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The Dateline episode "The Orchard" covers the disappearance of a former beauty queen from a small Georgia town and the lengthy investigation that followed.
“This episode is about the disappearance of a former beauty queen from a small town in Georgia and the decades long investigation that followed.”
A video from the so-called Catch Me Killer was posted to YouTube in 2009.
“This happened in 2009. I mean, these are kind of the internet has come so far s i in such a short amount of time.”
Bo Duke had been convicted on charges tied to Tara Grinstead's death, including making false statements to investigators and concealing a death.
“Bo had already been convicted on charges related to Tara's death, including making false statements to investigators and concealing a death.”
Ryan Duke was acquitted at trial in the Tara Grinstead case.
“the way this ends, Ryan Duke is acquitted, right? Like, there's there's an acquittal.”
Kirby Carpenter was a 36-year-old father of two when he was killed.
“So Kirby Carpenter, uh, was 36 year old, a father of two.”
Kirby Carpenter ran several businesses, including a gold and silver shop, a steakhouse and a liquor shop, and dealt largely in cash.
“he had a steakhouse at one point, he had a liquor shop at one point, and he he really dealt in cash.”
Kirby Carpenter was killed by Jeff Spence, the father of his girlfriend and mother of his child.
“It was her father who who had killed Kirby, Jeff Spence.”
Caitlin and Karen Spence made deals with law enforcement, while Jeff Spence is in prison in Mississippi.
“Kaitlyn and Karen m made deals with law enforcement, and then, uh, Jeff is in prison in Mississippi.”
Karen Spence entered an Alford plea, in which she did not admit wrongdoing but conceded the evidence would have been enough to convict her.
“She took an Alford plea, which means she did not admit wrongdoing, but she, um, conceded that there would have been enough evidence to convict her of.”