Answered from Talking Dateline: The Orchard · Dateline NBC · 2026-11-04
Dateline senior producer Brad Davis says the motive remains unresolved. Ryan Duke's original confession said he went into Grinstead's house looking for money or something to help feed his drug habit, but he recanted that confession when he testified in his own defense. With Duke acquitted, Davis says there is no settled answer to why she was killed.
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