Tara Grinstead

Tara Grinstead Has Been Missing A Decade

... her alive. "We just realized something's wrong because Tara was never late. And she would never, ever not come to school without notifying somebody," said Mc Farland. Police immediately went to her home. They found her cell phone and car all still there but the 30 year old teacher was gone. "My initial thoughts were that this was easily explainable. That she had drove off with somebody and that she would drive up anytime and wonder why we were in her yard," said Ocilla Police Chief Billy Hancock. A glove with DNA and a partial print was found in the yard and investigators tested more than 200 men. None came back positive. Search parties scoured Irwin and surrounding counties for weeks. "We had a lot of other agencies that assisted with that and to this day, no results of Tara Grinstead," said Chief Hancock. Police Chief Billy Hancock still pours over evidence ten years later looking for clues. There have been numerous attempts since 2005 to locate Grinstead. Most recently investigators drained a pond in Ben Hill County in hopes of finding her remains but came up empty. "There's always that hope that were finally going to get some closure and so far, it ...

Arrest Made In Death Of Georgia Teacher Tara Grinstead

... at the county high school. Tara Grinstead, a teacher and former beauty queen, disappeared from her home in October 2005. Despite extensive searches in the area — and national attention from several television show hosts — Grinstead was never found. In a February 2006 interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Anita Gattis said her sister would not have left on her own. Gattis believed her sister left with someone she knew on the night she disappeared. Her house was locked but her car, a pearl white Mitsubishi 3000 GT, was unlocked and in the carport, with $100 in the console and clay on the tires. “Tara never left her car unlocked, and never drove on dirt roads,” Gattis said. “There was no struggle in the house. Tara was a singer; that was her talent in pageants, ” Gattis said of her sister, thrice crowned Miss Tifton and a ...

Woman Writes Fake Doctor's Note To Get Out Of Jail, Police Say

... death of Georgia beauty queen. Shop owner shames alleged thieves by posting security footage on Facebook. San Francisco police officer rescued by good Samaritans after street attack. Woman writes fake doctor's note to get out of jail, police say. Published: Monday, February 20, 2017 @ 1:17 PM. Updated: Monday, February 20, 2017 @ 1:17 PM. By: __link__. Authorities in Lincolnton, North Carolina, arrested Marla Davis, 36, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (Gaston County Sheriff's Office). A North Carolina woman faces charges after officials said she wrote a fake doctor's note to get out of jail, according to authorities. > > Read more trending stories. Marla Davis, 36, reported Saturday to the Gaston County jail for a weekend sentence, The Gaston Gazette reported. The Lincolnton woman showed up with a note that she claimed was from her gynecologist. It said that she shouldn't go to jail that weekend, police said. Authorities determined the note was forged and arrested Davis on a felony count of obstruction of justice. She's being held on a $160,000 bond. Police chief, officer ...

Podcast To Detail Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead

... Copyright 2016  WALB.  All rights reserved. More WALB News 10 Headlines More News Headlines More> >. Wednesday, December 30 2015 11:51 PM EST 2015-12-31 04:51:24 GMT. Friday, February 24 2017 12:01 AM EST 2017-02-24 05:01:42 GMT. Fire Weather Forecast February 24, 2017. Thursday, February 23 2017 11:47 PM EST 2017-02-24 04:47:19 GMT. Javarious Mallory (Source: Albany Police Dept.). Two people charged in several violent armed robberies have been indicted by the Dougherty Grand Jury. Thursday, February 23 2017 11:45 PM EST 2017-02-24 04:45:58 GMT. A community was shocked when an arrest was made in an 11-year-old case. (Source: WALB). Many in the small town of Ocilla have been left in shock. For more than a decade, Investigators searched for any sign of Tara Grinstead, a teacher and beauty queen, who went missing in 2005. Thursday, February 23 2017 9:51 PM EST 2017-02-24 02:51:14 GMT. Source Dougherty County Sheriff's Office. A trusted employee from one of Albany longest continuously family owned businesses is arrested and charged with 47 counts of forgery and financial theft charges.  Now Potter Motor Company owners want to give a warning and advice to ...

Ocilla Teacher Tara Grinstead Still Missing A Decade Later

... A search of her house turned up no clues. In fact, her house appeared undisturbed, according to Ocilla Police Chief Billy Hancock. Her car was parked in the driveway of her residence. Her house was locked and the only items that appeared to be missing were her purse and keys, according to a GBI press release. Grinstead’s disappearance and the subsequent search garnered national media attention, with reports on CNN and Fox News. A reward totaling $25,000 was offered for information in the case. In February of this year, a small pond in Fitzgerald was drained in search of evidence. J. T. Ricketson, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation office in Perry, said that about a week and a half earlier, someone contacted the office and provided information, and enough of that information was corroborated. A search warrant was secured for officials to search a small pond located on the north side of Fitzgerald, off Satilla Street. ...

