"48 Hours" full episodes marathon: Mysterious cases take unexpected turns

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[0:16] When the sun goes down in a pecan

[0:18] orchard, it's a little spooky.

[0:25] It's a lot like being in a scary movie.

[0:30] They're majestic in one sense,

[0:34] but they are very creepy.

[0:40] What happened in this orchard was

[0:43] senseless.

[0:52] Tara Ginstead and I were best friends.

[0:58] Tara started wanting to be in beauty

[1:00] pageantss only to help her raise money

[1:03] for college. Her inspiration was to be a

[1:05] teacher.

[1:11] Tara was a very well-liked high school

[1:14] teacher.

[1:19] The students loved her. She was young.

[1:22] She was vibrant. She was very passionate

[1:24] about what she did.

[1:26] On October 22nd, 2005, Tara began her

[1:30] day doing exactly what she loved,

[1:33] dressing up the little girls for the

[1:34] sweet potato pageant in Osilla.

[1:40] After the pageant, she went to a

[1:42] cookout. The last thing I know, she was

[1:44] on the phone, went home, and then

[1:47] nobody's seen her since.

[1:51] There were so many stories,

[1:54] so much speculation.

[1:58] The possibilities were running through

[2:00] my head of what it could be.

[2:03] >> My heart always hoped that she just

[2:06] needed a few days to herself. And as the

[2:08] days and the months and even the years

[2:10] went on, I knew something had happened.

[2:15] I covered this story for 12 years and

[2:18] hardly anyone thought this case would

[2:20] ever be solved.

[2:22] >> In a town that is as small as it is,

[2:27] how could someone keep this a secret for

[2:30] so long?

[2:31] >> I don't know.

[2:34] >> So, you call the police department.

[2:37] >> This is John McCulla.

[2:39] I know who killed Terry Ginstead. Does

[2:41] anyone call you back?

[2:42] >> No.

[2:45] Hey man, how come nobody wants to listen

[2:47] to me?

[2:47] >> So many tips came in that some weren't

[2:50] followed u

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