Second suspect caught
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The Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit made a promise to Tara Sidarovich after they found her remains off Burnt Store Road in 2002: "We won't forget." Detectives left this note with flowers at the Burnt Store Road site more than 10 years ago. They kept their promise, arresting David McMannis last month and Phillip Bar on Wednesday. Both face first-degree murder charges.
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Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Detective Mike Gandy talks about the capture of Phillip Barr, the man wanted in connection with the 2001 murder of teenager Tara Sidarovich. Sheriff Bill Cameron announced the arrest at the Sheriff's Office's Administration Building on Wednesday.
David Ray McMannis
Phillip Barr
PUNTA GORDA — The second man wanted in connection with the 2001 murder of 19-year-old Tara Sidarovich was captured in Vermont by federal authorities on Wednesday.
Phillip Gavin Barr, 43, was taken into custody in the Hardwick, Vt., area by United States Marshals around 10 a.m., after leads developed by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Squad and a U.S. Marshal Regional Task Force pointed to his whereabouts, according to Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Cameron.
