May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Ryan William Drakes, age 40, of DeSoto passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Bo Dukes comes from a prominent family that owned a huge pecan orchard in the Ocilla area. Ryan Duke came into the picture of the Tara Grinstead case when he was charged with her murder in 2017, twelve years after her sudden disappearance. Survivors include his grandmother, Vera Ballentine Dukes; aunts, Cheri McGee (Wayne), Debbie Wallace (David), all of Aiken, Linda Tinney (Mel), Pepin, WI, Pamela Clark (Rick), Ridgeville, SC; uncle, Jeff Dukes (Debbie), Aiken. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River . DEFENSE: Mr. Duke, did you murder Tara Grinstead? Jannis Paulk: Ocilla is a big family. Both had been students at Tara's high school. View The Guestbook For Ryan Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina. LAWYER: It sounds like you're saying you assumed it was handled properly? Let others know about your loved one's death. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Jurors also heard from a latent fingerprint examiner who came in 2017 to try to identify and confirm the prints found on a glove in Grinstead's yard. Sympathy Ideas. GBI AGENT: Of all the people, why Tara, what's the connection? They argued Duke was not responsible for her death but solely helped Bo Dukes dispose of the body, alleging that Bo Dukes was the mastermind behind the crime. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. They found him guilty of one charge: concealing Grinstead's death. I mean. But McCullough was determined to get the truth out. Updated on: May 24, 2022 / 10:33 AM In total, there were more than 40 witnesses and 300 pieces of evidence presented in the case. The defense called him to the stand and, with his attorney standing next to him, he responded to each question with, "Under the advice of my council, I will be invoking my 5th Amendment right not to provide testimony today.". Following his wishes, there will be no. "I cant lie. Maria Woods Harber: She was absolutely elegant onstage. Before the sentencing, Connie Grinstead, Tara Grinstead's stepmother, told the judge that "for over 11 years we went to bed every night wondering where Tara was and every morning we woke up with the same question - where is she?". He said, "I don't know why he did it.". He eventually went to court in 2022, with the central defense being hed given a false confession in 2017, partially owing to the fact he was afraid of his former friend Bo. They said in court filings that Duke was asleep at home when Grinstead was killed. Brooke Sheridan: Ryan looked at Bo and said, "It's your truck. Brooke Sheridan: That family's peace to me was more important than his freedom. As such, in the State of Oregon Preneed Crematory Sales and Services are conducted under the trade name Neptune Cremation Service. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. If convicted of murder, Duke faces an automatic sentence of life in prison. Tuesday, the witness list focused on the investigators who have worked the case over the years. I'm not gonna shy away to the fact that I was I was bitter. Oregan Residents: Please note that in the State of Oregon, Funeral Board Rule 830-040-0000(3) requires our trade name include the identification of our funeral activity or function. BO DUKES [GBI interview]: We drove back into the back, and he showed me where her body was. Peter Van Sant: This was the man she thought she'd build a life with. SHELLHOUSE RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC, Share your thoughts and memories with family and friends of Ryan, Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc. and Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory, Shellhouse Funeral Home/Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home/Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory. "Ryan did not kill Ms. Grinstead. His lawyers demanded the case be thrown out as the statute of limitations had already passed before asking for the trial to be moved to another venue in Irwin County. Funeral homes; Help and advice. Ryan Duke said he helped Bo Dukes load Grinstead's body onto a pile of wood, covered her with more wood and lit the pile on fire. Jannis Paulk: So, I sat down with an agent and we just went through everything. A search of Grinsteads home revealed some oddities: her cellphone was still connected to a charger by the nightstand, her keys and purse were missing and her bedside clock was on the floor and was six hours off. It would be illegal for me to accept a fee for preparing that application on your behalf. Looking at Ryans life, there isnt much of criminal history. Peter Van Sant: Was it an emotional moment for you to realize someone had been arrested after all that time? The returned to the orchard once, where the ashes looked like a small campfire. Ohio Residents: Neptune Society is affiliated with Okerwall Funeral Home. Example video title will go here for this video. It was an opening like that. Stunned as he was, McCullough was in a dilemma. On the glove they not only identified Tara's DNA, but that of an unknown male. Bo got in big trouble while in the Army. I ran. Peter Van Sant: One said she had clothes on, the other said she did not. AGENT GARY ROTHWELL: We thought that that lead had been addressed by local law enforcement as unfounded and did not follow up. Bo Dukes who years earlier