Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/marina-dunbar· Sep 26, 2026 · 5:20 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 0 views

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▪Christy Spivey with a portrait of her late daughter, Tasia Fortune, on 8 September in Marion, Kentucky.
▪Photograph: George Walker IV/APView image in fullscreenChristy Spivey with a portrait of her late daughter, Tasia Fortune, on 8 September in Marion, Kentucky.
▪He added investigators determined Fortune had been dead for two to three days before her body was discovered.Police have released few details about the events leading to Fortune’s death.

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Christy Spivey with a portrait of her late daughter, Tasia Fortune, on 8 September in Marion, Kentucky. Photograph: George Walker IV/APView image in fullscreenChristy Spivey with a portrait of her late daughter, Tasia Fortune, on 8 September in Marion, Kentucky. Photograph: George Walker IV/APMississippiThird person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was stagedEric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in treeMarina DunbarSat 26 Sep 2026 13.20 EDTLast modified on Sat 26 Sep 2026 13.21 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA third person has been arrested in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Mississippi’s capital city, while investigators said they had determined the scene where her body was found…

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