What happened?
The Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department is investigating the unexplained death of Diane Coates, 47.
On Friday evening, Mrs. Coates suddenly collapsed during a reception for the Barksdale Literature Conference.
EMTs transported her to the local hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
Mrs. Coates was the special events assistant for the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education at the University of Mississippi.
Help investigate the case
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Where do you start?
If this is your first look at the investigation, you may want to start with the Case Recap or one of these case documents:
- Press coverage of the death [available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
- YCSD incident report [available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
- Biography of the victim, Diane Coates [available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
- Canvass of witnesses at the scene [available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
- Interview with the victim's boss [available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
- Interview with the victim's husband [Coming soon]
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