Ryan Duke was acquitted of murder charges in the 2005 disappearance and murder of Tara Grinstead, but was convicted of concealing a death.
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled the statute of limitations expired for charging men in Grinstead's body burning case from two decades ago. More
February 28, 2025
Lawyers for both Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke are fighting to dismiss new charges in Ben Hill County related to the 2005 death of Tara... More
July 14, 2023
Judge Ashley Willcott says, 'No one can predict what a defendant fighting for their life is going to do or say in front of the... More
December 30, 2022
From the high-stakes case of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard, to the intense trial of killer Darrell Brooks, here's the Court TV verdicts of 2022. More
December 7, 2022
By: Judge Ashley WillcottOCILLA, GEORGIA (Court TV) – The murder trial of Ryan Duke takes place in a small Georgia town and reads like a... More
June 9, 2022
Exactly two weeks after he was acquitted of Tara Grinstead's murder, Ryan Duke's lawyer filed a document contesting new charges in south Georgia where Ryan... More
June 8, 2022
A grand jury indicted Ryan Duke on six counts including concealing a death, hindering apprehension of a criminal, concealing facts and evidence tampering in the... More
June 3, 2022
A jury on Friday found a man accused of killing a popular high school teacher who vanished from her rural Georgia hometown in 2005 not... More
May 20, 2022
Ryan Duke faces an automatic sentence of life in prison if he's convicted of murder in the death of Tara Grinstead. More
May 20, 2022
Ryan Duke, on trial for the murder of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead -- who vanished in 2005 -- says he gave a false confession. More
May 17, 2022
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man charged with murdering a popular high school teacher who vanished in 2005 went on trial Monday with prosecutors... More
May 9, 2022
IRWIN COUNTY, Ga (Court TV) — A judge in south Georgia handed down the maximum sentence of 10 years to Ryan Duke for his role... More
May 9, 2022
Days before jury selection begins in Georgia v. Ryan Duke, podcaster Payne Lindsey, along with Dr. Maurice Godwin and Phillip Holloway, will take the stage... More
April 29, 2022
IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — A judge in south Georgia sentenced Ryan Alexander Duke to the maximum sentence on Monday for concealing the death... More
April 18, 2022
By Katie McLaughlin Tara Grinsted's alleged killer is finally headed to trial 16 years after her murder. Justice for the former beauty pageant contestant More
March 9, 2022
IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — The man who confessed to killing Tara Grinstead in 2005 is now pleading not guilty as he prepares for... More
March 8, 2022
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of a man awaiting trial... More
March 15, 2021
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court heard arguments on whether taxpayers should cover portions of the legal defense for a man facing trial in the... More
February 12, 2021
