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Charges likely for Satanists who performed ritual at grave of Westboro founder’s mother
MERIDIAN, Miss. — Police in Meridian, Miss., say they plan to file charges against a group of self-described Satanists for performing a same-sex ritual at the grave site of the mother of Westboro Baptist church’s founder Fred Phelps.
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Satanists perform gay ritual at grave site of Westboro Baptist founder’s mother
MERIDIAN, Miss. — A group of self-described Satanists say they’ve given the controversial, anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church a taste of its own medicine by performing a same-sex ritual at the grave site of the mother of the church’s founder. Members of the New York-based the Satanist Temple performed what its spokesman describes as a “pink […]
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Family demands answers in death of gay Miss. mayoral candidate
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.
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Autopsy report says suspect ‘admitted to killing’ gay Miss. mayoral candidate
An autopsy report says a man admitted to killing a Mississippi mayoral candidate in February and that the victim died from lack of oxygen, but it doesn’t give an exact reason for the death beyond calling it a homicide.
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Autopsy report still pending in death of gay Miss. mayoral candidate
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.
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Former Miss. governor says he was wrong to ban adoption by gay couples
JACKSON, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove says he now regrets signing a state law in 2000 that bans same-sex couples from adopting children.
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SPLC alleges Miss. school district allowed gay students to be bullied, harassed
JACKSON, Miss. — An advocacy group said Thursday that gay and lesbian students at a south Mississippi school are subjected to bullying and harassment from classmates and faculty.
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Suspect in slaying of gay mayoral candidate back in Mississippi
The suspect in the slaying of a mayoral candidate was released to Mississippi authorities on Wednesday, an official said. Lawrence Reed 22, is charged with murder in the death of 33-year-old Marco McMillian.
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FBI ‘monitoring’ investigation of gay Miss. mayoral candidate’s death
JACKSON, Miss. — The FBI said Wednesday that it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi, but the agency didn’t indicate it had opened its own investigation.
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Miss. congressman asks FBI to review gay mayoral candidate’s death
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi congressman is asking the FBI to review the slaying of an openly gay mayoral candidate to determine if any federal laws might have been violated.