A man arrested in the hanging death of a 29-year-old Black woman in Mississippi has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson last month, and police said Friday that they had charged 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is also Black, in her death. During Ratliff's initial court appearance Monday, he pleaded not guilty and the judge denied him bond. No motive has been given for the killing. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney told reporters last week that there was an “association” between the victim and suspect, but she didn't elaborate.

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Jurors could not agree on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Friday’s mistrial leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to try Clancy again. She had faced life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder. Prosecutors argued that Clancy acted deliberately and understood her actions, while her lawyers said postpartum psychosis left her unable to control her behavior or appreciate its wrongfulness. The closely watched case drew national attention to maternal mental healthcare and gaps in treatment.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial began deliberating a verdict Thursday, tasked with deciding whether she was i…

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Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that ha…