# Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute, police say

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- ABC News, 2026-09-25 19:48 UTC
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- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/tasia-fortunes-hanging-staged-after-death-drug-dispute-136764626

> Mississippi police say they believe Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree, was already dead before her body was placed there. Investigators describe the hanging as staged after her death in a drug dispute.

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