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Ryan Duke, Bo Dukes fight new charges in Tara Grinstead case

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

Court TV’s Year in Review: Defendants who took the stand in 2022

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

The verdict is in: Court TV’s year in review

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

Jury of Ryan Duke – Ways to reach a verdict – Opinion

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

Ryan Duke’s defense responds to new charges in Tara Grinstead case

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

More charges for man acquitted of murdering Georgia teacher

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

Jury finds man not guilty of murder in teacher’s death

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

Jury hears closing arguments in trial over slain teacher

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

Defendant testifies he falsely confessed to killing teacher

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

Confession, DNA at heart of trial in Georgia teacher’s death

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

Georgia v. Ryan Duke: Beauty Queen Murder Trial

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

True-crime stars front and center at CrimeCon 2022 in Las Vegas

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

Ryan Duke sentenced for concealing the death of Tara Grinstead

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

‘Up and Vanished’ podcast creator: ‘Nice people kill people too’

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

Tara Grinstead’s alleged killer heads to trial 16 years after her murder

By: Beth Hemphill IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — The man who confessed to killing Tara Grinstead in 2005 is now pleading not guilty as... More

March 8, 2022

Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense... More

March 15, 2021

Teacher killing trial makes detour to Georgia Supreme Court

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