Tara

On June 23, 2005, HELGE Z. MICHAEL (nee Zundt) devoted mother of Garth Michael, Tara Andrews, and her husband Dwayne, Chris Michael and his wife Debbie, and Stacey Michael and her husband Lenny Di Franza; dear grandmother of Tessa and Kalin Andrews, and Tara, Kerry, Jake and Rosie Michael. Service and Interment private. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Maryland Zoo of Baltimore or the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

John and Johanna Gladden lived every parent's nightmare.Their teen-age daughter carried on a secret sexual relationship with a man nearly twice her age. Despite their drastic steps to end the relationship once it was revealed, the girl was murdered at the man's hands.Now, two days after the 30-year-old Baltimore man was convicted of the girl's 1993 murder, the Columbia couple hope other parents can learn from their story."Nobody should ever have to go through this," Mrs. Gladden said.Yesterday, the Gladdens said they first blamed themselves for the death of their 15-year-old daughter, Tara Allison Gladden, thinking they should have been more aware or acted more quickly.

A Baltimore man awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Columbia girl -- later found slain -- was charged yesterday with additional rape counts against two other children, ages 12 and 13, Howard County police said.Detectives said their investigation into the death of Tara Allison Gladden provided new information that linked the accused man to the alleged rapes of other children.Curtis Aden Jamison, 28, was charged yesterday with the statutory rape of a 13-year-old Baltimore girl at an Elkridge motel.

A volunteer search team with dogs looking for a missing 16-year-old Columbia girl yesterday morning found the nude body of a female in a culvert under Little Patuxent Parkway, about a quarter-mile from the Mall in Columbia, Howard County police said.Police could not confirm whether the badly decomposed body was that of Tara Gladden, who has been missing since July 22.The body, which was not immediately identified because of its condition, was found in a wooded area not far from Tara's home in the 5600 block of Vantage Point Road.

Howard County police are investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old Columbia girl who has been missing for almost three weeks.Tara Allison Gladden of the 5600 block of Vantage Point Road has not contacted her family since the time she was reported missing July 22, police said.Tara has run away in the past, but never for such long period of time, said her mother, Johanna Gladden.Mrs. Gladden said no matter what the situation, she's sure of one thing -- Tara would have called home."I know in my heart something is wrong," Mrs. Gladden said.

Howard County police have questioned a 28-year-old Baltimore man about the disappearance of a 15-year-old Columbia girl who has been missing since July 22.Police say they are not sure if Tara Allison Gladden of the 5600 block of Vantage Point Road has been the victim of foul play, but on Aug. 3 they charged her former boyfriend with sex offenses involving her and another Columbia girl."

Tara and Wendy Vinje are two reasons Loyola has staked a claim as the best college volleyball team in Baltimore this fall. All-Metro players while at Loch Raven High, they're also aces in the classroom, share clothes and tastes and, despite three years' difference in age, the resemblance causes them to be taken for 5-foot-11 twins.Some wonder if the Vinjes haven't taken the togetherness bit a little too far.Heading into tonight's (7 o'clock) match at Morgan State, the Greyhounds are 17-12, and the record might be better if Tara hadn't followed Wendy and also missed time with an injury.

Tara BrownSchool: Atholton High SchoolHometown: ColumbiaAge: 17Tara, a senior at Atholton, carries a 4.0 grade-point average. Her honors and awards include being named a Maryland Distinguished Scholar finalist, a National Merit Scholar honorable mention, membership in the National Honor Society, a Rensselaer Medal for Excellence in Science and Mathematics and a Rensselaer Scholarship.Tara's musical endeavors have included participating with her church as a backup singer to Barry Manilow at Merriweather Post Pavilion during her freshman year.

The state medical examiner's office identified yesterday the body found in a culvert under Little Patuxent Parkway Tuesday as a 15-year-old Columbia girl who had been missing for almost a month.Tara Allison Gladden's partially decomposed body was identified by her dental records. Tara had been missing since July 22, when her mother returned to the family's home and found an open basement door.The medical examiner's office is expected to release the cause of Tara's death this morning. Medical officials also should be able to say how long the body had been in the culvert.

Robert B. Pool, lacrosse star, dies at 82Robert B. Pool, who had been an All-American attack man for the St. John's College lacrosse team and then a high school and college coach, died Monday at a hospital in Willingboro, N.J., after a monthlong illness.Mr. Pool, who was 82 and lived in Willingboro, moved to New Jersey in 1962 to work on product research for the Weyerhaeuser Co.In 1963, he was elected to both the Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.Before leaving Baltimore, he held sales jobs for the American Seating Co. and a candy company.