Emmett Till's Death

The FBI had reopened the case to try and discover if any other individuals had been involved in Emmett's death beyond Roy Bryant and J.W. Mylam. In 2006, they announced that the statute of limitations on the case had expired, so no federal prosecution was possible. One thing that has always been painfully clear is the amount of violence that was unleashed upon Emmett after he was dragged from his great uncle Moses writes home. Listeners may find the following passage disturbing.