Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Justice Department began an investigation into the Emmett Till lynching in 2004, Emmett’s body was exhumed for an autopsy, and the F.B.I. But in 2007, a grand jury decided not to indict Ms. Donham, or anyone else, as an accomplice in the murder. PhotoFour days later, he was kidnapped from his uncle’s house, beaten and tortured beyond recognition, and shot in the head. Witnesses said that Emmett wolf-whistled at Ms. Bryant, though even that has been called into doubt. Days after the arrest, Ms. Bryant told her husband’s lawyer that Emmett had insulted her, but said nothing about physical contact, Dr. Tyson said.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 03:46 UTC