Investigations are open into the hanging deaths of Tasia Fortune in Jackson, Mississippi, and Demetrius Fleming in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
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Crime & Justice Aug 25, 202627,000+ Cyclospora Cases, 2 Deaths: FDA Expands Lettuce Recall
27,000+ cyclosporiasis cases hit 47 states as FDA widens Taylor Farms lettuce recall; 2 dead in Michigan, the hardest-hit state.
Crime & Justice Aug 24, 2026Two Black Hanging-Death Cases in Roanoke Rapids, Raleigh
Demetrius Fleming’s death is under investigation in Roanoke Rapids; Raleigh police cite video evidence of suicide.
Crime & Justice Aug 24, 2026Cyclospora Cases in Ohio Fall Again Amid 41-State Outbreak
New Ohio cyclospora cases fall again, but the parasite behind explosive diarrhea has reached 41 states in an outbreak tied to FDA and CDC cuts.
Crime & Justice Aug 23, 202615,716 Cyclospora Cases: Six Unsolved Outbreaks Test U.S. Food Safety
15,716 sickened as CDC links 10,930 cases to Taylor Farms lettuce — but six clusters remain unsolved and thousands await answers.
Crime & Justice Aug 22, 2026Cyclosporiasis Cases Top 15,000 as CDC, FDA Track Multistate Outbreak
More than 15,000 cyclosporiasis cases now span the states in Newsweek’s outbreak map as CDC, FDA, and Taylor Farms recalls face scrutiny.
Crime & Justice Aug 21, 202615,716 Cyclospora Cases, 2 Deaths: Outbreak Slows Across 47 States
CDC confirms 15,716 cyclospora cases across 47 states — 2 dead, 828 hospitalized. Michigan’s lettuce-linked cluster tops 9,481 as cases slow.
Crime & Justice Aug 20, 202615,000+ Cyclosporiasis Cases: Hardest-Hit States Revealed
Cyclosporiasis tops 15,000 US cases as hardest-hit states emerge — and many infections were never tied to the lettuce outbreak.