'Nothing was settled' - Emmett Till's family react as U.S. Justice Dept closes his lynching case

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'Nothing was settled' - Emmett Till's family react as U.S. Justice Dept closes his lynching case

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday that it was closing its cold case investigation into the murder of Emmett Till. 'Today is a day that we’ll never forget,' Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker said at a press conference after the announcement. 'Officially, the Emmett Till case has been closed after 66 years,' Parker...

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