Arrest rips apart media narrative on death of Black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree

Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree

Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.

Sep 11, 2026

Arrest rips apart media narrative on death of Black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree

Jarques Ratliff faces a murder charge in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother found hanging from a tree behind a Jackson, Mississippi home.

Sep 13, 2026

Mississippi police say more arrests coming in death of black mom of 4 found hanging from tree

Police sought and arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is black, when they encountered him walking on the street.

Sep 13, 2026