Why Were Skeletal Remains All That Were Left of Rasheem Carter?
What Happened To This 25-Year-Old in the Woods in Mississippi?
One hundred fifty days after his last phone call with his mother, Tiffany, Rasheem Ryelle Carter’s remains were laid to rest in his hometown of Fayette, Mississippi, on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
A frightened Carter called his mother on October 2, 2022, and advised her that white men had threatened his life. It is uncertain if there was one white man in one white truck or three white trucks with white men. He also told his mother that his “boss” had threatened him.
Rasheem arrived in Taylorsville, Mississippi, on September 26, 2022. A North Carolina contractor hired him to work on a contract at Georgia-Pacific Plant in Taylorsville.
Mr. Carter had no transportation and reportedly had a disagreement with the employee who had been providing him rides to and from the Super 8 Motel in Laurel, Mississippi, where they were staying. The employee, whose name is unknown to this writer, refused to continue to allow Mr. Carter to continue riding.
Mr. Carter went to the Taylorsville Police Department, reported that his life had been threatened, and asked the Policeman on duty for transportation to Laurel. Because Laurel is out of Taylorsville…
