Episode 318 - Shampoo and Smoke - The Murder of Tara Baker

A young law student is found murdered inside her home in Athens, Georgia. The scene is deliberately staged, the evidence nearly erased, and for more than twenty years, the case sits in silence with no clear suspect.

A case where everything seemed to lead nowhere until one discovery changed everything and raised a question that still lingers… when nothing else remains, is one truth enough?

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Featured Podcast:
Monsters Among Us

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Law & Crime Trials Playlist
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 1
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 2
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 3
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 4
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 5
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 6
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 7
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 7 Part 2
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 8
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 9
Law Student Murder Trial – GA v. Edrick Faust – Day 10
Verdict
Sentencing
Family of Tara Louise Baker Speaks Out Regarding Arrest in Cold Case
UGA cold case murder: Jury selection underway in Tara Baker murder trial
Tara Baker murder judge stays on case as defense outlines strategy
UGA cold case: GBI talk about arrest in law student's death 23 years ago
UGA cold case: Man arrested for student's murder has long criminal history
Close friend provides testimony in Day 2 of Tara Baker trial
Tara Baker's roommate testifies in Day 4 of murder trial
Forensic Scientists present more evidence in Day 5 of Tara Baker trial
Former boyfriend testifies in Day 6 of UGA law student murder trial
UGA student's death a decade-old mystery