Crime

Ocean Springs police investigating woman’s death

Ocean Springs police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Monday morning in a grassy area on Hilltop Drive, Capt. LeMaire said in a release.

The woman was identified as Ocean Springs resident Lauri Gipson.

The manner and cause of death is pending an autopsy.

To report information, call the Ocean Springs Police Department at 228-875-2211 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898

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Margaret Baker
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Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.
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