had sat in Tara Grinstead's class was arrested and charged not with murder, but with concealing a death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and lying to investigators. So, it's kind of crappy right now. Vicki Heilig Dukes AIKEN, SC - Vicki Heilig Dukes, 65, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Worried, he went to her house Sunday night and left the card after Tara didn't answer the doorbell. But questions remained about discrepancies between Ryan's version of events and Bo's. Brooke Sheridan: It was something very dark and I I chalked it up to, you know, serving his time in the military. A jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of murder but guilty of concealing her body. Born in Columbia, SC, Mike was a son of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. He said, "My roommate killed her.". Nearly 12 years after Tara's disappearance, on February 23, 2017, Ryan Duke appeared in court, charged with Tara's murder. John McCullough: Yeah, Tara Grinstead, and said, you know, "missing.". It took a jury less than an hour to convict Bo Dukes on all charges. Tara Grinstead didnt show up for work on October 24, 2005. Sandra Lee Dukes Sandra Lee "flicka" Dukes passed away at home on January 27th 2019 under the care of Hospice and her loving family. 2023 Neptune Society. Prosecutors said Duke took law enforcement to the pecan orchard where he confessed to burning and dumping Grinstead's body. Posey says Duke corrected the GBI agent over 20 times during his confession, and said he believes that is key to note. He said they had talked about getting together that Sunday, but Tara never answered her phone. The family will receive friends Thursday morning, May 3rd beginning at 10 oclock at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I am so sorry. Ryan worked at a plastics manufacturing plant, while Bo would occasionally work at his family's pecan farm. Defense attorneys began to call witnesses of their own Monday when the state prosecutors rested their case after over a week of arguments. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. They laid out the evidence collected at Grinsteads property just following her disappearance. Finally, he cracked. The family of Tara Grinstead got a chance to address the jury before the judge gave Ryan Duke a maximum sentence after he was found guilty of concealing the body of Tara Grinstead. Went to Elementary to high School with John sending Condolences to the Family in my Prayers. Grinstead's best friend, sister, and step mother took to the stand to describe the pain they have felt since her 2005 disappearance. Make a life-giving gesture. Your long suffering has been unimaginable. The last witness in the case was GBI Agent Mitchell Posey, who was brought in to prove Duke wasnt lying in his 2017 recorded confession, "The question was How did you identify Tara? The answer was The pictures on the wall," Posey said, "Ryan is the one talking about the G&G in front of it. Maria Woods Harber: And the next morning I got a call saying that I need to get to Ocilla. He will be replaced by one of the six alternates who also had been listening to the testimony. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Then, in 2017, a woman came forward with a remarkable story about her boyfriend but could it be trusted? Brooke Sheridan: I was felt like I was gonna be sick. "I said, 'You need to confess. That tip went nowhere. In 2012 he was charged and convicted of stealing more than $150,000 worth of military supplies. The state went through photos and evidence, including a glove found at the home with the DNA of Grinstead and a man. The Associated Press contributed to this story. I didnt know what else to do," Ryan said. I just got off the phone with another department that had didn't do sh.". Both had been students at. Ricou Browning, the stunt man who played the title character in underwater sequences of the 1954 classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon," died Monday at 93. Ryan Duke said he first started "hanging out" with Bo Dukes during his senior year of high school. Peter Van Sant: What were some of the theories as to what had happened to Tara? But McCullough wasn't the only witness who gave details about Tara's death. Ashley Hinkle, a forensic biologist with the State Crime Lab testified she swabbed the glove in June 2015. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.nationalcremation.com/location/irving- for the Drakes family. . It's kind of odd, isn't it? Food has always been a go-to for people in mourning. Ryan steeled himself before the verdict was read. PROSECUTION: The man in THAT chair, confessed to the murder of Tara Grinstead. ". The talented signer was named Miss Tifton and competed in the Miss Georgia beauty pageant. In March 2019, Dukes was convicted of helping conceal Grinsteads death andsentenced to 25 years in prison. Peter Van Sant: Why would Ryan Duke have murdered Tara Grinstead? 