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Tet — a as an . a Pon. tt OF b6 b7c LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE by [fina is located on the former Clint Shurden Plantation where Leslie Milam operated a farm in 1955, as discussed earlier. *” | b. On August 28, 1955 civil twilight began at 5:06 a.m. and sunrise was at 5:22 am. . Daytight arrived while, according to Huie’s account, the group was in Glendora, Mississippi, beating Till in the shed behind Milam’s home. Milam is quoted as being worried about being. seen after arriving in Boyle as daylight had arrived. c. The distance from Money, Mississi ppi to Rosedale, Mississippi is 56 miles. The distance from Rosedale, Mississippi to Glendora, Mississippi is 50 miles. The distance from Glendora, ‘Mississippi to Boyle, Mississippi is approximately 33 miles. The group would have traveled over 164 miles (139 miles plus the additional 25 miles stated in the article spent looking for the bluff on the Mississippi River) from the time they kidnaped Till at approximately 2:30 a.m., until the time they arrived at Boyle, Mississippi. With an average speed of 45 miles per hour, and allowing for a ten minute stop in Money, Mississippi (as related a the total time in travel would have been approximately 3 hours 38 minutes. This calculation has the group amiving in Boyle, Mississippi after 6:08 a.m. and does not allow any time for the beating of Till i in | Glendora, Mississippi. _ Dawn arrived on August 28, 1955 at 5:06 a.m. It appears difficult for the travel distances and times outlined in the article to be physically possible when arriving at Boyle, Mississippi at or near day break. | d. The proximity of the buildings in Glendora, Mississippi at the time would have created a situation wherein the noise created by someone being beaten in a shed behind Milam’s home would LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Thes document contains neither recommendations ner conclusions of the FBI. It ts the property of the FB] and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.