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Court filings show the same three substances in two Ole Miss students who died in September

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The New York Post, Fox News and the Daily Mail report that court filings and toxicology reports show the same substances in two University of Mississippi students who died on September 21 in Oxford, Mississippi. The students were Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20. According to the filings, both had mitragynine, MGM-15 and MGPI in their systems. The outlets say the substances match those in pills investigators found at both scenes. Prosecutors and a defense attorney have described the case in court, and the outlets say two men are accused of selling narcotics linked to at least one of the deaths. A defense attorney told the court that one student died from combined substances, including cough syrup, and the other from inhalation asphyxiation. The outlets say a vape store in Oxford is connected to a purchase by one of the students. The full toxicology report has not yet been released publicly.

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Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were found dead on September 21 in Oxford, Mississippi, after police received separate reports that they were unresponsive.
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According to court documents, toxicology reports found mitragynine, MGM-15 and MGPI in both students' systems.
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Investigators say the substances match those in synthetic kratom pills found at both scenes, which were linked to a vape store in Oxford.
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A defense attorney told the court that one student died from combined substances, including cough syrup, and the other from inhalation asphyxiation.
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Two men are accused of selling narcotics connected to at least one of the deaths.
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The full toxicology report has not yet been publicly released, according to the reports.
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Every outlet in this sample reports that court filings show the same three substances in both students who died in Oxford. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis: the headlines focus on the matching toxicology results, while the New York Post adds the causes of death and the Daily Mail adds federal action on kratom products.

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Headlines lead with the toxicology findings and identical substances in both students, with Fox News and the Daily Mail stressing the matching results and the New York Post adding the causes of death.
Ole Miss students found dead both had exactly the same substances in their blood, report finds
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toxicology findings
identical substances in both students
link to an Oxford vape store
federal kratom action

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Daily MailRight
Ole Miss students found dead both had exactly the same substances in their blood, report finds
Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were found dead on September 21 after police received separate reports that they were unresponsive and possibly overdosing.
Oct 12, 2026Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
Fox NewsFar Right
Toxicology reports reveal same controlled substances in 2 Ole Miss students found dead: court docs
Court documents reveal identical controlled substances in both University of Mississippi students' systems allegedly linked to an Oxford vape store purchase.
Oct 10, 2026Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
Cause of death for Ole Miss students found dead with illegal kratom pills revealed in court
A defense attorney for the two men accused of selling narcotics stemming from the Sept. 21 deaths of Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, revealed in Mississippi federal court Friday that one student died from combined use of various substances, including cough syrup, and …
Oct 10, 2026Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Court filings show the same three substances in two Ole Miss students who died in September

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Ole Miss students found dead both had exactly the same substances in their blood, report finds

Toxicology reports reveal same controlled substances in 2 Ole Miss students found dead: court docs

Cause of death for Ole Miss students found dead with illegal kratom pills revealed in court

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