Man arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

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Jarques Ratliff, 51, has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of Tasia Fortune.
Tasia Fortune, a Black woman, was found hanging from a tree in the backyard of an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 3.
The state medical examiner's office ruled Fortune's death a homicide.
Police stated Ratliff had an "association" with Fortune, but did not disclose further details.
The investigation remains active, and police indicated that more arrests are possible.
Fortune's death occurred less than a year after the hanging deaths of Trey Reed and Cory Zukatis, which were ruled suicides by authorities.

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