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Bond denied in Tillman slaying

Bond denied in Bobby Tillman slaying.

Monique Rivarde (center), the mother of 18-year-old Bobby Tillman, who was beaten to death at a Saturday night house party, reacts Monday after a Douglas County judge denies bond for four suspects in the killing.

Monique Rivarde (3rd from left), Bobby Tillman's mother, speaks at a press conference Monday. He was an angel here on Earth, and I was blessed to be his mother.

Tracen Lamar Franklin, being led into a Douglas County courtroom Monday, was one of 4 defendants charged with murder and denied bond.

Horace Damon Coleman at a Nov. 8, 2010 court hearing.

Quantez Devonta Mallory at a Nov. 8, 2010 court hearing.

Emanuel Benjamin Boykins, being led into a Douglas County courtroom Monday, was one of 4 defendants charged with murder and denied bond.

A memorial was set up outside the Douglas County home where the attack took place.

What started out as a small party at the home ended up with between 60 and 80 people, Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said.

Bobby Tillman died of blunt force trauma to the head and chest, Coroner Randy Daniel told the AJC on Monday.

Erica Hillery, right, stands watching a newscast showing Monique Revaida making a statement about her son Bobby Tillman, 18, whom Hillery's son Quantez Mallory has been charged with murder, along with three other men, for the overnight beating death of Tillman, Monday Nov. 8 2010, in Douglasville, Ga. Seated clockwise from left is Mallory's brother Marjae Mallory, 16, friend Shyanne Banks, 16, and cousin Jamori Jackson, 12.

This photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in Georgia on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 shows Quantez Devonta Mallory. Mallory and three others have been arrested in the fatal beating Sunday Nov. 7, 2010 of Bobby Tillman, a teenager who was killed at a house party west of Atlanta after police say he walked by a group of men who decided to pounce on the next person that passed by.

This photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in Georgia on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 shows Horace Damon Coleman. Coleman and three others have been arrested in the fatal beating Sunday Nov. 7, 2010 of Bobby Tillman, a teenager who was killed at a house party west of Atlanta after police say he walked by a group of men who decided to pounce on the next person that passed by.

This photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in Georgia on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 shows Tracen Lamar Franklin. Franklin and three others have been arrested in the fatal beating Sunday Nov. 7, 2010 of Bobby Tillman, a teenager who was killed at a house party west of Atlanta after police say he walked by a group of men who decided to pounce on the next person that passed by.

This photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department in Georgia on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 shows Emanuel Benjamin Boykins. Boykins and three others have been arrested in the fatal beating of Bobby Tillman, a teenager who was killed Sunday Nov. 7, 2010 at a house party west of Atlanta after police say he walked by a group of men who decided to pounce on the next person that passed by.

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Monique Rivarde (center), the mother of 18-year-old Bobby Tillman, who was beaten to death at a Saturday night house party, reacts Monday after a Douglas County judge denies bond for four suspects in the killing.

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