She Seemed To Vanish Without A Trace, And Her Disappearance Baffled A Nation

... Search party volunteers in Ocilla discuss where to search for Tara Grinstead, local high school teacher and former beauty queen. TELEGRAPH FILE PHOTO. 1 of 16. Editor's note: This story was originally published Oct. 17, 2015. The GBI is expected to give an update in the case Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Tara Grinstead was a country girl, a beauty queen, a high school history teacher with dreams of becoming a principal. Instead, to many who otherwise would never have heard of her, she became "that missing woman," "that teacher who disappeared.". She was a 30-year-old brunette with an easy smile and a Georgia-farm-town drawl. A Hawkinsville native, she'd been Miss Tifton in 1999 and, soon after, a contestant in the Miss Georgia pageant. She wore a yellowish suit as one of her outfits at the Miss Georgia contest, telling an interviewer at the time, "It shows I'm a happy person.". She lived by herself in south ...

Gbi Continues To Follow Leads In Missing Ocilla Teacher Case

... -. Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that they recently looked into new leads in the Tara Grinstead case. Nothing turned up. An Ocilla homeowner told county investigators there may be evidence connected to the case under their home. GBI agents were called, but found nothing that can be traced back to Grinstead or her disappearance. They said that the case is still open and they still want to follow any leads. Copyright 2016  WALB. All rights reserved. More WALB News 10 Headlines More News Headlines More> >. Wednesday, December 30 2015 11:51 PM EST 2015-12-31 04:51:24 GMT. Friday, February 24 2017 12:01 AM EST 2017-02-24 05:01:42 GMT. Fire Weather Forecast February 24, 2017. Thursday, February 23 2017 11:47 PM EST 2017-02-24 04:47:19 GMT. Javarious Mallory (Source: Albany Police Dept.). Two people charged in several violent armed robberies have ...

Case Of Missing Beauty Queen Tara Grinstead

... relationship some time before she went missing, saying that despite feeling “a little rejected at first”, they “continued to be friends.”. “But I picked — you know, brushed my shoulders off, went on and started dating other people. “But I was honest with her when I said I had no intentions of marriage.”. But Ms Grinstead reportedly had a number of male interests. In a 2009 segment in current affairs show in 48 Hours , lead GBI investigator Gary Rothwell said, “”One of the things that made this case so complicated is that she did have several romantic relationships that occurred in relative proximity to one another.”. A photo of missing teacher Tara Grinstead is prominently displayed on a billboard in Ocilla. Picture: Elliott Minor Source: AP. Police Chief Billy Hancock, left, and Irwin County Sheriff Donnie Youghn stand beside a banner in Ocilla in 2006, seeking information on the disappearance of Tara Grinstead. Picture: Elliott Minor Source: AP. Last month, the ...

Search For Tara Grinstead Resumes

... Search for Tara Grinstead resumes. Authorities drain pond after tip in decade-old missing teacher case. By Latasha Ford, __link__. Feb 12, 2015. Associated Press. The photo of missing teacher Tara Grinstead is prominently displayed on a billboard in Ocilla, Ga., on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. FITZGERALD — A small pond in Fitzgerald was drained Monday night in search of evidence relating to the 2005 case of Irwin County teacher Tara Grinstead, then 31, who disappeared after attending the Georgia Sweet Potato pageant. J. T. Ricketson, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation office in Perry, said that about a week and a half ago, someone contacted the office and provided information, and enough of that information was corroborated. A search warrant was secured for officials to search a small pond located on the north side of Fitzgerald, off Satilla Street. Ricketson said they reached out to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and used a mini-sub with a sonar unit to search the pond early Monday morning. Some ...

Man Hopes New Podcast Can Help Solve South Georgia Mystery

... look," Lindsey said. He's released three episodes of his podcast so far and plans to release more episodes soon. The episodes are available on i Tunes and at Lindsey's website, __link__. "Ever since I released the first episode, every week I've had new calls, new emails from locals, he said. Lindsey has also been sharing new leads and information with a private investigator who worked with Grinstead's family shortly after her disappearance, he told WSB. Ultimately, he hopes the podcast helps authorities to finally find out what happened to Grinstead. "I think it will be solved and I hope I'm a part of it," Lindsey said. Police have described the disappearance as a missing person case. "We certainly are still considering it a missing persons case and the possibility of abduction is not being ruled out. We don't have any evidence of that," Ocilla Police Chief Billy Hancock told The ...