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Maria Woods Harber:and then her bed was unmade, like she had been in the bed. It was part of town gossip that they had gotten into an argument after Marcus had come back to town earlier than expected that October. And Bo Dukes himself spoke directly to Tara's family: BO DUKES: To the Tara Grinstead family, I'm truly sorry. Marcus always maintained his innocence but remained under suspicion. the judge said. And that's where she wanted to stay and where she wanted to be. And he was like, 'I know what happened.". AIKEN, SC - Kenneth Michael Dukes, 66, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his residence. After college, Tara got a job at Ocilla's Irwin County high school, teaching 11th grade history. You need to own to what you've done and confess. I can't imagine the loss of a child. Maria Woods Harber: Tara really did want to get back with Marcus. At the time, Ryan Duke and Bo Dukes were 21 years old. The morning started with testimony from Bill Barrs with the Ocilla Police Department, who was tasked with checking Grinsteads home. Prosecutors called friends and acquaintances of the Georgia teacher and beauty queen. Tillitski testified that Duke was sleep-deprived and there were drugs in his system when he confessed in 2017. You have funeral questions, we have answers. AGENT GARY ROTHWELL: It is something we should've followed up, but we we didn't. Maria Woods Harber: Well, it's very emotional. He returned to the trailer, according to testimony, where Bo Dukes said he'd show him where Tara Grinstead's body was. Brooke Sheridan: He said, "You've heard of the Tara Grinstead case?" The defense argued the prosecution has no evidence tying Duke to the house that night and Duke's confession was made under the influence of medication. No services are scheduled at this time. Peter Van Sant and Mary Woods Harber in front of Tara Grinstead's Ocilla home. They think the community can heal, pointing the finger at Bo Dukes for the murder. Peter Van Sant: How did you and Bo Dukes meet? The document claims that later, he used a payphone to see if shed pick up, and when she didnt, he was convinced that she was dead. Duke also admitted to taking her purse and keys and leaving a glove at the residence. Speaking in court before Ryan Dukes' sentencing, Anita Gattis said her sister's disappearance threw her family into ''an out-of-control spiral'' that they've never escaped. However, his lawyers, who are working pro-bono, claimed that even in that situation, he should get his due of the funds to ensure a fair trial. Gooding testified her team found finger, teeth and cranium bones in the area. DEFENSE: What was his expression, his demeanor when that happened? In May 2022, at the Ocilla courthouse just up the road from Tara's home, Ryan Duke's attorneys argued that the state had the wrong man. The jury was left to decide if they believed what Ryan said in 2017, or his new version of events. He recognized her from Irwin County High School, where he was a student, and she was teaching at the time. Maria Woods Harber: She's been an inspiration. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Cindy was a daughter of Vera Ballentine Dukes and the late Ernest Kenneth Dukes. However, when it came to corroborating, Stephen testified in Bo Dukes trial that he couldnt confirm any of it. Funeral Home Services for Ray are being provided by Alexander Funeral Home, Inc. - Charlotte. I was high. Produced by Alec Sirken and Lauren Clark. "I know they are disappointed in the verdict today like we are.". It turned out that he had completed his education from the Irwin County High School, which is where Tara used to work, three years before she went missing, and they might have come in contact there. Peter Van Sant: How many times did you call the GBI over what period of time and you still didn't get any . Jannis Paulk: There were people who believed she ran away. OBITUARY Ryan William Drakes April 23, 1981 - August 4, 2021. Brooke says she was studying in Savannah to become a pharmacist when, in 2015, she came face-to-face with her online date. Ryan Duke came into the picture of the Tara Grinstead case when he was charged with her murder in 2017, twelve years after her sudden disappearance. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelors degree from USC Aiken. Then, there was Tara's ex-boyfriend, Marcus Harper. As Jannis recalls, early on, suspicion focused on the men in Tara's life. Duane Ray Dukes, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in his home, surrounded by family, following a ten-month battle with cancer. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Vicki Heilig Dukes. Peter Van Sant: The kind of guy you want to share a foxhole with, right? Browse Atlanta Journal-Constitution obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. I definitely didn't wanna settle down in small town America. Investigators said Grinsteads car was in the driveway when police arrived at the home. "Mr. Dukes, do you plan to invoke your 5th amendment right to every question?" Maria Woods Harber: She would never do that. View The Obituary For Ryan Dukes of Aiken, South Carolina. In April 1952, flicka was the 500th baby born at Paso Robles. Duke said he left the home in a panic but came back to remove the body. David Kessler's top 4 tips for dealing with holiday grief. Ryan Duke alibi: Tara Grinstead murder suspect now says he was asleep Caption Continuing Coverage By Alexis Stevens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 14, 2019 The man accused of killing a. GBI AGENT: So, you immediately see this and you're like "what in the hell did you do? She snuck up on me and I hit her. Ryan Duke's attorneys believe their client's testimony was key in this case. He's the uncle of Bo Dukes. Maybe because I'm a nobody. On Sunday, Tara's mom called her several times, but Tara didn't answer. She and her older sister Anita grew up in the Georgia town of Hawkinsville. she was seeing other people. She did not want to end it. