Emmett Till: woman whose accusation led to lynching will not be charged

Mississippi grand jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham over death of Black teenager nearly 70 years ago

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

A grand jury in Leflore county in the north-western part of the state considered evidence and testimony regarding Carolyn Bryant Donham's involvement in the kidnapping and death of Till, the local district attorney, Dewayne Richardson, said in a news release.