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Tasia Fortune homicide case
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
1 DAYS
32 FACTS
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 11
SEP 11 · Day 1
Arrest in Tasia Fortune case after death ruled homicide
More than 50 members of Congress sent a letter to the FBI and justice department calling for an independent investigation into deaths of Black Americans found hanging from trees.
Jackson is a majority-black city in Mississippi, a state with a history of racial violence and lynching.
Ratliff is Black.
SEP 11 · Day 1
Arrest made in death of Tasia Fortune, Mississippi woman found hanging from tree
The arrested man is Jarques Ratliff, age 51, charged with murder.
Christy Spivey is Fortune's mother.
Spivey said police did not share a motive or whether DNA led to the arrest.