Talking Dateline: A Window of Time

About this episode

Keith Morrison interviews Blayne Alexander about the murder case of Tara Baker and the advancements in DNA analysis that led to the identification of her killer.

Keith Morrison sits down with Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode, “A Window of Time.” When University of Georgia law student Tara Baker was found murdered inside her off-campus home, investigators scoured through a list of potential suspects, including her boyfriend Chris Melton, before the case went cold. After two decades, advanced DNA analysis of remaining evidence led investigators to her killer. Blayne talks about her connection to UGA and discusses her recent visit to the scene of the crime. She also shares an emotional, podcast-exclusive clip in which Chris Melton, now a married father of two, talks about finding love again and the place Tara still holds in his heart. Plus, Keith and Blayne answer viewer questions. Listen to the full episode of “A Window of Time” on Apple: https://apple.co/4f3eHzq Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RKK1SSRHiDEK93D4Cxt0P

People in this episode

Host: Keith Morrison

Guest: Blayne Alexander

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• DNA analysis
• true crime
• personal stories
• cold cases

Keywords

• Tara Baker
• Chris Melton
• murder
• DNA evidence
• cold case
• University of Georgia
• true crime podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Georgia

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