Two Mississippi men were found dead, hanging from trees. What we know about both cases

[Jedi Guy]

6. The medical examiner has released a statement that Reed's body showed no evidence of violence.

No bruises, cuts, lacerations, etc. No broken bones, internet rumors notwithstanding.

So to believe that this was a homicide you must necessarily imagine that a young man in the prime of his life went meekly to his death by hanging without a struggle, that he made zero effort to defend himself. Even if we imagine that someone had him at gunpoint and was intent on hanging him it still doesn't make sense, at least not to me. If faced with submitting to death by hanging or struggling and being shot, I feel like most people would instinctively go with the latter because there's nothing to lose if the outcome either way is death. The survival instinct is a thing.

Logic and the available evidence do not support your assertion, but there's always the possibility more information may come to light, I suppose.