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Tara Grinstead Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ocilla, Georgia on Oct 22, 2005

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Sep 19, 2016

Tara

Grinstead

50

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

07/05/2026


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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 mi ...
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Last Seen: Oct 22, 2005

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