The Mississippi State Medical Examiner has finished its autopsy on a man found dead, hanging from a tree in Vicksburg on Monday, Sept. 15. The examiner determined that Cory Zukatis , 36, of Brandon, died by suicide.

The Clarion Ledger does not normally reveal the names of those who die via suicide, but the name was released publicly in relation to his death investigation.

Zukatis was found near Ameristar Casino around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 in Vicksburg. He is described as a white male who was homeless. Relatively few details of the case were released to the public.

He was one of two men found hanged on the same day in Mississippi. Demartravion "Trey" Reed , 21, of Grenada, was found around 7 a.m. on the Delta State University campus in Cleveland. Police don't believe the deaths a

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