MUS-2026-0114
Archive card
MUS-2026-0114
Homicide
- Incident
- 1991
- Indexed
- Oct 6, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Lafayette County Sheriff's Department
- Location
- Taylor MS
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Harry Lee Mitchell, 53, was found dead in the shallow water under the Taylor Creek Bridge near Taylor, Mississippi, on February 2, 1991. The Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s autopsy found death resulted from massive blunt force injuries of the head and brain. Despite the sheriff’s 1991 promise to find the killer, no one has ever been arrested. His family is still demanding justice more than three decades later.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1991-02-02
Mitchell's body was found in shallow water under the Taylor Creek Bridge, about half a mile from the village of Taylor
- 1991-02-04
The Oxford Eagle reported officials had few leads and the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department was asking for tips
- 1991
The Mississippi State Medical Examiner's autopsy found death resulted from massive blunt force injuries of the head and brain
- 2020
Mitchell's brother-in-law began talking to the Mississippi Free Press about the still-unsolved murder
- 2023-10
A profile of the case reported the family was still demanding justice 32 years later
Key people
The people in the file.
53. Found dead in the shallow water under the Taylor Creek Bridge near Taylor, Mississippi, on February 2, 1991.
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Investigating agency
Where tips go.
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