The county sheriff, H.C Strider made a surprising statement saying that he highly doubted that the body found in the river was that of Emmett Till’s, which now had the support of the sheriff that the men did not kill Emmett. On September 19th, 12 white male individuals were selected onto the jury for the trial, leaving the decisions clearly biased. Before the trial had begun the men admitted to kidnapping Till, they were charged for that but the murder trial was awaiting. Once the murder trial had begun, Mamie wanted to eliminate the question of whether or not the body was Till’s, she then testified that "I positively identified the body in the casket, and later on when it was on the slab, as being that of my son, Emmett Louis Till.", Bradlie also testified that the ring from Till’s father sent to her from Europe was on his finger when she saw his body. Witnesses then testified and Willie Green reported hearing “licks and hollering” from inside of the barn that morning. Carolyn Bryant then told the jury what had happened the night that Till had touched and grabbed her, reporting that she was scared to
The county sheriff, H.C Strider made a surprising statement saying that he highly doubted that the body found in the river was that of Emmett Till’s, which now had the support of the sheriff that the men did not kill Emmett. On September 19th, 12 white male individuals were selected onto the jury for the trial, leaving the decisions clearly biased. Before the trial had begun the men admitted to kidnapping Till, they were charged for that but the murder trial was awaiting. Once the murder trial had begun, Mamie wanted to eliminate the question of whether or not the body was Till’s, she then testified that "I positively identified the body in the casket, and later on when it was on the slab, as being that of my son, Emmett Louis Till.", Bradlie also testified that the ring from Till’s father sent to her from Europe was on his finger when she saw his body. Witnesses then testified and Willie Green reported hearing “licks and hollering” from inside of the barn that morning. Carolyn Bryant then told the jury what had happened the night that Till had touched and grabbed her, reporting that she was scared to