FITZGERALD, Ga.—Two weeks after a jury acquitted a south Georgia man of murdering a teacher in 2005—but convicted him of a lesser charge—the man was indicted on new charges in a neighboring county. A grand jury on Friday indicted Ryan Duke on six counts including concealing a death, hindering apprehension of a criminal, concealing facts,…
More Charges for Man Acquitted of Murdering Georgia Teacher
Acquitted of Murder, Man Sentenced for Hiding Teacher’s Body
OCILLA, Ga.—A Georgia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for hiding the death of a popular high school teacher whose disappearance baffled family, friends, and investigators in her rural hometown for more than a decade. Ryan Alexander Duke was sentenced in Irwin County Superior Court just three days after a jury acquitted…
Man Who Admitted to Killing Georgia Teacher Acquitted of Murder
In an unexpected turn of events, a man who admitted to investigators that he killed a high school history teacher and burned her body was found not guilty of murder by a jury. On May 20, Ryan Duke shivered in tears as Judge Bill Reinhardt announced his verdict: the jury found him not guilty of…
Defendant Testifies He Falsely Confessed to Killing Teacher
OCILLA, Ga.—The man standing trial in the killing of a Georgia high school teacher who vanished in 2005 took the witness stand Tuesday and testified that he gave a false confession to investigators. Ryan Duke faces an automatic sentence of life in prison if he’s convicted of murdering Tara Grinstead, whose disappearance from her rural…
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