Father and son charged Ole Miss death inquiry

Oct 1

David Muir reports that father and son Yahya and Islam Mosleh face federal drug charges in connection with Ole Miss freshman Aidan Hamilton's suspected overdose death. Prosecutors allege they worked at the smoke shop that sold him illegal substances. ABC says Hamilton was found dead in his dorm room 'last week,' the same day junior Robert Strang was found dead off campus, and says court documents report the same kratom pills in both rooms. The report does not announce final toxicology, establish a cause of death or allege these defendants supplied Strang.

Federal prosecutors announce a criminal complaint against father and son Yahya and Islam Mosleh over suspected kratom-derivative sales in the Ole Miss death investigation. ABC's October 2 report alleges their smoke shop supplied Aidan Hamilton, describes his death as a suspected overdose and says court documents identify the same pills in Hamilton's and Robert Strang's rooms. Fox reports investigators' suspected link between packages at one scene and the store and explicitly leaves kratom's contribution to either death unclear. The defendants' guilt, causes of death and any supply to Strang remain unestablished by these reports.