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Police Arrest Earnest Lloyd Jr. in Tasia Fortune Murder

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Police in Jackson, Mississippi arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. on murder charges in Tasia Fortune’s death.
A warrant was issued for a third suspect whose identity remains undisclosed.
51-year-old Jarques Ratliff was arrested on Sept. 11 and denied bond as a flight risk.
The State Medical Examiner ruled Tasia Fortune’s August 3 death a homicide.
Detectives interviewed up to 15 people, gathered forensic evidence, and spent hundreds of hours on the investigation.

History

Historical Context

The June 12, 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman sparked a police investigation still tainted by the 1992 Rodney King riots and LAPD bias. The case proceeded to the Los Angeles Superior Court on January 24, 1995, where 126 witnesses and 1,105 evidence items were presented, leading to O.J. Simpson’s televised not-guilty verdict on October 3, 1995.

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Story summary

Police in Jackson, Mississippi arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. on murder charges in Tasia Fortune’s death.
A warrant was issued for a third suspect whose identity remains undisclosed.
51-year-old Jarques Ratliff was arrested on Sept. 11 and denied bond as a flight risk.
The State Medical Examiner ruled Tasia Fortune’s August 3 death a homicide.
Detectives interviewed up to 15 people, gathered forensic evidence, and spent hundreds of hours on the investigation.

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