Man Found Hanging in Tree in Wilkinson County.

[NYC]

Sun Herald, Mississippi
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/8502677.htm

Family members say a man found Friday hanging from a tree in rural Mississippi had returned home to fight for his family's land...

But Doris Gordon, a Woodville native now living in San Francisco, said the victim was her brother, Roy Veal (age 52)of Washington state. Thelma Veal, the man's mother, also confirmed the identity.

"They found my brother hanging from a tree with a hood over his head and some papers burned at his feet," Gordon said...

...her brother had returned to the family home in Wilkinson County "to help with a lawsuit pending against our family."

"There are people trying to take part of our land because they apparently think there is oil on the land," she said...

Thelma Veal said the lawsuit sought portions of land owned by her late husband and his brothers. She said her son had obtained a map of the property and was collecting documents to prove the family owned the land...

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[cosmicdot]

1. torture ... back ... sweat shops .... back ... lynching ... back

the good ol'boys must be ecstatic

[RoeBear]

2. Nothing in the story mentions that

this was racially motivated, but a lynching in Ole Miss certainly makes you think about it.