More than two years after Jimmie “Jay” Lee went missing, the remains of the University of Mississippi student and well-known member of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ community have been found.

Police in Oxford, Mississippi, have confirmed that remains found last week are those of University of Mississippi student Jimmy “Jay” Lee, who disappeared more than two years ago.

Body of Ole Miss student Jimmie 'Jay' Lee may finally have been found three years after disappearance - A search for Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee was launched in July 2022 after the Ole Miss student went missing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The remains of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee were confirmed to have been found in Carroll County, Mississippi, nearly three years after his disappearance.

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,

University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee was reported missing in July 2022 after his mother told campus police that she had not heard from him. Just a few weeks later, fellow student and recent graduate Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr.

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.