Dead body found stuffed inside trash can behind Mississippi house
Published 1:40 pm Tuesday, February 25, 2020
A body has been found stuffed in a trash can behind a vacant home in Mississippi.
Jackson police say a homeless man made the discovery about 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Roderick Holmes told WAPT-TV.
A man’s body had been stuffed in a large garbage can that was left behind a vacant house in Jackoson, Holmes said. The body and the garbage can were taken to the state crime lab, he said.
The case has been ruled a homicide, but police could not immediately say how the man was killed.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).
