{"id":32153,"date":"2026-08-08T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32153"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:24:52","slug":"black-woman-found-hanging-from-a-tree-in-jackson-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32153","title":{"rendered":"Black Woman Found Hanging From A Tree In Jackson, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?resize=223%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 223w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?resize=245%2C161&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?resize=131%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 131w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?resize=144%2C95&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?resize=50%2C33&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: gguy44 \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body of a <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/black-woman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"590363952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black woman<\/a> has been found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, which, for Black people across the nation, will likely trigger thoughts about\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6463787\/black-man-found-hanging-mississippi-delta-state-university\/\">Trey Reed<\/a>, the Black man found hanging in the same state last year, and countless other cases involving<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6850764\/kyle-bassinga-found-haning-fair-oaks-park\/\">\u00a0Black people mysteriously dying by hanging<\/a>, which have\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6519489\/apd-announces-independent-review-of-jayvon-givan-case\/\">all-too-swiftly been ruled suicides<\/a>, to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6472360\/trey-reed-state-medical-examiner-rules-hanging-death-a-suicide\/\">dismay of family and community members<\/a>, who fear these deaths are being swept under the rug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, however, the identity of the hanging victim, who was discovered Monday night, has not been revealed yet, and the investigation into her death is still underway. According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/04\/jackson-ms-police-investigate-death-of-black-woman-found-in-tree-behind-vacant-home\/91172343007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Clarion Ledger<\/a>, Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard confirmed Tuesday that the woman\u2019s body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant home, and that the Mississippi State Medical Examiner\u2019s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1676807\/juliana-nzita-hanging-death\/\">Another Black Child Hanging From A Tree? \u2014 Why Juliana Nzita\u2019s \u2018Suicide\u2019 Is Stirring Fears Of A Modern-Day Lynching<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither the coroner\u2019s office nor the Jackson Police Department has said whether foul play is suspected. The JPD said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1352463320396147&amp;id=100068974757137&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=rDvdkS4YCRTaOsJY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on Monday evening<\/a>\u00a0that officers \u201clocated the body of an unidentified Black female\u201d at the 500 block of Road of Remembrance at 9:05 p.m., and that \u201ccrime scene investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.\u201d The department urged anyone with information on the hanging to contact it at 601-960-1800, or to contact CRIME STOPPERS at 601-355-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, now we wait for that shoe to drop. Surely, the victim\u2019s identity will be revealed soon enough, but how long will it be before authorities determine there are no signs of foul play and that the victim took their own life? Perhaps this case will be different, but, again, we have covered dozens of these cases in just the last few years alone, and they all turn out the same way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mind you, the state of Mississippi is currently grappling with the death of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsone.com\/6868251\/nolan-wells-white-friends-givesendgo-fundraiser\/\">Nolan Wells<\/a>, the Black student-athlete from Ocean Springs, who traveled to Horn Island on the Fourth of July with an otherwise all-white friends group, and was the only one who didn\u2019t return with the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the most recent case in Jackson, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1684325\/julianas-nzita-hanging-death-update\/\">\u2018We Cannot Let Juliana\u2019s Death Be In Vain\u2019 \u2014 2 Months Later &amp; Still No Answers In Hanging Death Of 16-Year-Old Juliana Nzita<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: gguy44 \/ Getty The body of a Black woman has been found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, which, for Black people across the nation, will likely trigger thoughts about\u00a0Trey Reed, the Black man found hanging in the same state last year, and countless other cases involving\u00a0Black people mysteriously dying by hanging, which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17860240733855.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=728&crop=0,0,100,479px","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}