{"id":36221,"date":"2026-08-10T09:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36221"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:41:44","slug":"mother-of-black-woman-found-hanging-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36221","title":{"rendered":"Mother of Black woman found hanging says"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mother of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3 in Jackson, Mississippi, told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that her daughter&#8217;s death has &#8220;just devastated&#8221; her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This has just devastated us,&#8221; Fortune&#8217;s mother Christy Spivey said. &#8220;Tasia was strong-minded, she was full of laughs and love, she had faith in God \u2026 She had so little and gave so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spivey said that she last saw her daughter, who is a mother of four, on July 26 after she traveled from Mississippi, where she has lived for over a decade, to Kentucky for a family reunion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Suspect believed to have killed father, set home ablaze arrested after manhunt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/manhunt-continues-suspect-accused-killing-father-setting-home\/story?id=135484639\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Suspect believed to have killed father, set home ablaze arrested after manhunt<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked about Fortune&#8217;s state of mind the last time she saw her, Spivey said, &#8220;She was better than I had seen her in a long time. She was at peace.&#8221; Asked if her daughter could have died by suicide, Spivey said, &#8220;She did not do this to herself. I know my daughter and she did not do this to herself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A spokesperson for the Jackson Police Department (JPD) confirmed to ABC News on Saturday night that police are investigating Fortune&#8217;s death and confirmed that the Hinds County Coroner&#8217;s Office identified Fortune.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Christy Spivey - PHOTO: The mother of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3 in Jackson, Mississippi, told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that her daughter's death has &quot;just devastated&quot; her family.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/fd7f168a22a3f73b07b60df509ef071419924075fddf19aeff840eb62bf1284e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fus.abcnews.go.com%2F3bd9299b297792ed0731bf3d3aa68091\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Christy Spivey &#8211; PHOTO: The mother of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3 in Jackson, Mississippi, told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that her daughter&#8217;s death has &#8220;just devastated&#8221; her family.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked about the status of the investigation and if any persons of interest have been interviewed, the spokesperson did not provide further comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Mississippi State Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office is conducting an autopsy to determine Fortune&#8217;s cause and manner of death, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jackson City Council member Kenneth Stokes sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger, asking for help in investigating this case, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Over 50 improperly stored bodies found decaying at Chicago funeral home: Officials;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/50-improperly-stored-bodies-found-decaying-chicago-funeral\/story?id=135464387\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Over 50 improperly stored bodies found decaying at Chicago funeral home: Officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are in dire need of the assistance of the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office with the death of an unidentified female discovered hanging in the backyard of an abandoned house on the Road of Remembrance in Jackson, Mississippi,&#8221; the letter says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The woman has since been identified as Fortune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC News reached out to Stokes for further comment. 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