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Falcons cheerleader found dead [Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Tara Tanner]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 7/12/04 | AP

Posted on 07/12/2004 7:33:35 AM PDT by TBarnett34

Associated Press Published on: 07/12/04

Atlanta police are investigating the death of an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader.

Police found the body of Tara Tanner, 22, early Sunday at an apartment in the 1100 block of Howell Mill Road.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office is awaiting toxicology tests to determine the exact cause of death.

Authorities say there were no obvious signs of trauma to the body.

Tanner had been with the Falcons' cheerleading squad for four years. She graduated from Roswell High School and was attending Georgia State University.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; cheerleader; druggycheerleader; falcons; taratanner
A co-worker of mine's girlfriend knew this girl. No foul play suspected. A very sad, unfortunate story, still developing.
1 posted on 07/12/2004 7:33:36 AM PDT by TBarnett34
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To: Admin Moderator

Wasn't sure if this AJC article needed to be excerpted, since it's so short. If so, would appreciate your help.


2 posted on 07/12/2004 7:34:18 AM PDT by TBarnett34 (http://www.kingofzing.com)
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3 posted on 07/12/2004 7:35:16 AM PDT by TBarnett34 (http://www.kingofzing.com)
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To: mhking; eyespysomething; Broker; Blessed; pop-aye; Maurice1962

Ping..sad news about a Falcons cheerleader


4 posted on 07/12/2004 7:38:46 AM PDT by TBarnett34 (http://www.kingofzing.com)
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To: TBarnett34

Prayers for her family.


5 posted on 07/12/2004 7:40:46 AM PDT by eyespysomething (Virtue is learned at a mother's knee...and vices at other joints.)
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To: TBarnett34

Wow...my wife and I knew her in a distant way, My oldest daughter cheered with her (not Falcons level, HS)....Roswell HS is just 2/10 of a mile from my house...

Prayers for her family.....

NeverGore :^(


6 posted on 07/12/2004 7:42:03 AM PDT by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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To: TBarnett34
No foul play suspected....

.....Excuse me, but didn't I read somewhere that "Blubbah" was in the area hawking his work of fiction? Another Arkanside perhaps?

7 posted on 07/12/2004 7:50:16 AM PDT by meandog ("Do unto others before they do unto you!")
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Just damn.

Prayers for the family.

8 posted on 07/12/2004 7:57:13 AM PDT by Vigilantcitizen ("I believe that what you say about others speaks volumes about yourself." Zell Miller)
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To: TBarnett34
office is awaiting toxicology tests to determine the exact cause of death.

Could be heart failure. In a lot of people the first sign that they have something wrong with their heart is sudden death. It manifests at any age too, although it's not common in the early 20s.

9 posted on 07/12/2004 8:10:11 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy, and Bush is no conservative)
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To: TBarnett34

She sure looks awfully skinny. I wonder.....?

Anorexia?


10 posted on 07/12/2004 8:10:24 AM PDT by jackibutterfly
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To: meandog

I sincerely doubt that. Clinton isn't even due here until the 21st.

Go easy on the tinfoil.


11 posted on 07/12/2004 8:37:49 AM PDT by TBarnett34 (http://www.kingofzing.com)
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To: jackibutterfly

Have you ever seen a plus size professional cheerleader. Just because a girl is tiny does not mean she has an eating disorder. A good friend of mine is a 33 year old swim suit model. She still looks like the same 102 Lbs. petite 17 year old girl I took to prom in '88. She eats healthy and works out hard every day! She spends a lot of time to maintain her youthful pleasing physique. She has people all the time telling her she is too small and needs to gain weight, and it p!sses her off! Lets wait for the report.


12 posted on 07/12/2004 8:38:49 AM PDT by sober libertarian (Taking the white house back, one hair cut at a time.)
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To: tms86

just damn.


14 posted on 12/24/2005 1:42:32 PM PST by The Drowning Witch (Sono La Voce della Nazione Selvaggia)
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To: tms86

You found a 1 1/2 year old post and signed up today to reply?.... Are you the boyfriend since your post says.... [thats when I found her body in her bed]?


15 posted on 12/24/2005 1:47:40 PM PST by deport (Merry Christmas; Feliz Navidad; Buon Natale; Joyeux Noël to one and all and Happy Holidays to.)
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