Thrown In An Icy Ravine: The Murder of Tara Munsey
Forensic evidence led police straight to a casual acquaintance with dark intentions.
When high school sophomore Tara Munsey went missing in Virginia in January 2000, hundreds of people turned out to look for the popular, outgoing teenager in the hope that she would be found alive.
But after her body was discovered in a freezing ravine, these hopes were dashed in the most tragic way — and investigators had to turn to the forensic evidence to find out who would want her dead.
Tara vanishes
A brand new millennium had just dawned, and life was good for 16-year-old Tara Rose Munsey of Pulaski County. She was doing well at Radford High School, she had a boyfriend she planned to marry, and she had a part-time job at the local Taco Bell to earn a little extra cash.
On the afternoon of January 25th 2000, Tara and a few friends headed to the apartment of a guy they knew called James Moede. They had some time to kill before Tara’s shift at the restaurant, and they wanted to smoke some marijuana.
Tara left the gathering at around 2:30 PM and headed to work, making plans in the process to meet up with her father and brother later that evening to attend a basketball game.
