SHOCKER! Tara Baker Murder, 20-Years earlier, 5-Miles From Laken Riley Murder Scene; TRIAL UPDATE

Update on Tara Baker Homicide. Tara Baker was a law student at UGA when she was murdered on January 19, 2001. Her apartment was set on fire to cover-up the murder. It took nearly 10 years to get a death certificate and more than another 10 to arrest a suspect. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the case and why the trial of Edrick Lamont Faust, scheduled to begin in October, 2025, has been moved to January 2026.

Transcript Highlights
00:01.05 Introduction

02:34.58 Tara Baker, working and going to law school

05:01.75 Murders of Tara Baker and Laken Riley were less than 5 miles apart

10:08.02 Death Certificate is a "marker"

15:32.75 911 call was for an apartment fire

20:02.45 Firefighters have to be aware of their surroundings

24:56.80 Clothing might not burn - completely

29:56.47 Looking for what isn't destroyed by fire

33:17.54 Strap muscles in neck can indicate strangling

39:06.13 Fire used after the fact

43:42.43 Conclusion

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