Forsyth County Sheriff Requests GBI To Investigate 2018 Death Of Tamla Horsford
Tamla Horsford mysteriously lost her life at an adult sleepover in 2018. Tamla was the only black person at the sleepover, and her death was ruled accidental despite the mysterious circumstances.
Now, Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman has requested that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation open an investigation into the death of the mother of five following nationwide outrage.
As we reported, Tamla, 40, was the only Black woman at the sleepover, where seven white women and three white men were in attendance. She was found brutally beaten facedown in the yard later that morning. Her body was discovered by the homeowner’s aunt at 7:30 a.m.. and 911 was not called until 930 a.m. Her death was ruled an accident after falling off the balcony. However, there is much more evidence to suggest otherwise.
The family’s lawyer, Ralph Fernandez recently revealed that there was a strong possibility of homicide.
“Witness statements are in conflict. A potential subject handled the body as well as the evidence prior to law enforcement arriving. Evidence was disposed of and no inquiry followed. The scene was not preserved,” Fernandez wrote. “A remarkable fact is that there were no photographs taken during the autopsy of Tamla’s body. This had to have been done at someone’s directive because such a practice is unheard of.”
Freeman wrote to GBI Director Vic Reynolds that “renewed requests for reexamination are best served by an independent law enforcement agency to review previous findings and to search and act on any new evidence which may come to light.”