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A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

Relatives of Emmett Till\u00a0 want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who accused the Black Chicago teen of improper advances.

Emmett Till's relatives still want to see justice done in his 1955 murder, and that includes arresting his accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham.

Stymied in their calls for a renewed investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, relatives and activists are advocating another possible path toward accountability in Mississippi: They want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who set off the lynching by accusing the Black Chicago teen of improper advances in 1955.

A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.

“Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till” was an immersive reenactment of the court proceedings in Mississippi in 1955 based on the real trial transcript that had been buried for 50 years.