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Coverage dated September 14, 2026

Man charged in Tasia Fortune’s death pleads not guilty, is denied bond

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(CNN) — More than a month after Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house in Jackson,...

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  1. WSVN Miami

    Man charged in Tasia Fortune’s death pleads not guilty, is denied bond (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — More than a month after Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house in Jackson,...

  2. WJTV Jackson

    Bond denied for man charged in Tasia Fortune's death (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been denied for the man charged in connection to the death of Tasia Fortune in Jackson. Jarques Ratliff made his initial appearance in court on September 14, 2026. He pled not guilty in connection to the case.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Man pleads not guilty in the hanging death of a Mississippi woman (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in the state’s capital city, Jackson, on Aug. 3.

  4. NBC News

    Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder (opens NBC News)

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    JACKSON, Miss. — The man arrested in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman who was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned Mississippi home last month, was denied bond after pleading not guilty to murder.

  5. Mississippi Today

    Man pleads not guilty in killing of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging (opens Mississippi Today)

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

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Man pleads not guilty in the hanging death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance.

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