Black mother killed at adult sleepover party in Georgia.

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In November 2018, Horsford went to a friend’s sleepover birthday party at a home in north Georgia. The next morning, the 40-year-old was found in her pajamas, unresponsive in the back yard.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office initially ruled Horsford’s death an accident, concluding she fell from a second-story balcony. The autopsy uncovered a blood alcohol level of .23, nearly three times the legal driving limit in Georgia. Traces of Xanax and marijuana were also found.

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Never ever, ever have I seen my sister sloppy drunk and incoherent, so I doubt that she would pick a sleepover with people she was just getting to know to start behaving that way,” St. Jour Jones said.

Ralph Fernandez, the attorney for Horsford’s family, said despite repeated requests, police never provided any autopsy photos. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said he didn’t follow procedure. Fernandez said that’s not true. He said it’s unusual to request autopsy photos and not be given them. “It’s never happened. It defies logic.”

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There were numerous inconsistencies in a series of statements, the disposal of evidence, the relationships between the parties,” he said. Across the U.S., the case has sparked a huge petition, with celebrities like Kim Kardashian and 50 Cent also calling attention to the cause.

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