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Unsolved August 28, 1955 Homicide

Emmett Till Reexamination (2022)

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date August 28, 1955
Location Money, Mississippi
Victim Age 14
Gender Male

In 2022, the Department of Justice reopened the Emmett Till murder case after a manuscript revealed that Carolyn Bryant Donham had lied during the 1955 trial. She died in 2023 before any charges could be filed. The case remains officially unsolved as the original killers and Donham never faced justice.

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