Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say

[babylonsister]

In Mississippi? Uh huh, sure.


Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say
September 19, 20252:29 AM ET
By The Associated Press


CLEVELAND, Miss. — An autopsy by the office of Mississippi's state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide, police said Thursday.

The police department in Cleveland, where the campus is located, announced the findings in a news release. It said the autopsy results were consistent with a preliminary examination of the body by the Bolivar County coroner, which found no evidence of foul play.

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Even before the autopsy results were announced, the student's family and their lawyers had called for an independent autopsy and implored police to show them any security camera recordings and other video gathered as evidence. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has said he will lead an independent investigation.

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Cleveland police released no details of the autopsy's findings other than to say the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death had been ruled a suicide. It said results of toxicology tests are still pending and could take weeks.

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https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5546538/autopsy-mississippi-student

[a kennedy]

1. Bullshit. Let's see what ALL the security cameras show.

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[LoisB]

2. Of course it did.

[GreenWave]

3. Did they check that rope for MAGAT handprints?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. I am glad that Ben Crump is in now involved

Link to tweet

[marble falls]

5. Even if this autopsy report is factual, it still requires independent investigation. This is a deep southern ...

... Mississippi town, after all.

[ClaudetteCC]

6. I can't imagine there is a campus anywhere in the US not constantly covered by cameras.

[GiqueCee]

7. In an earlier report...

... it was alleged that both the victims arms were broken, as was one of his legs. If that turns out to be true, it pretty much blows the cop's premature contention that it was a suicide, out of the water. Ain't nobody hanging themselves with two broken arms while balancing on one leg.
Given the sordid, violent history of Mississippi cops and People Of Color, I would be disinclined to believe their version of events.

[bluestarone]

8. The problem right off the bat, that i see is

How can they even rule it suicide BEFORE toxicity reports? Tells me a story right there.