The Oxford Police Department and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Wednesday that human remains found last week are those of Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee. The remains were discovered Saturday, Feb. 1, by deer hunters.

Authorities have confirmed that the human remains found are that of a missing college student and a well-known member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Days after hunters discovered human remains at an illegal dumping site in Mississippi, police confirmed those remains were the body of Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee who went missing in July 2022.

Human remains that may be connected to the case of missing Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee were discovered in Carroll County.

Remains found by deer hunters in rural Carroll County have been positively identified as Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 20, who went missing in July 2022.