HEADQUARTERS WITH MORE. TODAY MARKS THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW POLICE FOUND BODY PARTS CONNECTED TO WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A MURDER. JACKSON POLICE TAPING OFF THE CRIME SCENE AT AN ABANDONED HOUSE ON TERRY ROAD AFTER A GRUESOME DISCOVERY. SOMEBODY FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN THE BACKYARD MONDAY MORNING. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY BODY PARTS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN THIS AREA. MICHAEL JONES/JACKSON < WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HEARING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING I MEAN NOT BODY PART IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD FEELING TO ME.> <IT'S SPOOKY AND MAKE SHOULD BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS FOR SURE.> AUTHORITIES SAY THE INVESTIGATION START AT SATURDAY NOT FAR AWAY WHEN A MAN SPOTTED HIS DOG WITH A HUMAN ARM IN ITS MOUTH ON MIDDLE DRIVE. SUNDAY OFFICERS FOUND THE OTHER BODY PARTS IN A WOODED AREA BEHIND AN ABANDONED HOUSE BUT THEY SAY VICTIM'S HEAD HAD BEEN DISMEMBERED. COMMANDER ABRAHAM THOMPSON/JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT <WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR REMAINS. HOW BIZARRE AND STRANGE A CASE IS THIS? WELL I WOULD SAY THAT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT WE MOST DEFINITELY WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE HIS OR HER HEAD WAS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING.> POLICE BELIEVE THE VICTIM MAY BE A WHITE MALE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION. THE BODY SENT TO THE STA
Dog finds human arm, more body parts found next day, JPD says
Head still missing, coroner says
The discovery of a human arm led to the search over the weekend for the rest of the body.Someone called police Saturday to report that a dog had found what appeared to be an arm, according to authorities. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the victim's arm was recovered on Middle Street. The rest of the body, except the head, was found Sunday, Grisham-Stewart said.Deputy Chief Deric Hearn said in a release Monday that the decapitated body, which was missing the arm, was found in an abandoned house in the woods in the 4000 block of Terry Road. The coroner said the victim appears to be a white man. Grisham-Stewart said Jackson police are in the preliminary stage of the investigation. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was asked the investigation during a Monday briefing."My reaction is one of disgust. It's one of concern," Lumumba said. "The way I deal with concern is to ask questions and push forward to how we can bring justice."Hearn said the case is the city's 117th homicide of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call Jackson police at 601-960-1278 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
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The discovery of a human arm led to the search over the weekend for the rest of the body.
Someone called police Saturday to report that a dog had found what appeared to be an arm, according to authorities. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the victim's arm was recovered on Middle Street. The rest of the body, except the head, was found Sunday, Grisham-Stewart said.
Deputy Chief Deric Hearn said in a release Monday that the decapitated body, which was missing the arm, was found in an abandoned house in the woods in the 4000 block of Terry Road.
The coroner said the victim appears to be a white man.
Grisham-Stewart said Jackson police are in the preliminary stage of the investigation.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was asked the investigation during a Monday briefing.
"My reaction is one of disgust. It's one of concern," Lumumba said. "The way I deal with concern is to ask questions and push forward to how we can bring justice."
Hearn said the case is the city's 117th homicide of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call Jackson police at 601-960-1278 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
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