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Nevilledog

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Wed Apr 19, 2023, 09:30 PM Apr 2023

Black man was 'decapitated' after saying he was being chased by white men. Cops: No foul play. [View all]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/rasheem-carter-death-mississippi-b2301332.html

One day in October, Rasheem Carter sent a chilling final text message to his mother.

The Black 25-year-old told her he was being chased by a group of white men in pickup trucks while they hurled racist abuse at him.

She never heard from him again.

One month later, Carter’s remains were discovered in a wooded area – his head completely severed from his body, according to the family.

So why are Mississippi authorities saying that there are “no signs” of foul play?

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