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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Wagster Pettus

Trial begins for a man charged in the killing of a University of Mississippi student

Mississippi Student Killing - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A University of Mississippi student who disappeared in 2022 was a happy person who spoke with his mother daily and called her every year to sing happy birthday, his mom testified Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with killing her son.

Stephanie Lee of Jackson, Mississippi, said her 20-year-old son, Jimmy “Jay” Lee, texted her at about 2 a.m. on July 8, 2022, to wish her a happy birthday. She said she saw the text when she woke up later, and she responded with a smile emoji, expecting to hear from him again. She said he never called.

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