Tasia Fortune's hanging was "staged" after her death, Mississippi police say
Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 6:57 PM EDT / AP
TL;DR
- Tasia Fortune was killed in a disagreement about drugs.
- Her body was found hanged in a tree, a scene described as a "staged" lynching by police.
- The discovery stoked fears due to Mississippi's history of racial violence.
- Authorities ruled Fortune's death a homicide and arrested two Black men on murder charges.
- The hearing aims to determine if there is sufficient evidence to send the case against one of the accused, Jarques Ratliff, to a grand jury.