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Federal investigators agreed to review the circumstances surrounding the death of a Black Muslim teen found hanged.

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The Department of Justice said there is no evidence that Otis Byrd, 54, who was found hanging from a tree in rural Mississippi in March,…

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State and federal law enforcement agents are investigating the hanging death of a 43-year-old Black man whose body was found Monday morning outside a home…

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The family of Otis Byrd, the man who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month, has hired a well-renowned medical examiner to…

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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that preliminary results from an autopsy on the body of Otis Byrd, the man officials found hanging from a…

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UPDATE: 5:30 P.M. EST The Claiborne County branch of the NAACP has announced that the man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi is 54-year-old Otis Byrd.…

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West Chester Police are investigating a gruesome case of animal cruelty. Someone went into a yard this past weekend, and killed a dog living there by hanging it from a tree. The dog’s owner found the animal, but was unable to revive the 13 year-old chow mix. West Chester Police say they are looking for […]

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MISSISSIPPI–Authorities are reviewing the case of a black man found hanging dead from a tree after relatives claimed the state’s deputy medical examiner can’t be trusted because he falsified information about a woman’s death while working in Africa in the 1980s. The Grio Reports: The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said it began its investigation […]