Already Accused: Tange Davis

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In October 2025, 45-year-old Tange Davis of Mableton, Georgia, suddenly vanishes. Known for staying in constant contact with her family, her silence alarms her son—who uses technology to track her last steps. What he discovers leads to a chilling confession, a buried remains, and a heartbreaking look at how past violence can return with fatal consequences. Anyone with information that could help authorities with this case should contact the Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit at 770-499-3945. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit thehotline.org for confidential 24/7 support. 

This is the story of Tange Davis. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hunting for Answers is a production of the Black Effect
Podcast Network and iHeartRadio. Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a
true crime podcast. I'm your host Hunter, and today we're
highlighting a case that happened in October twenty twenty five.
A forty five year old mother from Mapleton, Georgia, suddenly vanished.

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She was known for shaying in constant contact with her family,
checking in several times a day, but one Thursday evening,
the messages stopped. Her son knew that something was terribly wrong.
Using modern technology, he tracked her car to a grocery
store parking lot. What he found there would lead to

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a confession, a buried body, and heartbreaking questions about the
gaps in the system that allowed this tragedy to happen.
This is the story of Tangi Davis. Tangi Davis was

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forty five years old in the fall of twenty twenty five.
Originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, she had moved to the
Mableton area of Cobb County, Georgia. Most of her family
still lived back in Missouri. Loved once described her as
a devoted mother and grandmother, a constant presence in their lives,

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so when she suddenly went silent, they feared the worst.
Relatives say she had been excited to help with her
grandson's tuition that Friday. The timeline begins on Thursday, October ninth,
twenty twenty five. Security footage later reviewed by police showed

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Tangy leaving her boyfriend's Mableton home that night. She never
made it home and didn't show up for work The
next day. Her phone stopped ringing and her messages stopped
coming through. For her son, the silence was very alarming.
By Saturday evening, October eleventh, he knew he had to act.

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On Saturday evening, Tangi's son called nine to one one
after using the on Star app to track her silver
Chevrolet Equinox to a Litle grocery store parking lot located
on Floyd Road in Mableton. When he arrived, he found
the car, but not his mother. Cobb County Police responded

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to the scene. While officers were there, fifty six year
old Cecil mcquarie spoke with them and identified himself as
Tangy's boyfriend. He told police she had last been at
his residence on Thursday night, and even provided security footage
showing her leaving, but what police already knew about Macquarie

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was chilling. Police had responded to previous incidents between macquarie
and Davis. At the time of her disappearance, he was
out on pre trial release for kidnapping and aggravated assault
charges stemming from those encounters. Pre Trial release means a
defendant can await trial outside of jail under court ordered conditions.

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In Tangy's case, it meant the person accused of kidnapping
and assaulting her was back in her life, and now
she was missing. Police entered Tangi Davis into the National
Missing Person's database and began a search. By Tuesday, October fourteenth,

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concern for her safety had reached a critical point. The
Cobb County Police Department's Major Crimes Unit issued a public
alert sharing Tangy's photo in asking the community for help.
Family members emphasized they would not stop searching until they
knew Tangy was safe, but that very evening the search

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came to a tragic end. Cobb County Police say they
took Cecil mcquarie into custody for questioning on the evening
of October fourteenth. During the interview, Investigators say he admitted
to killing Tangi Davis and told detectives where he had

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buried her body in Atlanta, Georgia. Cobb County Police notified
the Atlanta Police Department, who responded to the location McQuary
had provided. There, investigators discovered human remains that police later
confirmed belonged to Tangi Davis. The Cobb County Police Department

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Interim Chief Dan Ferrell said, 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. For Tangy's family, the

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pain was made worse by one unshakable fact. Her life
was tragically taken by a man who was already facing
charges for violence against her when he was released. According
to local media reports, macquarie has been charged with two
counts of theft related to Davis's disappearance. Documents alleged that

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around two o'clock am on Friday, October tenth, just hours
after she was last seen, he took her iPhone and
Chevrolet Equinox. After an argument that occurred that night. As
of the latest reports, Macquarie remains in Cobb County jail,

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and police say additional charges related to Tangi's death could
be expected. Tangi Davis's case is a stark reminder of
the gaps and how our justice system handles domestic disputes.
Her life was taken by someone she knew closely, someone
who had already been accused of kidnapping and assaulting her.

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A Cobb County police statement acknowledged domestic violence is a devastating,
m pervasive issue that affects individuals and families in every community.
According to the CDC, about forty one percent of women
in the US experience some form of intimate partner violence
during their lifetime, in many report lasting impacts. Black women

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are three times more likely than white women to die
at the hands of an intimate partner. But the risks
go way beyond the numbers. Black women face some of
the highest rates of intimate partner abuse in the country,
yet their experiences are too often ignored, minimized, or dismissed.

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This silence is part of a broader system that makes
it harder for black survivors to get help and harder
for them to stay safe. If you or someone you
know is experiencing IPv, help is available. Call the National
Domestic Violence Hotline at one eight hundred seventy nine nine safe,

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or visit the hotline dot org for confidential twenty four
to seven support. Anyone with information that could help investigators
in Tangi Davis's case should contact the Cobb County Police
Department Major Crimes Unit. You can find all of that
information in the description box below. Our thoughts are with

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the family and friends of Tangi Davis. As we close
who out this episode, remember that sharing tangi story keeps
her memory alive and shines a light on the dangers
many people face behind closed doors. Don't forget to click
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