A Circle of Silence to Mute All the Violence: Tamla Horsford

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🗓️ 25 September 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On the morning of November 4, 2018, 40-year-old wife and mother of five Tamla Horsford was found dead in the back yard of a friend's house in Cumming, GA, seemingly the victim of an accidental fall from a balcony during a party; however, a closer look at the scene revealed inconsistencies that left many wondering if something more sinister occurred.

Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological excursion through the night of Tamla's death and the discovery of the body the next morning.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody welcome back to cold case murder mysteries. I'm your host Ryan Kraus back in the driver's seat to take you on another journey into the heart of darkness.
0:16.0	In this episode, we're returning to November 4th, 2018 in Coming Georgia, when 40-year-old wife and mother of five, Tamala-Horseford, was found
0:27.4	dead in the backyard of a friend, seemingly the victim of a tragic accident involving a fall from a second floor deck?
0:36.6	Or was she?
0:38.5	But first, just a quick and very sincere thank you to my Patreon supporters and also if anyone would like to
0:45.4	donate to the show you can do so through the website cold case murder mysteries
0:50.8	dot com as always your support is greatly appreciated, and please remember that five-star reviews help others to find
0:58.7	this show's listing in what is an endless queue of true crime offerings available to today's listeners.
1:05.2	Okay, let's do this.
1:06.6	So what we're examining today is a case with significant racial tensions in relation to the mystery of what really happened.
1:15.2	And beyond that, the perception of the case in the public eye is just as divisive.
1:21.6	Some see this as a simple accident and others believe its murder, but the truth
1:26.7	remains fleeting despite the investigations. Let's start at the beginning of the event in question. It's November 3rd, 2018, and Tamla
1:37.4	Horsford is scheduled to attend a birthday party at a friend's home. While Tamla is
1:42.4	black, the rest of the women attending are white, which seems a very realistic ratio, considering the county in which this occurs has a population that is 96% white. Of course in such a place racism is
1:56.7	likely still rampant and history seems to confirm as much though we don't
2:01.3	specifically know to what extent it might have played a role in the outcome
2:05.8	of this tale. What we can say is that the homeowner in question had a Latino boyfriend at
2:12.1	the time and he was present that night.
2:15.3	She also invited Tamla to the party.
2:18.2	So any preconceived or premeditated notion of violence against Tamla Horsford as a result of race is probably a bit of a stretch.
2:28.0	Now, these women are gathering to have a slumber party, like you would have when you were 12, but with a whole lot of alcohol involved,
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