Answered from Talking Dateline: The Orchard · Dateline NBC · 2026-11-04
Answering a listener on Talking Dateline, senior producer Brad Davis identifies the officer as Heath Dykes, whom he believes is still with the Perry Police Department, about an hour north of where Grinstead lived. Dykes testified at Ryan Duke's trial about trying to reach Grinstead the weekend she disappeared.
Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Dateline NBC (2026-11-04). Read the whole episode summary →