A son’s unanswered calls led to a parking lot, then a confession, then a grave.

Why It Matters: Tange Davis was killed by someone she knew while he was already facing charges for violence against her — a pattern that advocates say reflects gaps in how the system protects domestic violence survivors.

What Happened: On Saturday evening, October 11, Davis’s son called 911 after not hearing from his mother since October 9. He used OnStar to track her silver Chevrolet Equinox to a Lidl grocery store on Floyd Road in Mableton.

When officers arrived, they met 56-year-old Cecil McCrary, Davis’s boyfriend. He told them she had last been at his home and showed them security footage of her leaving Thursday night. Police entered Davis into the national missing persons database and launched an i

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