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Coverage dated September 28, 2026

Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree

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Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed in a drug dispute before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned house in Jackson.

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  1. ABC News

    3rd suspect charged with murder in death of Tasia Fortune, who was found hanging (opens ABC News)

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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.

  2. WJTV Jackson

    Bond set for 3rd suspect charged in death of Tasia Fortune (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The third man, who was charged in connection to the death of Tasia Fortune in Jackson, appeared in court on September 28, 2026. Eric Clark, 45, was charged with murder after he turned himself in on September 25, 2026.

  3. WANE Fort Wayne

    Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree (opens WANE Fort Wayne)

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    Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed in a drug dispute before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned house in Jackson.

  4. The Guardian

    Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi (opens The Guardian)

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    Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’ A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August.

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