About this episode
The episode covers the brutal murder of law student Tara Baker and the subsequent investigation that leads to an arrest decades later.
When University of Georgia law student Tara Baker is found brutally murdered in her home, suspicion falls on someone close to her. For years, her family searches for answers as the case goes cold. Decades later, renewed attention leads to an arrest and a dramatic courtroom twist. Blayne Alexander reports. Keith Morrison and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline' Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4d5EX9Q Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7in9oF6Hzv54L6aN1WEcxj
People in this episode
Host: Blayne Alexander
Topics covered
- murder
- cold case
- courtroom drama
- law
- investigation
Keywords
- Tara Baker
- murder
- University of Georgia
- cold case
- courtroom twist
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Georgia
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