Murder of Tara Lynn Grant  Tara Lynn Grant (June 28, 1972 − February 9, 2007) was a married American woman, mother of two children from Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan, and a successful consultant at Washington Group International. She became nationally known as the victim of murder by her husband, Stephen Grant, in February 2007. The case gained widespread coverage in Michigan and nationally because her husband fled while the police were searching their house, had dismembered her body, and made a confession to police that was released in April 2007 before the trial later that year. Stephen Grant was convicted in December 2007 of premeditated homicide and mutilation, and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Both the conviction and sentence were upheld through appeals. Tara Lynn Grant was born in Michigan in June 1972. She had a sister Alicia, and they attended public schools. Tara Lynn graduated from Michigan State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in business. She soon started working for the Washington Group International. Her job required her to travel frequently for business but she had a rising career at the Boise-based company, which had offices around the world. (In November 2007 the company was acquired by URS Corporation of San Francisco.) She married Stephen Grant, also of Macomb County, Michigan, and they had two young children by 2007, a girl, 6, and a boy, 4. By 2007 she was the principal wage earner and he cared for the children, while also working in a tool and die shop. The household also included Verena Dierkes, a 19-year-old "au pair" from Germany. On February 14, 2007, Valentine's Day, Stephen Grant called the Macomb County Sheriff's Office in the county seat, Mount Clemens, Michigan, to report that his wife, Tara Lynn Grant, had been missing for five days. In his account, Grant said that this was not the first time his 34-year-old woman had left home, which was why he had not immediately reported her missing. He said that on the evening of February 9, he had overheard Tara talking with someone on the phone, saying, "I'll meet you at the end of the driveway". He said he saw her get into a dark-colored car that drove off, and that he had not seen or heard from her since. Over the following two weeks, Stephen Grant made numerous media appearances, at times accusing authorities of harassment. The day after reporting Tara missing, Grant was stopped by police and arrested for driving with a suspended license.