Crime & Justice
Tasia Fortune's hanging was "staged" after her death, police say
Investigators believe Tasia Fortune was already dead before the Black woman's body was hanged from a tree behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday.
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Investigators say Tasia Fortune was dead before her body was hung from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, this summer. A Jackson police detective testified that the hanging was “staged,” referencing the medical examiner’s opinion. The body was discovered on August 3.
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