Mysterious murder case closed in Georgia

Updated on 2/23/2019

The family of Handsford of Cummings, GA are still searching for a plausible answer about her mysterious death as investigator close the case.

“On February 6th, 2019, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office received the final Medical Examiner’s report regarding Mrs. Horsford. The State of Georgia Medical Examiner has ruled the death accidental and consistent with a fall. Detectives have spent the following weeks reviewing the medical findings with those found at the scene by the Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit. No evidence or injury patterns indicative of an assault or foul play were noted by Forsyth County Sheriff’s Detectives or in the Forsyth County Coroner’s Office or GBI Medical Examiner’s reports… With a finding of an accidental death resulting from a fall as recorded by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office, along with the extensive findings from the investigation of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s office has closed this death investigation.”

Horsford’s family is not satisfied with the determination of accidental death, in part because of a second forensic investigation they paid for. According to that report, there was extensive trauma across Horsford body, raising doubt that her death was due to a fall. Members of the Horsford family told WSB-TV that they will continue to fight for a further investigation into the death of Tamla Horsford.