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Murder of Carson Sistrunk

In September 2022, 24-year-old Carson Sistrunk vanished from sight.

He told family and friends he was planning to meet a woman in the New Hebron, Mississippi, area that he had corresponded with on Snapchat.

Sistrunk, who loved hunting, fishing, and other adventurous hobbies, never returned from that meeting, and on September 6th, 2022, his family reported him missing.

Three days later, on September 7th, 2022, pipeline workers noticed some tire tracks, and after following the tracks, they found Sistrunk’s body near Gulf Camp Road in Newhebron, Mississippi.

Police later determined his death was no accident, as he had been shot to death. They also determined his Ford Raptor truck was gone.

After talking to his family, they learned about the strange woman he was supposed to meet. Detectives were in the process of going through Sistrunk’s devices to identify the woman when one of their officers stopped a female, identified as 20-year-old Sierra Inscoe, driving Sistrunk’s Ford Raptor. However, she wasn’t arrested at the scene.

On September 11th, she was taken into custody by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and charged with motor vehicle theft.

Less than a week later, authorities tacked on a murder charge. She pleaded not guilty and was held in the Rankin County Detention Center while awaiting trial.

Rumors About Inscoe Make The News

Police didn’t reveal much information about the case, but a relative of Sistruck with law enforcement connections revealed that when Sistruck arrived to meet Inscoe, he was approached by Inscoe and a black male. The duo reportedly forced him to go to an atm and sign over the title to his vehicle, and after that, they killed him.

While she was locked up, people who had previous dealings with her exposed her past actions to the media.

They revealed she had a history of defying authority by stealing vehicles and defrauding others. It was also alleged that in order to gain sympathy and live rent-free, she once pretended to have cancer. Her behavior suggested that she was willing to go to great lengths to deceive others in order to benefit personally.

She also had an ad with the seductive tagline, ” I enjoy pleasuring others,” and a Facebook page calling herself “cornbread-fed “and saying, “I go fishing on the first date.”

Legal Proceedings

In July 2024, Inscoe pleaded guilty to murder. At her plea hearing, she spoke to Sistrunk’s family, and according to Oxygen, she said, “I did it; I’m sorry. I killed him.” Her 10 minute statement put to bed the rumors that she had an accomplice in the crime.

She was sentenced to 40 years in prison. She has to serve at least 35 years of her sentence.

Hal Kittrell, the district attorney, commended the efforts of municipal and state law enforcement departments, saying their diligence helped remove a violent person from the streets. He hoped that this conclusion would bring some peace to Carson’s family. Knowing that justice had been served provided some comfort to the community, which was still in shock following the death.

The case of Sierra Inscoe and Carson Sistrunk is a stark reminder of the potential risks associated with meeting internet strangers.