FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2006 file photo, an image of Tara Grinstead is displayed on a billboard in Ocilla, Ga. Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday, March 15, 2021, for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of Ryan Duke, who is awaiting trial for the 2005 slaying of the high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Elliott Minor, File)

FILE - This Feb. 22, 2017, file photo provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shows Ryan Duke. Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday, March 15, 2021, for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of Duke, who is awaiting trial for the 2005 slaying of a high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)