Coroner Identifies Woman Found Hanging in Jackson Backyard
Authorities are treating the case as a death investigation, and an autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death.
- On Monday night, authorities found 29-year-old Tasia Fortune hanging from a tree behind a vacant residence in Jackson, Mississippi. The Hinds County Coroner's Office publicly identified her on Thursday at the 500 block of Road of Remembrance.
- Jackson police are treating the case as an active death investigation, though officials have not confirmed whether they suspect foul play. The body was transported to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
- Ward 3 Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger on Wednesday requesting federal assistance. Though authorities have not confirmed foul play, Stokes' letter referred to the death as a murder.
- Mississippi authorities have investigated other high-profile tree-hanging deaths in the past year, including the September 2025 death of 18-year-old Delta State University student Trey Reed. These cases have heightened public concern given the state's documented history of lynchings in the early 1900s.
- Etta Avolio, Fortune's aunt, described her as a "strong-minded, big-hearted, vibrant young woman" in a GoFundMe fundraiser covering burial costs. The family remains steadfast in their faith while awaiting further investigation results.
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Tasia Fortune, Say Her Name! — Black Woman Found Hanging From Tree In Jackson, Mississippi Identified
Source: Tasia Fortune / GoFundMe / Etta Avolio The Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, this week has been identified, although medical examiners are still reportedly working on determining her cause of death. According to the Mississippi Free Press, the Hinds County Coroner’s Office said Thursday that the woman who was discovered hanging behind a vacant home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune. The Jackson Poli…
Woman found hanging from tree behind Jackson home identified
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Jackson police are investigating after a woman was found dead behind a home Monday night. Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said the woman’s body was discovered behind a residence in the 500 block of Road of Remembrance. The woman was found hanging in a tree. Authorities are treating the case as a death investigation. Howard said the woman’s body will be transported to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office, w…
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