What We Know About the Death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
Police are awaiting an autopsy as the cause and manner of death remain unknown, and family members reject suicide claims.
- On August 3, 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned Jackson, Mississippi home; the Hinds County Coroner's Office confirmed her identity.
- Fortune's mother, Christy Spivey, told ABC News on Sunday that she last saw her daughter on July 26 in good spirits and firmly denies suicide, stating, "She did not do this to herself."
- Terence Anderson, a person of interest, is in custody on unrelated weapons charges; his brother, Tony Anderson, defended him to NBC News, noting they share a 5-year-old son.
- Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes wrote to U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger requesting federal assistance, stating in his letter that the city is in "dire need of assistance" regarding the investigation.
- The Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine cause of death, while police urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
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DeSoto County NewsTasia Fortune’s troubled life leaves her family grieving, and waiting, as police investigate her death
A makeshift memorial for Tasia Fortune is seen in the backyard of a vacant home in the 500 block of Road of Remembrance in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. According to authorities, Fortune’s body was found hanging from a tree in the backyard of a vacant home Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
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Tasia Fortune’s Death in Jackson Remains Unexplained as Police Withhold Records
JACKSON, Miss. — The Hinds County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the woman found hanging from a tree behind a vacant home in west Jackson as Tasia Fortune, 29. Days after her body was discovered, the most basic questions about her death remain unanswered — and the Jackson Police Department is declining to release its incident report. Officers located the body of a then-unidentified Black woman at 9:05 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, in the 500 …
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