Mississippi woman’s death ruled homicide after staged hanging, police say

A Mississippi detective testified Friday that Tasia Fortune was likely already dead before her body was hanged from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson in August. Authorities have ruled her death a homicide and arrested two men, while a third suspect remains on the loose.
Police believe the killing may have stemmed from a drug dispute, reports said.
The case has drawn national attention because the staged hanging recalled the history of lynchings in Mississippi.

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