The father of Jimmie “Jay” Lee took to Facebook to thank friends and supporters for their prayers and says his family finally has some closure now that his body has been recovered. “Finding Jay has created some sense of relief.

After two and a half years, the family of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, an Ole Miss student who went missing in 2022, can finally have some closure and put their loved one to rest properly. The Oxford Police Department and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed the recovery of Lee’s remains.

The father of an Ole Miss student whose remains were identified this week after he was reported missing more than two years ago is speaking out.