Attorney Ben Crump confirms missing Mississippi man found decapitated.
TL;DR
Rasheem Carter, a Black man from Mississippi who went missing last October after claiming he was being targeted by white men in his community, was found dead and dismembered. His family is asking for a federal probe into his death. The autopsy report states that the cause and manner of death are both undetermined. Carter's head was severed from his body, with his spinal cord recovered in an area separate from his head. His family is calling for a federal investigation into his death.
- Rasheem Carter update: Missing man found dead with severed head near Taylorsville, Mississippi, Attorney Ben Crump says WLS-TV
- Mississippi man who went missing found with head severed, attorney says ABC News
- Family of black man found dismembered in Mississippi calls for probe BBC
- After backlash, sheriff says he has not ruled out foul play in Rasheem Carter's death NBC News
- Rasheem Carter: Mississippi Black man chased, then found decapitated The Washington Post
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