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Mississippi Burning MIBURN Case — Part 5
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disturbed in any way in order to preserve the scene,
At 5:14 p.m. the remains of a third body were
unearthed. Body #3 was lying on its back immediately south
of and parallel to Body #2. The head was toward the west with
the face turned south. The left arm and shoulder were
drawn up and across the body. The right arm was lying along the
side of the body. Body #3 was barefoot and clad in trousers
and a "TT" shirt. No jewelry was observed on the hands of
Body #3. Since this body was lying on its back, ng attempts
were made at this time to move it to determine any ‘contents
of the trousers’ hip pockets. The hands and feet of this body
were encased in plastic bags for preservation.
Exhuming operations were continued in order to
expose as much of the bodies as possible without disturbing
them in order to facilitate the coroner's examination.
During the course of e on, photographs were
made at various stages by SA pc
It is'estimated that approximately 27,000 cubic
feet of earth were removed in the exhumation of these three
bodies,
V. ARRIVAL OF CORONER AND OTHER NESHOBA COUNTY OFFICIALS
Shortly after 8 p.m., FULTON JACKSON, Neshoba County
Cororler, appeared at the scene accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
CECIL PRICE, Neshoba County Sheriff's Office, and Neshoba County
Attorney RAY FORD JONES. Upon completion of the coroner's
examination at 8:36 p.m. these officials departed from the scene,
Subsequently the bodies were placed in large plastic body
bags and sealed by Coroner JACKSON for transportation to
Jackson, Mississippi, where they were to undergo autopsy exami-
nations at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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