Third Man Charged With Murder in Tasia Fortune Case
A third man was charged with murder in Tasia Fortune's death. Two other men had already been charged.
Reports about the new charge came out on Sept. 26.
Police in Jackson, Mississippi testified that the crime scene had been staged. Fortune was a 29-year-old Black woman.
She was found hanging from a tree in a vacant lot. Police believe someone put her body there after she died.
Testimony linked the killing to a drug dispute. Officials have not said how she died.
They also have not said why her body was left hanging. Investigators said Fortune had been dead for two to three days.
Her body was found on Aug. 3.
One defendant pleaded not guilty. The hearing will resume Sept.
30. Fortune's mother Christy Spivey spoke to the BBC. She said she now has more questions after the police findings.