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LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Sunday ~ August 28, 1955 — 8:00 a.m.: Add Reed walked past a shed and an oat bin on Leslie Milam’s farm and observed Leslie Milam and another man there. b6 S 6 unday ~ August 28, 1955—-Early Moming:[~____Jand{__observed a fire in a barrel outside of J.W. Milam’s home in Glendora, Mississippi. Sunday — August 28, 1955 - Morming: [observed Otha Johnson Jr., Levi “Too Tight” Calli J.W. Milam with Milam’s truck at b6 Milam’s gas station/store in Glendora saw that something was under a bic tarpaulin in the bed of the truck and blood was dripping from the bed of the truck. When! ked about the blood, J.W. Milam threatened him: Milam called for a man knew as| to join the group, they drove to the Glendora Cotton Gin and then departed town. ; ’6 Sunday ~ August 28, 1955 ~ 10:00 am.: Levy “Too Tight” Collins paidf___| BIC | 35 cents to clean blood out of the back of J.W. Milam’s truck while it was parked by Milam’s gas station/store in Glendora. Sunday — August 28, 1955 - 2:00 p.m.: Leflore County Sheriff George Smith questioned Roy Bryant about Till’s disappearance. Bryant admitted to taking Till from Mose Wright’s home and bringing him to Carolyn Bryant-Donham at the store - in Money. He further claimed that Till was then released. Bryant was placed under _ arrest. Monday — August 29, 1955 — Time Unknown: J.W. Milam appeared at the Leflore County Jail. Milam talked with Deputy John Ed Cothran and admitted to taking Till from Mose Wright’s home, taking him to Money, Mississippi and letting him go. Milam was placed under arrest. be BS Wednesday — August 31, 1955 — 6:30-7:00 a.m.: Robert” Hodges discovered a body floating in the Tallahatchie River north of Phillip, Mississippi. The body was later identified as being Emmett Till. Wednesday — August 31, 1955; Till’s body was recovered from the Tallahatchie’ River and transported to the Century Burial and Funeral Home in Greenwood, Mississippi. It was later transported to Chicago for viewing, a funeral and bunal. . ~ 38 LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE . . This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. tt is the property of the F&I and is loaned to your agency; it and its ; contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.