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Solving murders in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi since 1995. Examine the evidence and solve the case.

Area farmer arrested after brandishing severed hand

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Area farmer arrested after brandishing severed hand

Farmer arrested brandishing hand

Investigation Day 1 — The Crime Beat column reports on a farmer arrested in possession of what he claimed was a human hand.

Intoxicated man arrested in possession of alleged severed hand

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Intoxicated man arrested

Intoxicated man arrested

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Photos of alleged human hand

Investigation Day 1 — The YCSD was called to Duffy's Bar & Grill on Sunday night, July 13, 2014, because a man who had been drinking at the establishment claimed to have a severed human hand in his possession.

 

What does John Reagle say about the hand now?

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What does the farmer say when sober?

John Reagle interview

John Reagle biography
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Investigation Day 2 — After local farmer John Reagle spent the night sobering up in a jail cell, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy sat him down for a talk about the alleged human hand he had with him at Duffy's the previous night.

 

Body found on Reagle Farm Road

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Body found incident report

Body found incident report

Body location map

Body location map

Investigation Day 2 — Detectives Armstrong and Murphy took Johnny Reagle to his farm to find the location where he dug up the hand.

 

The Oxford Weekly Planet covers the body's discovery

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Body found on area farm

Body found on area farm

Investigation Day 2 — The Crime Beat column reports on a body found on a Yoknapatawpha County farm on July 14, 2014.

The body's possible connection to the severed hand found on July 13 is undetermined at this time.

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