Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Tara Tanner, 22

Posted: Monday, July 12th, 2004 11:58 am

Atlanta FalconsAuthorities were trying to determine why an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader died in her north Atlanta apartment Sunday.

Tara Tanner, who turned 22 last month, was found dead by a friend, said Atlanta police Sgt. Kevin Iosty.

The Roswell High School graduate’s body was sent to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, a routine procedure. On Monday, Iosty said the body showed no signs of trauma, and it was too soon to say what might have caused her death. … Read full obituary