Then in 2016, a budding filmmaker (Payne Lindsey) decided to investigate the case in season 1 of his true crime podcast, Up and Vanished. The podcast was a hit and by early 2017, GBI released a statement, they had made an arrest in Tara Grinstead’s case. 10 days later, another arrest. The alleged perpetrators? Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes - no relationship to each other, despite the similar last names. After the two men confessed to their part in Tara’s disappearance, the case seemed pretty cut and dry, until one of the men took the stand in his own defense and flipped the script. Dig in with Margot as she tells you this most bizarre case that although solved, will leave you asking, Who Killed Tara Grinstead? ⸻ 🎧Need More to Bing? Listen to over 50 EXTRA full length episodes on Patreon!  Join My Patreon Family! —— *Disclaimer - Some links may be affiliate links, they do not cost you anything, but I make a small percentage from the sale. Thank you so much for supporting the show! Shop Margot’s Favorite Things: Shop my Amazon Storefront - www.amazon.com/shop/militarymargot My Favorite Loungewear (Comfrt) - Snag 15% off (above the sale prices) at comfrt.com/margot Favorite Preworkout (Energy Explosion) - Snag 15% off with code “mamamargot” at mbodysupp.com.  ——- FREE Ways to support your favorite podcast: Rate/Review the Show! Tell a Friend about Military Murder Share the Podcast on your social media! Military Murder is a military true crime podcast that focuses on murders committed by military members, veterans, and sometimes their family members.  ---- Follow Margot on Socials 📸 💛 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mamamargot @mamamargot 💜 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@militarymargot @militarymargot ❤️ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/militarymurderpodcast @militarymurderpodcast & @militarymargot ♥️ Discussion Group:  https://facebook.com/groups/militarytruecrime @militarytruecrime 💗 Email:  [email protected] Additional Information: Sources used to script this episode include information available on public news sites, interviews, court documents, and documentaries. When quoting statements made by others, they are strictly alleged until confirmed otherwise. Please remember this content contains my independent opinion.  Always do your own research.  Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are personal and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company. These views are subject to change at any time and are not to be held in perpetuity. Mama Margot make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information on this video/audio content and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an as-is basis. It is the viewers/listeners responsibility to verify their own facts. Comments on this channel are the sole responsibility of their writers and as such the writers will take full responsibility, liability, and blame for any libel or litigation that results from something written in or as a direct result of something written in a comment.  Please feel free to challenge or disagree in the comments section – but Mama Margot reserves the right to delete any comment for any reason– so please keep it polite and relevant.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0

true crime army i am your host margot and today's case is something else to be honest in the last

0:36.5

few years true crime podcasting has gotten a bit of a bad rap, depending on which podcast you listen to.

0:42.8

But there are a handful of investigative podcasts that have led to the arrest and subsequent convictions for cases that might have otherwise remained cold and unsolved.

0:52.4

And today's case is one of those cases that saw a break in the

0:56.2

case due to a podcast. That podcast is called Up and Vanished. Of course, I had heard of the podcast

1:02.5

before, but when I heard that one of the persons who was arrested in that case joined the military

1:09.3

after the crime, I knew I had to tell you the story here.

1:14.2

Additionally, this case came back to my recollection very recently.

1:19.7

There is an A&E TV show called Taking the Stand, and I actually participated in one of their

1:25.7

episodes.

1:26.6

If you go look up the TV show Taking the Stand

1:29.7

and you look up the case of DeMarcus Little, which I believe is season four, you will see

1:35.3

your girl Margo right there in the flesh. So I was catching up on my episodes of taking the stand

1:41.8

when I came across the episode on Ryan Duke. That case

1:47.5

refreshed my recollection on the case I'm about to tell you today. So, without further delay,

1:54.1

let's get into it. Join me today as I tell you the tragic story of Tara Grinstead.

2:00.1

I've titled this episode, Who Killed Tara Grinstead?

2:03.4

Because even though the case is resolved, we still don't know who did it.

2:08.6

Now, let's dig in.

2:11.7

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