The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till: New Documentary Uncovers Evidence in 1955 Murder

On June 1st of this year, 50 years after Emmett Till's mutilated body was found in a Mississippi river, federal investigators unearthed the teen's casket in search of clues in a murder case that helped kindle the civil rights movement. Mississippi prosecutors and the FBI have said DNA or other evidence might help determine who killed the 14 year-old and whether anyone still alive should be prosecuted.

In August of 1955, Till was abducted, beaten and shot near Money, Mississippi after he allegedly whistled at a white female store clerk. The clerk's husband, Roy Bryant, and his half-brother, J.W. Milam, were tried and acquitted by an all-white jury. The two later confessed to beating and shooting Till in a magazine article. Both men have since died.

The U.S. Justice Department announced last year it would reopen an investigation into Till's slaying, saying it was triggered by several pieces of information including a documentary by filmmaker Keith Beauchamp.

* "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till", excerpt of documentary.
* Keith Beauchamp, producer and director of "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till."

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