STUNNING UGA LAW STUDENT BRUTALLY BEATEN IN SMOLDERING OFF CAMPUS APT

<p>Just after returning to classes at the University of Georgia for the spring semester, Tara Baker heads to the law library for a study session. At a quarter to 10, Baker calls her friend from the library to make sure she got home safe, mentioning she's heading home shortly. The next morning, Baker misses her 9:30 class.  </p> <p>In the mid-morning hours of January 19th, Athens-Clarke County firefighters are called to an apartment fire at 160 Fawn Drive. Firefighters break down a locked door to access the unit, and find a fire had broken out in the bedroom and burned through the roof. Among the rubble, fire-fighters discover the body of a young woman, later identified as first-year law student Tara Louise Baker. </p> <p>Police do not release Baker’s cause of death, but tell the public they believe she was murdered, the attacker a stranger to Baker. Investigators consider the possibility that Baker’s murder is connected to a Christmas day arson at a complex just a block from Baker’s. No one was home when someone entered the unit and set fire to a pile of clothes. Police also look at Baker’s boyfriend, but he passes a polygraph test and his alibi is confirmed. Investigators focus on a theory that a stranger broke into Baker’s apartment. Police reveal that Baker was beaten, stabbed, strangled, and potentially sexually assaulted.  </p> <p>23 years after Tara Baker’s body is found in her burning apartment, the GBI in partnership with Athens-Clarke County Police arrest a man suspected of her murder. Edrick Faust, 48, is put behind bars for 9 charges related to Baker’s sexual assault and murder.</p> <p>Joining Nancy Grace Today: </p> <ul> <li>Fran Longwell - Former Deputy State’s Attorney (Calvert County, MD), Former Assistant State’s Attorney (Prince George’s County, MD) Deputy States attorney in Calvert County specializing in child abuse, sex offenses and homicides </li> <li>Dr. Angela Arnold <em>- </em>(Atlanta, GA) Psychiatrist, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Voted My Buckhead’s Best Psychiatric Practice of 2024, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/AngelaArnoldMD.com__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!1LlVuimiHuV0mVrzZI9zuA38agFaGiSESoTeI53F0HIqpOPrYm6y51zQYm4G-om7Ko8YoQfOzl3n5gQt8peOKw7r$">AngelaArnoldMD.com</a></li> <li>Shera LaPoint -  Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogist with DNA Labs International, Author: “The Gene Hunter” </li> <li>Nicolle Brock - Firefighter, EMT, and arson expert</li> <li>Sheryl McCollum- Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/ColdCaseCrimes.org__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!1LlVuimiHuV0mVrzZI9zuA38agFaGiSESoTeI53F0HIqpOPrYm6y51zQYm4G-om7Ko8YoQfOzl3n5gQt8gNN48ES$">ColdCaseCrimes.org</a>, Host of new podcast: Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips </li> <li>Dr. Kendall Crowns- Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University</li> <li>Alexis Tereszcuk –(CA) <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/CrimeOnline.com__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!zbxrLkKqE2rY3cWtGjVgI_RmXV2UFeaeHmrPMEkf-Q1_m-_0cf3KLCYsCyoKUzPftrMbHZ8_W1EfJv8W2XTNesqD$">CrimeOnline.com</a> Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, <a href="https://leadstories.com">leadstories.com</a>, @swimmie2009 </li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>