Man Who Admitted to Killing Georgia Teacher Acquitted of Murder

Man Who Admitted to Killing Georgia Teacher Acquitted of Murder
Tara Grinstead is displayed on a billboard in Ocilla, Ga., on March 18, 2019. Elliott Minor/AP Photo
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In an unexpected turn of events, a man who admitted to investigators that he killed a high school history teacher and burned her body was found not guilty of murder by a jury.

On May 20, Ryan Duke shivered in tears as Judge Bill Reinhardt announced his verdict: the jury found him not guilty of malice murder, felony murder, murder, aggravated assault, and burglary, but guilty of concealing the death of another.