Maria Woods Harber: She was absolutely elegant onstage. Maria says Tara was determined to live her dreams from a young age, competing in beauty pageants to help earn scholarship money for college. In 1999, Tara Grinstead won the Miss Tifton pageant, which landed her a spot at the 1999 Miss Georgia competition. … I can still see her standing at the door.
I don't like to come very often … she loved this place. Maria Woods Harber: Well, it's very emotional. Peter Van Sant: What emotional impact does this have for you when you see this house? Maria Woods Harber: This is where Tara Grinstead lived in 2005. Peter Van Sant and Mary Woods Harber in front of Tara Grinstead's Ocilla home. She could tell you anything to make you feel better.
Maria Woods Harber: My best friend, Tara Grinstead, was a beautiful person on the inside and the outside. Tara Grinstead was a 30-year-old history teacher at the Irwin County High School in Ocilla, Georgia, when she was reported missing on October 24, 2005.īut who would want to harm this vibrant 30-year-old woman? Maria Woods Harber grew up with Tara. And … the one we didn't want to think about was somebody killed her. … Somebody has abducted her and holding her somewhere hostage. Jannis Paulk: There were people who believed she ran away. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? Jannis, who ran a local web design company, became an expert on the case - keeping a close watch since Tara was reported missing. … We had search efforts like nothing you've ever seen. … we all wanted to do something that we could do to help … There were flyers. The 2005 disappearance of Tara Grinstead - beloved teacher and local beauty queen - mystified the people of Ocilla, Georgia, like Jannis Paulk, who lived just around the corner from Tara. Then, in 2017, a woman came forward with a remarkable story about her boyfriend … but could it be trusted? Back then, hardly anyone thought this case would ever be solved. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant first reported on this story in 2008 – almost three years after Tara Grinstead went missing.
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