{
  "id": 10031441,
  "title": "Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/third-person-arrested-in-death-of-tasia-fortune-as-police-say-hanging",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T17:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/mississippi-tasia-fortune-arrest-hanging-staged"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A third person has been arrested in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother of four, whose body was found hanging in a tree in Jackson, Mississippi. Eric Clark, 45, was charged with murder on Friday, following the conclusion of an autopsy that determined the scene and the hanging were staged. According to police, Fortune was not killed at the location where her body was found, and she had been dead for two to three days before her body was discovered. The arrest of Clark comes after two other men, Earnest Lloyd Jr and Jarques Ratliff, were also charged with murder in connection with Fortune's death. All three suspects are Black, as is Fortune. Police have interviewed up to 15 people in connection with the case, which has drawn national attention due to its severity and Mississippi's history of racist violence and lynchings. Fortune's mother has stated that she is certain her daughter would not have taken her own life.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}