Jasper Greenwood
On June 29, 1964, the badly decomposed body of Jasper Greenwood, the African-American victim, was found next to his car on a “lover’s lane,” about 100 yards off of Main Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. One of the victim’s family members reported him missing to the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) on June 21, 1964. According to a June 30, 1964 article in the Vicksburg Evening Post, no weapon was found near the victim’s body. Additionally, a purse containing about $61 was found in the victim’s car, likely ruling out the possibility that he was killed during a robbery. As a result of the body’s condition, a coroner’s inquest could not determine the cause of death.
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