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Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' in 'drug case gone very wrong': Police chief

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A third suspect was arrested on murder charges in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black mother of four whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Police believe Tasia Fortune's hanging was staged as new details revealed in court (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Christy Spivey poses with a portrait of her late daughter Tasia Fortune, Sept. 8, 2026, in Marion, Ky.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Mississippi police: Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute and her hanging was 'staged' after her death (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Mississippi police: Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute and her hanging was 'staged' after her death

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Police in Mississippi say they believe a Black woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there

  4. ABC News

    Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute, police say (opens ABC News)

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    Police in Mississippi say they believe a Black woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there

  5. CBS News

    Tasia Fortune's hanging was "staged" after her death, police say (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities haven't disclosed the exact cause of Fortune's death, but they did rule it a homicide and have arrested two men.

  6. Newsweek

    Tasia Fortune Update: Death 'Staged' After Black Woman Found Hanging—Police (opens Newsweek)

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    Detective says hanging of Tasia Fortune was a "staged" lynching tied to a drug dispute; two men face murder charges.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Mississippi police say Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Authorities haven't disclosed the exact cause of Fortune's death, but they did rule it a homicide and have arrested two men, both of them Black, on murder charges. They also issued an arrest warrant for a third, unnamed, person.

  8. New York Post

    Hanging of Black woman found after drug dispute was ‘staged’ following death, Mississippi police say (opens New York Post)

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    Authorities haven’t said why they believe the defendants hanged Fortune’s body after she was already dead.

  9. BBC News

    Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', US media reports (opens BBC News)

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    Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree on the grounds of an abandoned home in Jackson in August.

  10. HuffPost

    Tasia Fortune Likely Killed In Another Location Before ‘Staged’ Hanging: Jackson Police (opens HuffPost)

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    A detective also testified that authorities believe she was killed in a dispute over “missing illegal narcotics.”

  11. Mississippi Today

    Jackson police link Tasia Fortune killing to drug dispute (opens Mississippi Today)

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    A makeshift memorial for Tasia Fortune is seen in the backyard of a vacant home in the 500 block of Road of Remembrance in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. According to authorities, Fortune’s body was found hanging from a tree in the backyard of a vacant home Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

  12. Just the News

    Mississippi woman’s death ruled homicide after staged hanging, police say (opens Just the News)

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    Police believe the killing may have stemmed from a drug dispute, reports said.

  13. NBC News

    Third suspect arrested in death of Mississippi woman found hanging at ‘staged’ crime scene (opens NBC News)

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    A third person has been arrested in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old woman who police said was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned Mississippi home in August.

  14. AL.com

    Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute: Police (opens AL.com)

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    Authorities haven’t disclosed the exact cause of Fortune’s death or said why they think her body was hanged afterward.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Woman’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a “staged” scene, a detective testified Friday.

  16. The Guardian

    Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged (opens The Guardian)

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    Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in tree A third person has been arrested in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Mississippi ’s capital city, while investigators said they had determined the scene where her body was found han…

  17. BBC News

    Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged (opens BBC News)

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    Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.

  18. UPI

    Miss. police say death of woman found hanging from tree was staged (opens UPI)

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    Police in Jackson, Miss., have testified that the death of a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree in a vacant lot was staged.

  19. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' in 'drug case gone very wrong': Police chief (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    A third suspect was arrested on murder charges in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black mother of four whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson.

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