On a summer day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of a young Black woman named Latisha Harris was tragically cut short. The 28-year-old female's story took a dark turn on August 5, 2013, when a gruesome discovery was made in the waters of the Mississippi River. Her body was found locked inside a garbage container that was seen floating down the river near the harbor.
The discovery was made in the morning, at approximately 7:10 a.m., when a complainant alerted authorities to the presence of
the container in the water. Officers who responded to the scene on the river bank near Harbor/Port made the grim finding. The circumstances of her death immediately pointed to a homicide, prompting an investigation by homicide investigators.
In the wake of the discovery, law enforcement officials sought help from the public to piece together the events that led to Harris's death. They urged anyone with information to come forward to help them solve the murder. However, despite their appeals, there have been no publicly announced arrests or identification of any suspects in the years that have followed. The case of who was responsible for the death of Latisha Harris remains an unsolved mystery, a cold case in the files of the Memphis Police Department.
