S1E25: Tara Baker, 21 Years Later

Classic City Crime

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4.9 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Classic City Crime Podcast returns for 2022 by honoring and remembering the life of Tara Louise Baker on a day which marks 21 years since the UGA Law Student was brutally murdered in Athens, Georgia. While her family still has no answers, they have hope that through advocacy and continued faith, justice will be served in some form.

Host Cameron Jay sits down with the Baker siblings to discuss their memories of their sister, how they plan to honor her on what is not only over two decades since her death, but what will be another birthday Tara isn't here to celebrate. They also discuss their new work with the family of murder victim Rhonda Sue Coleman to seek legislative change for homicide victims' families. You can learn more at www.facebook.com/gavictims.

The episode ends with the return of Mrs. Virginia Baker, still Tara's mother. She reminds us of how much her daughter was loved, how the unknown still haunts her, and what her advice would be to other grieving parents feeling alone this time of year.

Hosted, written and produced by Cameron Jay (@LifeofCameron). Original design by Kyle Kizziah (@Haizzik). Research assistance by Elizabeth Durusau. Intro music exclusively for CCC by Ryan McDaniel.

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To learn more about the case of Rhonda Sue Coleman, visit https://www.FoxhunterPodcast.com

Disclaimer:

*The views expressed by guests of Classic City Crime Podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Cameron Jay, CCC, or any of its associates. All people discussed, whether interviewed or implied, are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. CCC does not encourage nor condone listeners taking the law into their own hands, contacting those associated with the case, or intervening in police investigations.*

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome, welcome back to classic city crime. I'm Cameron Jay.
0:20.0	And it's so good to be back with all of you this week for a
0:23.1	very special episode. I hope you're all doing well since the last time we spoke. I feel like a lot
0:29.3	has happened, right? Some of those things, in fact, might have once seemed impossible, especially
0:35.6	here in Georgia. I mean, let's talk about it. The Braves won the
0:39.2	World Series. The Georgia Bulldogs right here at Athens, go dogs, national champs. And I got to tell you,
0:50.7	there is an indescribable sense of optimism and unity here in the classic city.
0:57.0	I know that we've all had a hard year and we've welcomed this new one with new optimism, and I have much hope for what is to come.
1:05.0	And as we're all celebrating, as we should, by the way, there's one family of one uGA law dog that still has no answers
1:14.6	that january of every single year brings with it a somber reminder of that fateful day that
1:22.7	occurred 21 years ago on jan 19th, 2001.
1:28.3	The anguish is just unbelievable.
1:31.3	Unless you've lost a child in this manner, a heinous murder, you can't begin to understand
1:37.3	what it's like and to know that the person that did it, she fell at someone's hand, and that
1:42.3	person's out there. Those are the words of Tara's grief-stricken stepfather, Mr. Lindsay, who passed away a few years ago.
1:51.0	He died never seeing justice for his daughter. And while I know it's hard for even us to hear, for us to imagine,
1:57.0	I cannot imagine what it was like for Miss Virginia during that moment that she told us about
2:03.3	from 2001 that would change her life forever. I just remember thinking, I am, my heart is, I mean,
2:12.4	I don't know what's going on. I'm having trouble breathing today. And I said, it must be the weather.
2:17.3	And I got a phone call
2:19.1	she's identified herself as being with the Athens police and she said when is the last time
2:25.4	you spoke with Tara and I said I beg your pardon she said when's the last time you spoke with
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