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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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LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE bé . . . ays Rac 14. Johnny B. Washington (deceased): Washington was identified > | as having assed] Roy Bryant and 1.W, Milam by forcing into a pickup truck the evening prior to Till’s kidnaping. Washington, a black male, was born on February 7, 1928 at Money, Mississippi. - Pe Washington marie omL__ ido Money, Mississippi and the couple lived on the Ruddock Bananas Plantation outside of Money. In 1955 Washington worked for Roy Bryant delivering groceries and performing odd jobs. The couple divorced inf] ata a? Washington married again and died during October 1980 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. 15, Otha Johnson Jr., also known as “Ose” (deceased): Johnson related to his son, | pe c [at Johnson accompanied J.W, Milam and Roy Bryant the night Emmett Till was kidnaped and murdered. Johnson, a black male, was born on April 17, 1934 Johnson lived and worked in the Mississippi Delta in the towns of Drew, Webb, Glendora and Minter City. In 1955 Johnson worked for J.W. Milam doing odd jobs, driving trucks and tractors. Johnson lived in Glendora, Mississippi b6 b7C | in 1955 and they had at least two sons. After separating fromf [Johnson eventually moved to St. Louis, Missouri and then Chicago, Itinois. Johnson met [_____ }here and they married inf sin of] The couple remained together until his death on March 21, 2002 i in Southaven, Mississippi. 16. [ [ ] who lived on a farm outside sof] Mississippi, witnessed bé6 some of the events surrounding the kidnaping and was a witness at trial. bIC [was bom if | Mississippi inf | At the time of Till’s kidnaping and murder[ | years old and lived with[ on thef 30 LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents aré aot to be distributed outside your agency.
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