Emmett Till
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Garrow, David J. "Emmett Till case''
On August 24,1955, Emmett Till and a group of friends walked into a grocery store
One of the boys dared Emmett to talk to the store’s cashier, who was a white women
In the early morning hours of August 28, Roy Bryant, the cashier’s husband, and J.W. Milam, Bryant’s half brother, forced their way into Wright’s home and abducted Till at gunpoint
Bryant and Milam where they killed him with a single gunshot to the head. The two men tied the teen’s body to a large metal fan with a length of barbed wire before dumping the corpse into the river.
- Wright reported the kidnapping to the police, and Bryant and Milam were arrested the following day. On Aug. 31, 1955, Till’s corpse was discovered in the river.
The Case
Wright reported the kidnapping to the police, and Bryant and Milam were arrested the following day. On Aug. 31, 1955, Till’s corpse was discovered in the river
His face was unrecognizable as a result of the assault, and positive identification was possible only because Till was wearing a monogrammed ring that had belonged to his father.
His face was unrecognizable as a result of the assault, and positive identification was possible only because Till was wearing a monogrammed ring that had belonged to his father.
The federal investigation concluded in 2006, and no new charges were filed. In 2007, a Mississippi grand jury found insufficient evidence to indict, and the case was closed.
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