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Emmett Till — Part 1

249 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Emmett Till · 245 pages OCR'd
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bé b7c ig b6 | b7c bé b7C LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE j. Medical Examiner’s Opinion: Emmett Louis Till died of a gunshot wound of the head. Manner of death: homicide. 7*4 G. Qther Allegations & Issues: | prnsting research on a lynching in Mississippi, met an individual who represented himself to of a to [p= [__Jhad witnessed the torture of Till? | _Jinitiatty identified] Jas[_ during a telephone conversation on June 2, 2004. 77° During a later interview [__identifiea the individual he met af al white milf —~—CSSCi* the time{ | interviewed him in 2001 [| stated he had not revealed] true name initially, because at the time he had yet to meet the investigating Agent and was attempting to protect{| identity and{ | information from inadvertent disclosure to ohe| [elated tof] that he witnessed the torture of Emmett Till in 1955 [_Jeescribea receiving a telephone call to meet someone and ending up at a barn.’ Present at the barn were ten to twelve other people, including two black men, a white woman and a white boy of about twelve years old. The torture took place inside the barn in a small room that contained a set of bleachers. According a Till was beaten with fists, an anvil was used to strike his head his skin was pierced at multiple places with an awl af =o used a brace and bit (a hand operated drill) to drill a hole in Till’s head. Drilling wounds were located on Misc o/s ” LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBE. it is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ils contents are not to be distributed outside your agency | |
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