Cold Cases in Jackson, Mississippi

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Jackson, Mississippi, dated 1963 to 2024. 1 is recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Medgar Evers (1963) and the most recent is Dau Mabil (2024).

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Status of the 2 cases
  • Unsolved 1 (50%)
  • Solved or convicted 1 (50%)

By type

1 Homicides1 Suspicious Deaths

All 2 cases

Unsolved 2024

Dau Mabil

Dau Mabil, a 33-year-old Sudanese refugee and one of the 'Lost Boys' resettled in Jackson, Mississippi, vanished during a midday walk near his Belhaven-area home on March 25, 2024.

Jackson Suspicious Death Age 33
Conviction 1963

Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers, 37, the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, was shot in the back outside his Jackson home shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963, and died within the hour.

Jackson Homicide Age 37

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