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Ryan Duke said he drove toward a pecan orchard, owned by a relative of Bo Dukes. He lived most his life in Aiken and worked as a procedures writer at the Savannah River Site. Ocilla Police Chief Billy Hancock called theGeorgia Bureau of Investigationto help. Create an obituary. And then, an important discovery. He then allegedly struck her with his fist and ran away. Zion Baptist Church, 1012 Adams St. View the obituary at www.BEBrownCo.com. TROY - Penny A. Ryan, 64 . I thought he was out of his mind. But back in 2005, authorities either missed or ignored a tip that may have solved the case. John McCullough: If there wasn't multiple police officers that were inside the courtroom on the day that I testified on the stand, I probably would have ripped him apart with my hands. Ryan worked at a plastics manufacturing plant, while Bo would occasionally work at his family's pecan farm. In an exchange, the state asked Duke if he would lie when the stakes were high. Police never called him a suspect, but Marcus was more closely investigated than anyone in the disappearance of his former girlfriend, Tara Grinstead. There was no other option. New Jersey Residents: N.J. Lic. 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. He testified calmly, but inside was still seething at Bo. An Irwin County jury found Ryan Duke not guilty of murdering Georgia teacher and beauty queen Tara Grinstead. But what about that latex glove with Ryan's DNA on it found in Tara's front yard? An interesting turn of events came when Ryans 11-page confession, where hed detailed everything thatd transpired on that fateful evening, came to light. Browning had been the last . John McCullough: I mean, nobody ever called me back, ever, even whenever I reached out to the GBI, which is the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. It was in 2017 when Bo Dukes came out about his involvement in the case and even pointed the finger at Ryan. Several agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation also took the stand. Bo Dukes is serving 25 years for concealing her death, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, and lying to investigators. so, I talk to him, tell him everything I know. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. Dukes invited McCullough to Ocilla to spend Christmas with his family. View Obituaries Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc. and Shellhouse-Rivers Crematory Ryan Dukes August 23, 1974 - April 26, 2018. "Two men who had no regard for a beautiful, loving person took her life. McCullough said he called authorities but they never followed up. Brooke Sheridan: I had to tell some I had to tell. She could tell you anything to make you feel better. The defense called a psychologist, Dr. Christopher Tillitski, who evaluated Ryan Duke in 2019. Ryan Duke was sentenced to 10 years in prison for concealing the death of Tara Grinstead. John McCullough: He was like, "yeah, do you remember that bulletin that you had asked me about with that girl on it?" Search by Name. The defense argued the case is about power and influence, which their client lacks. Duke was convicted on the charge of Concealing a Death and was sentenced to the maximum punishment of . Ryan said he was afraid Bo would hurt him or his family. Authorities couldn't explain either, and collected them as evidence the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, known as the GBI, was called in. From arguing that the glove with Ryans DNA was planted outside Taras house by Bo to him testifying it was the latter whod woken him up that night and admitted to killing Tara, the trial included it all. Investigators say Ryan confessed to killing Grinstead in a voluntary interview shortly before his arrest: "I used to break into people's houses, just to steal money. In Ryan's interview with the GBI, he said he had hit Tara, but Bo said Ryan told him otherwise: BO DUKES [GBI interview]: He jumped on her, while he was she was in bed and strangled her right there in her bed. Ryan Dukes Aiken, - MICHAEL RYAN DUKES, 43, died April 26, 2018. After the defense rested their case, the state got the last opportunity to present witnesses as a rebuttal. I can't live with myself. A "panicked" Bo Dukes woke him up the following morning, Ryan Duke testified. You need to own what you've done and confess," Sheridan told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant in 2017. This program is not financed by or connected in any manner with any governmental agency or veteran's or other organization. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. And I think she was just trying to move on in a small town of Ocilla, everyone knew their situation. Jannis Paulk also spoke to the GBI in 2008 as the agency was reviewing the case. Ryan Duke testified he saw Tara. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and received his bachelor's degree from USC Aiken. Ryan Duke said he wouldn't have recognized who it was if Bo Dukes hadn't told him. Ryan Duke is standing trial for Grinsteads murder. And I was like, "yeah." They burned her body. She says the lawyers discussed pushing the trial into next March, but Judge Reinhardt hasn't signed an order confirming that. 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