The Justice Department closes a second investigation into the infamous 1955 killing of Emmett Till after failing to prove a key witness lied
In 2017, Professor Timothy Tyson unearthed what appeared to be a key piece of evidence in one of the most haunting and grisly murders of the Jim Crow Era: a recantation from the woman at the center of the case who had accused Till of making sexual advances at her over 60 years ago. Emmett Till's childhood home is now a landmark in ChicagoYet after an exhaustive investigation, the Justice Department has now concluded it cannot prove the woman lied to federal investigators.
Armed with Tyson's new claims, federal investigators once again spoke to Donham. But she denied ever recanting her earlier testimony.Read MoreSources familiar with the investigation say that the critical statements Tyson attributed to Donham were not recorded or transcribed, and he gave inconsistent statements of whether a recording had ever been made. CNN has reached out to Tyson for comment.
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