Two Ole Miss students found dead with kratom at scenes

Summarised from 4 outlets · 14 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 17:26 · Archive

Two University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate locations with packaged kratom recovered at both sites.

Two University of Mississippi students, identified as Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were found dead in separate incidents. Packaged kratom was recovered at both scenes. Kratom, an opioid-like substance widely sold in gas stations and convenience stores, is being investigated by Lafayette County Metro Narcotics. The deaths have prompted concern on campus about student safety.

How it is being reported

• Mississippi authorities work to expedite toxicology reports for Ole Miss student deathsMississippi authorities worked to expedite toxicology reports for two University of Mississippi students who were found dead on Monday in separate incidents. Investigators said similarly packaged kratom was found at both scenes. Lilia Luciano reports.CBS News · 25 Sept, 00:28
• Ole Miss students found dead identified as freshman, 18, and ‘dear son,’ 20, as cops search for answersThe University of Mississippi students who died Monday circumstances have been identified — days after their bodies were found next to packaged kratom.New York Post · 24 Sept, 18:42
• Ole Miss victims identified as narcotics task force probes two student deathsIt remains unclear whether the deaths of Ole Miss students are connected, according to Lafayette County authorities.Fox News · 24 Sept, 17:34
• Two Ole Miss students who died from suspected kratom overdose are identified by devastated friendsAidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were named as the two young men who died on Tuesday at the Ole Miss campus in Oxford.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 15:34
• Ole Miss freshman claims she was spiked, passed out in hall days before two students found deadA University of Mississippi student claims she was spiked on a night out before being discovered passed out in the hallway of her dorm – just days before two college kids were found dead.New York Post · 24 Sept, 14:35
• Ole Miss deaths, druggings have ‘people scared to leave’ dorms as bars, Greek life clamp down: studentsMary Harvey says she was drugged at an Ole Miss bar and found passed out in her dorm hallway, as kratom was recovered near two student deaths.Fox News · 24 Sept, 11:00
• What is kratom? Risks of popular substance revealed after college students' deathsTwo University of Mississippi students died with kratom found at both scenes, raising urgent questions about the substance's opioid-like effects.Fox News · 23 Sept, 20:41
• Dispatch audio details ‘possible OD’ at Ole Miss dorms as two students found dead and kratom discovered at scenesA “possible OD” at a University of Mississippi dormitory was reported in dispatch audio before two students were found dead in separate incidents. “They do not believe the subject is breathing,” the dispatcher can be heard saying in audio obtained by Fox News. An entrance sign and logo to the campus of the University of...New York Post · 23 Sept, 16:42
• What exactly happened at Ole Miss? Mystery as police confirm two students died from 'kratom'... but students fear more is under the surfaceThe mystery surrounding the deaths of two Ole Miss students from a suspected kratom overdose has sparked a social media firestorm.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 16:37
• Rumors swirl after 2 Ole Miss students found dead in separate locations with packaged kratomTwo University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate locations, each with packaged kratom, police said. Jason Allen has the latest.CBS News · 23 Sept, 14:31
• The ‘really sinister’ legal supplement found at death scenes of two Ole Miss studentsTwo students were found dead Monday in separate incidents — and kratom was found at both scenes, authorities said. Sold widely in gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops, the opioid-like substance is drawing scrutiny for its potent effects and high risk of abuse.New York Post · 23 Sept, 14:13
• 2 Ole Miss students found dead with packaged kratom in their rooms, police sayTwo students have been found dead at the University of Mississippi. They were found at separate locations, but with the same easy-to-find drug. Jason Allen reports.CBS News · 23 Sept, 00:15
• Two Ole Miss students found dead in separate incidents— with kratom found at both scenesAuthorities have not confirmed the deaths are connected, but packaged kratom sold from a retail store was recovered in both investigations.New York Post · 22 Sept, 21:54
• Two Ole Miss students found dead as packaged kratom is recovered at both sites: officialsTwo University of Mississippi students were found dead at separate locations as Lafayette County Metro Narcotics investigates kratom from a retail store.Fox News · 22 Sept, 21:07

In this story: University of Mississippi · Aidan Hamilton · Robert Strang · Lafayette County Metro Narcotics · Oxford

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