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Melissa Turner

Case from Jackson, MS dated Aug 20, 2021

Victim Details

Melissa Turner

Female

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2021-08-20

39

Melissa

Turner

07/17/2026

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A 39-year-old Black female named Melissa Turner, a fashion entrepreneur from Jackson, Mississippi, was killed on August 20, 2021. Known for her passion for fashion, she had started her own clothing brand for full-figured women called Modishlife, often modeling her own designs and holding local pop-up shops to promote her business.

On that Friday afternoon, at approximately 1 p.m., Melissa was in her car with her 16-year-old son, waiting at a traffic light at the intersection of Woodrow Wi ...
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