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Police have arrested Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found behind an abandoned Jackson home on Aug. 3. A second suspect, Jarques Ratliff, remains jailed on murder charges. A third suspect is sought. The case has drawn attention for echoes of racial violence and ongoing debates about motive and verification of suicide amid a string of similar cases in the South.