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.

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.

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.

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.

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. The Oxford Police Department and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office made the announcement late Wednesday morning that DNA testing by the state crime lab confirmed what authorities already believed,

Human remains that were found by a deer hunter in Carroll County have been confirmed to be those of murdered Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee.

Oxford Police Department officials said the remains found in Carroll County were confirmed to be that of Lee. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jimmy "Jay" Lee' s remains have been found after nearly three years.

Human remains found in Carroll County, Mississippi, over the weekend may be connected to the disappearance of Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee in July 2022. Sheriff Clint Walker of Carroll County confirmed to FOX13’s sister station,