UGA cold case murder: Jury selection underway in Tara Baker murder trial
Edrick Faust was denied bond in the 2001 murder of UGA Law student Tara Baker during a court hearing in Athens-Clarke County on Aug. 20, 2024. (FOX 5)
ATHENS, Ga. - Jury selection is underway in Athens in the Tara Baker murder trial.
What we know:
Clarke County prosecutors have charged Edrick Faust in the killing of Baker, a University of Georgia law student.
Police say Baker was beaten, stabbed and sexually assaulted before her Athens home was wiped down and set on fire in 2001.
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Tara Baker (Supplied)
What's next:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says new technology helped agents identify Faust more than 20 years later. The trial is expected to begin next Monday.
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