A Leflore County grand jury has found insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in the kidnapping and lynching death of Emmett Till.
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi TodayLeflore County jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant in Emmett Till’s death by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today August 9, 2022 District Attorney Dewayne Richardson said the jury considered charges of kidnapping and manslaughter, but returned a “no bill” indicating they would not indict Donham, according to a news release from his office.
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