Dateline: Where Are Tara Sidarovich Parents Now? Meet Sharon and Ronald Ord
Tara Sidarovich’s acquaintances were questioned by authorities several times, but none of them was able to explain why someone would wish to hurt the 19-year-old.
Without any leads, it was getting more and harder to advance, and even requesting help from the public did not provide any respite. The case remained unsolved and made little progress for many years as a result.
When detectives decided to revisit the case, they learned that Phillip Barr and David Ray McMannis had visited Tara’s house for plumbing work on the day she vanished.
Although both men were believed to be involved, the authorities lacked concrete evidence. Surprisingly, Michael Artell revealed to investigators in 2007 that Barr was frightened of being implicated in Tara’s death.
While Barr was serving a different sentence, Michael and Barr reconnected in jail, and their conversation led Michael to suspect that his fellow prisoner was responsible for the murder.
