The upcoming episode of Dateline on NBC will focus on the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Tara Ord-Sidarovich. She was a 19-year-old girl who lived in Florida.
Following the incident, investigations revealed that David Ray McMannis and Phillip Barr were both involved in the death of Tara.
Keith Morisson will go into great detail on the events leading up to the death and the investigation that followed it in the upcoming episode, “The Knock at the Door.”
What Happened To Tara Ord Sidorovich? Woman Killed By Septic Repairmen
Tara Ord was 19 years old when she disappeared from her Florida home in October 2001. Tara and her mother were originally from West Scranton, Pennsylvania, but had relocated to Florida 14 months prior to her disappearance, hoping for a fresh start.
She had been waiting at home alone for two repairmen to arrive to fix a septic tank when she disappeared. Her skeletonized were found ten months later in a wooded area of Charlotte County.
At the time, David McMannis worked for Phillip Barr, who ran a septic service company. They had been called to the Ord house in Punta Gorda on the day she disappeared for a repair.
Police were immediately suspicious of Barr and McMannis when she disappeared because they were the last people to see her alive. Before her remains were discovered, a thorough search had been conducted, which even included looking through nearby sewage tanks.
Authorities were unable to uncover any conclusive proof, and Tara’s location remained unknown for months. She vanished nine months later, and when her body was found in Punta Gorda, Florida, close to Burnt Store Road, it was determined that she had suffered blunt force injuries to the ribs.
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Where Are Her Killers Phillip Barr And David McMannis Today?
At the moment, Barr is completing his sentence at the Dade Correctional Institution in Homestead. Similarly, McMannis is being detained at the Northwest Florida Reception Center in Washington County.
David McMannis and Phillip Barr received life sentences in prison in 2015. In 2017, David Ray McMannis was found guilty of first-degree murder and given a life sentence without the chance of parole.
The killers escaped for over a decade, but when detectives decided to revisit the case, they discovered that on the day Tara disappeared, David Ray McMannis and Phillip Barr arrived at her home for plumbing work.
Although both men were considered suspects, the police had no evidence linking them to the crime. According to News-Press, a man named Michael Artell contacted police in 2007 after watching a true crime show about a case and offering to help them with information.
The case remained unsolved for many years until a Cold Case Squad was formed in 2005, at which point they gradually built a case against Barr and McMannis.
Interviews By Tara Ord Sidorovich Family With Dateline
In an interview with Dateline, her sister and brother, Veronica and Paul Ord said they were surprised to see her missing after getting off the school bus. Tara’s car was parked in the driveway, and her lipstick was still at home.
Tara’s family also stated that when she did not appear at home, her worried mother called the police. Tara, who was only a month away from her birthday, informed her coworkers at Golden Isle Jewelry that she was on her way to pick up her paycheck but she never arrived.
Furthermore, her family was devastated to hear such news and is still perplexed that why someone would murder their daughter.