The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe

JACKSON, Miss. — The household of a Mississippi man whose dismembered physique was present in November mentioned his newly launched post-mortem report reveals he was murdered, and so they known as for a federal investigation into the case Monday.

Rasheem Carter, 25, was final seen on Oct. 2 at a resort in Laurel. On Nov. 2, his decomposing physique was present in a wooded space about 21 miles (33.80 kilometers) away in Taylorsville. At a information convention Monday alongside Carter’s household, Ben Crump, a distinguished civil rights legal professional, mentioned the Justice Division ought to take up the case after native police mentioned they’d no purpose to imagine the person’s dying was the results of foul play.

“One factor is for sure,” Crump mentioned. “This was not a pure dying. This represents a younger man who was killed.”

In an announcement on social media, the Smith County Sheriff’s Division didn’t elaborate on why they believed there was no foul play or what led them to the wooded space the place Carter’s stays have been discovered.

Crump mentioned Carter’s post-mortem revealed his head was severed from his physique, and a few of his physique components have been discovered in several places.

“What that tells us is that this was a nefarious act, an evil act,” Crump mentioned. “Somebody murdered Rasheem Carter, and we can not allow them to get away with this.”

His household mentioned the day earlier than his disappearance, Carter, who’s Black, went to the Taylorsville Police Division and reported that he feared for his security as a result of males have been after him, WAPT-TV reported. They are saying they imagine his killing might need been racially motivated.