Zachary Lavel Jackson Jr., 29, faces first- and second-degree murder charges after authorities discovered pieces of his mother Lana Brown Bradley's body at her Natchez home. Deputies found Jackson attempting to flush flesh down a toilet during a welfare check on April 4. Bradley, 62, had planned to evict her youngest son before her death.
On April 4, Adams County deputies conducted a welfare check at the Natchez, Mississippi, home of retired teacher Lana Brown Bradley, 62, after her oldest son reported her missing for two days. Upon arrival, they encountered a strong chemical smell and a slippery floor, signs of recent cleaning, according to Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten in an interview with WJTV. Bradley lived with her two younger sons, including Jackson; her middle son was at work that day. Patten described the scene as 'the most heinous crime that I've ever witnessed in my entire life.'