Jurors deliberate in Tara Baker's murder trial

Name: Jurors deliberate in Tara Baker's murder trial
Uploaded: 2026-02-16T20:17:24Z
Description: The murder trial of Edrick Faust concluded Friday following 10 days of testimony regarding the 2001 killing of UGA student Tara Baker. Prosecutors relied on a 2024 DNA match to link Faust to the crime, while the defense argued the investigation was botched and the evidence compromised. After the 10-day trial, the cold-case murder of Tara Baker is now in the hands of an Athens-Clarke County jury.

The murder trial of Edrick Faust concluded Friday following 10 days of testimony regarding the 2001 killing of UGA student Tara Baker. Prosecutors relied on a 2024 DNA match to link Faust to the crime, while the defense argued the investigation was botched and the evidence compromised. After the 10-day trial, the cold-case murder of Tara Baker is now in the hands of an Athens-Clarke County jury.

Posted February 16, 2026 3:17pm EST