Clarksdale MS

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — An attorney for relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate said Thursday that the sheriff's department has mishandled evidence and withheld information about its investigation. [ Read more → ]

JACKSON, Miss. — More than a month has passed since the body of a Mississippi mayoral candidate was found dumped near a river levee, but the exact cause of his death remains largely a mystery pending the release of an autopsy report. [ Read more → ]

JACKSON, Miss. -- The body of a slain, openly gay Mississippi mayoral candidate was beaten and burned, a family member said Monday. [ Read more → ]

JACKSON, Miss. -- A 22-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday in the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate, whose body was found near a river levee in the Mississippi Delta this week. [ Read more → ]