The deaths of two University of Mississippi students on Monday, September 21, have caused a major controversy after local authorities found the drug kratom in a package during the probe. But it was unclear how it was related to the deaths .
The Lafayette County Coroner’s Office has not confirmed the causes of the two students’ deaths. Fox News Digital reports that both deaths are being investigated by Lafayette County’s narcotics task force, but officials have not revealed how they are connected. This story is being updated.
The report also pointed out that Robert Strang was one of the leaders of Ole Miss’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity chapter. The two bodies were found at different places, Strang’s at an off-campus home and Hamilton at Stewart Hall, a dorm inside the University of Mississippi campus. Their kindness has meant more to our family than we can ever express.
He was frequently featured on the social media handles of the fraternity as the co-chairman of the 2026 edition of the Rush, the annual drive to recruit new members.
Fox News Digital also spoke to the family attorney of Strang, who said they are “heartbroken” by the loss. “We are heartbroken by the loss of our dear son and are trying to process this unimaginable loss,” the Strang family told Fox News in a statement “We are deeply grateful for the incredible outpouring of love, prayers and support by so many beloved friends and family.
On Thursday, in a major update on the case in Mississippi , the identities of the students were revealed, along with more details of the circumstances of their deaths. The University of Mississippi student newspaper the student newspaper The Daily Mississippian, confirmed that the two students who died were 18-year-old freshman Aidan Hamilton and 20-year-old Robert Strang.
