COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The body of a Cobb County mother reported missing over the weekend has been found, and her boyfriend has been charged.
Tange Davis, 45, was reported missing on Saturday evening. Police say her boyfriend, 56-year-old Cecil McCrary, told them that she was last at his home last Thursday, and he had not heard from her since.
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During an interview with police on Tuesday night, investigators say McCrary admitted to killing Davis and burying her body in Atlanta.
Officers later found her body buried where McCrary said it was.
Davis’ family became alarmed when she failed to show up for work and was not responding to messages. Her car was found abandoned near a grocery store, which her family described as an unusual location.
“She’s just a beautiful person, you know. She worked really, really hard,” stepsister Vershelle Hendricks told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims after learning about Davis’ death.
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“This loss devastates all of us,” said Cobb County Police Chief Dan Ferrell. “Our hearts are with her family, and we are reminded that behind every statistic is a person, a mother, a friend, a colleague whose life mattered. We remain committed to protecting those at risk to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.”
Police say they previously responded to several instances of domestic violence involving the couple.
In October, court documents show McCrary was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and kidnapping Davis. He was ordered to stay away from her, but that order was broken when Davis moved back in with him a month ago
“We never knew of the abuse,” Hendricks said. “We’re just finding all of this out.”
At the time of Davis’ death, McCrary was out on pretrial release for the kidnapping and aggravated assault charges.
McCrary is currently being held in the Cobb County Jail and is charged with theft by taking and concealing a body.
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