UNSOLVEDListenCourtland, Mississippi, United States · 2014
Jessica Chambers died after being set on fire near Courtland, Mississippi, in 2014, and two trials of the man charged ended without a verdict.
Credit: anonymousPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListenDuck Hill, Mississippi, United States · 1936
On April 13, 1937, Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels, two Black men, were seized by a white mob from the courthouse in Winona, Mississippi, minutes after being arraigned for the murder of storekeeper George Windham, then tortured with a blowtorch; McDaniels was shot to death and Townes was burned alive near Duck Hill, Mississippi.
SOLVEDListenMetro Inn parking lot, Jackson, Mississippi · 2011
James Craig Anderson, a 47-year-old Black man, was beaten and then fatally run over by 18-year-old Deryl Dedmon in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 26, 2011, in what was prosecuted as a racially motivated hate crime. The attack, part of a wider FBI-investigated conspiracy involving ten defendants, led to state and federal convictions.
UNSOLVEDListenPascagoula River, Pascagoula, Mississippi · 1973
In October 1973, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker reported to Jackson County, Mississippi authorities that they had been taken aboard a UFO by strange creatures while fishing near Pascagoula, sparking national media attention and decades of debate over the claim's authenticity.
UNSOLVEDListenJackson State College (now Jackson State University), Jackson, Mississippi · 1970
On May 15, 1970, police opened fire on a crowd of students outside a dormitory at Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi, killing two young men and wounding twelve others; no one was ever indicted.
SOLVEDListenNew Albany, Mississippi, United States · 2020
Ronnie McNutt, a US Army Reserve veteran, died by suicide during a Facebook livestream on August 31, 2020; the footage spread widely across social media, prompting debate over platforms' obligations to remove graphic content.
The files run from 1877 to 2024. The 2010s hold the most, with 3 files. The oldest is Lynching of Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels, from 1936.
They are spread across 14 cities and towns; the most are in Jackson (2). By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (11), hate crime cases (3) and mass shooting cases (2).
3 files of the 15 have coverage attached: 3 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 3 creators. Georgia Marie, That Chapter and Annie Elise have covered the most of them.
Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.
Long-closed and now vine-covered site of Bryant's Grocery in the crossroads community of Money, Mississippi — Credit: highsmith, carol m.Public domainSource
File:The Lynching of Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels.jpg — Credit: anonymousPublic domainSource
ParchmanGateNewPhoto — Credit: WhisperToMeCC0Source
News coverage of Lynching of Keith Bowen — Credit: Pittsburg dispatch August 14, 1889 Fort Worth daily gazette., August 15, 1889Public domainSource
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi. LOC sanborn04448 001-1 — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSource
15. By status: 8 unsolved, 2 cold, 1 ongoing and 4 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
Lynching of Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels, from 1936. Open the file
Killing of Jessica Chambers, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file
Georgia Marie (1 case), That Chapter (1 case) and Annie Elise (1 case).
Jackson (2).
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.
