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Tara Grinstead Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ocilla, Georgia on Oct 22, 2005

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Tara Grinstead, a 30-year-old high school history teacher and former beauty queen from Ocilla, Georgia, disappeared after leaving a friend's barbecue on the night of October 22, 2005. Two days later, when she failed to show up for work at Irwin County High School, concerned colleagues contacted the police. Upon arriving at her home, investigators found her car in the driveway and the front door locked. Inside, her cell phone was still plugged into its charger, but her purse and keys were missing ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 22, 2005

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    Victim Details

    Dec 12, 2008

    Sep 19, 2016

    Tara

    Grinstead

    49

    30

    63 inches

    65 inches

    100 lbs

    110 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Oct 22, 2005

    Ocilla

    Georgia

    Irwin County

    19639

    Ocilla Police Department

    Ocilla

    Georgia

    ,

    2005-10-24-065

    Ocilla Police Department

    5816

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    06/02/2026


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