ANOTHER MISSING WOMAN, TARA GRINSTEAD, 31

A Clueless Investigation?

I'm No Investigator, but it seems to me that there are a lot of clues so far...

Weeks before Tara's birthday, America's Most Wanted got the only on-camera interview with the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, who said that the agency has interviewed a number of people and is reviewing the evidence they have. He added that they are still treating Grinstead's case as a missing person's, but are growing more concerned as the days go by.

A Sister's Thoughts

Tara's sister, Anita Gattis, said that even though there were no signs that a struggle took place at Tara's home, a few things aroused her suspicions. Anita said that a clock Tara kept near her bed was found under the bed -- and the time was six hours off. She said that a broken lamp was tilted against a wall, which would've been unlike Tara, who Anita says is very meticulous. Elements about Tara's car also bother Anita. The car was found in Tara's driveway with the doors unlocked--something that Tara never did. And according to Anita, the car seats were pushed too far back for Tara. Tara is only 5'3" and kept the seats much closer to the steering wheel. As strange as these things may seem, they haven't provided police with any information as to Tara's whereabouts or what may have happened to her.

Other Clues

• Found in her house were clothes she was wearing the night she went missing, as well as her car and cell phone. However, her purse and keys were missing. Family and friends say Tara never went anywhere without her cell phone.
  

• There have also been reports that a latex glove was found on Tara's front lawn

• Witnesses say Tara attended the annual Sweet Potato Festival and beauty pageant on October 22 in Fitzgerald, Ga., and then went to a friend's house for dinner, she went home but hasn't been seen since.

• Tara said she was going straight home, but she hasn't been seen or heard from since. Friends and family say they tried unsuccessfully to contact Grinstead the Sunday after she was last seen.

• She didn't show up for work at Irwin County High School that Monday.

• There are reports that Tara may have left town because she had been upset over her break-up with a man she dated for six years. Family and friends say Tara thought she would marry her former beau, but was heartbroken when their relationship ended late last year. Close friends say she recently found out that he had started dating a much younger woman.
  

• Police have questioned a student who was recently arrested for harassing Tara when he was found trying to enter her home.
  

More than $80,000 in collected donations is being offered to anyone with information leading to Grinstead's whereabouts.