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Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office

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Wells death: Grand jury declines indictment

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Latest: Nolan Wells' family seeks federal investigation into death

The investigation into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was recovered on Horn Island on July 6, 2026, has concluded without criminal charges. In late September 2026, a Jackson County grand jury unanimousl

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Three suspects charged in staged lynching of Tasia Fortune

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Latest: Mississippi police: Tasia Fortune death was staged homicide in drug dispute

In early August 2026, the body of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, a mother of four and Kentucky native, was discovered hanging from a tree behind a vacant home in the Road of Remembrance neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi.