angels, led by the spirit of may mee till mobly and emmett till. the family have been seeking justice, not just for the 1965 murder, but for what led up to that murder, his kidnapping. the family believes one suspect is a woman who is still alive. we ve thought of things like citizens arrest, i m just going to tell you. we ve thought of things like, well can we find the warrant and present it to her? if the authorities aren t going to do this, what can we do? reporter: till s cousins, debra and terry watts decided to go searching for the warrant, one authorities over the decades never found in their investigations. there were cobwebs across all of the boxes. dead bugs, dust, we had to get chairs to even search on
maimmy till and emmett till. for 67 years the family of emmett till say they have been seeking justice, not just for the murder of 14-year-old black boy whose tortured and disfigured body helped spark the civil rights movement, but for what led up to that murder, his kidnapping. the family believes one suspect is a woman who is still alive. we thought of things like citizens arrest. i m just going to tell you. we thought of things like, well, can we find the warrant to her. if the authorities aren t going to do this, what can we do? till s cousins debra and terry watts decided to go searching for the warrant, one authorities never found over the decades in their investigations. there were cobwebs across all of the boxes, dead bugs, dust. we had to get chairs to even search on different levels of the for the documents.
the grand jury, who did have black folks on that jury, did not indict, said there was not enough evidence to indict. now that they have found this warrant, which is considered an open warrant, according to officials, what do they do with it? can it be served as is? it probably can be served. you know, that warrant, that document, may be old. maybe it s stale. but the injustice and the probable cause hasn t gone stale. and so even if there is some limit to how long a warrant can stay active for in that state, probable cause is still there. they should just reissue it. that s what should happen right now. i want to tell you something the family said and just have you react. when i talk to debra and terry, mother and daughter, they ve been fighting this fight for a very, very, very long time, basically their home lives. they can remember their cousin. they can remember emmett till s mom telling them even before she
that murder, his kidnapping. the family believes one suspect is a woman who is still alive. we thought of things, like, citizen s arrest, i m going to tell you. we thought of things can we find the warrant and present it to her? if the authorities aren t going to do this, what can we do? reporter: till s cousins, deborah and terry watts, decided to go searching for the warrant, one authorities over the decades never found in their investigations. there were cobwebs across all of the boxes, dead bugs, dust. we had to get chairs to even search on different levels of the for the documents. we did have gloves and masks as well. but we were definitely determined to find it no matter what. we pushed through. reporter: two men were acquitted of till s murder by an all white jury. though they later admitted to the killing in an interview with look magazine. the case against miss roy bryant, who goes by carolyn
probable cause is still there. they should just reissue it. that s what should happen right now. i want to tell you something the family said and just have you react. when i talk to debra and terry, mother and daughter, they ve been fighting this fight for a very, very, very long time, basically their home lives. they can remember their cousin. they can remember emmett till s mom telling them even before she died, i still want justice for my son. and it sits on this family. in their estimation, what they want is for the wheels of justice to turn. they have not said they want her conv convicted, tried, any of those things. they have said, do the first thing, do what s right. serve her with a warrant, and then go from there. charge her. you re looking at a dichotomy of two individuals. you have this woman who needs to be charged. and then you have maimmy till. and when you think about ms. till, you think about the