Please dont let this be. True home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. I said, oh my gosh, is this one of her earrings. Earrings in the carpet, ribbons on the ground. Tire tracks on the lawn. There was evidence of a violent struggle. What had happened . And who was behind it . Everything was a mystery. Was she still alive . It tore us apart for years they demanded answers. A struggle each day. Then came the cold Case File with a new bag of tricks. I always felt that this was a case to be solved. They wanted us justice just as bad as we. Did as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. We just never gave up. Dont mess with a mother bear. Hello and welcome to dateline. I tara was just 19 with a beautiful young woman with big dreams. Then suddenly she vanished. Snatch from the safety of her own home. There was no evidence to Go On. No witness to review who took her and why. Force them investigators thought it would take years and a team of determine Cold Case detectives to uncover
and this is dateline. i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything. she dreamed of a career solving crimes but crime came for her first. i prayed, my daughter, please don t let this be true. home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. i said, oh my gosh, is this one of her earrings. earrings in the carpet, ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. there was evidence of a violent struggle. what had happened? and who was behind it? everything was a mystery. was she still alive? it tore us apart for years they demanded answers. a struggle each day. then came the cold case file with a new bag of tricks. i always felt that this was a case to be solved. they wanted us justice just as bad as we did. as a mother, she fought and fought and fought. we just never gave up. don t mess with a mother bear. hello and welcome to dateline. tara was just 19 with a beautiful young wo
Than they had before. finally, 14 years after tara vanished, barr and mcmannis we re going on trial for her murder. what had happened in the house that day. a jury finally here s the story. coming up we believe she confronted them. a mother s perseverance had brought the case this far. she fought and fought and fought. would a verdict bring justice at last? when dateline continues. respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i m protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in those with these health conditions. arexvy does not protect
By peewee, was on probation for felony burglary. so, did he kill tara? he insisted no. and he didn t take the jewelry either. he said somebody gave it to him. we told him that he received him from phil barr. and phil barr told him it came from the missing girls. and phil barr? he was the owner of the septic repair business that had been at tara s house the day she went missing. but was peewee telling the truth? would he ever tell the truth? he told multiple different stories. what did he say? he said a little more each time he was interview. and he changed his story to the point where it made him an and credible witness. he admitted that he had seen the body at some point. i was a little interesting in that particular area. terror spoons were recovered within a couple hundred yards of one of these favorite fishing spots. isn t that your connection? that was a great connection.
And here s what happened, said the state, that 1st of october, 2001. towers landlord asked for barr repair estimate. barr and his helper mcmannis began their work day by smoking crack. around noon, for hours before verona cartwright home from school, the men most likely knocked on the door and tara let them in. unaware they had a robbery, not work, on their minds. dave mcmannis was taking the property while barr was couldn t distracting her in the bathroom. we believe she found out. she heard something or saw something that mr. mcmannis was doing, where he was in a place he shouldn t have been. and she confronted him. and to people with impaired minds do things that normal people wouldn t do.