In-depth research by Paris Brown, a PhD candidate, former 9-1-1 police radio dispatcher, and vintage curator of true crime, mysteries, tragedies, eccentrics, and the beauty of the bizarre--all told with flair and big hair. Formerly 'Class A Felons.'
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In-depth research by Paris Brown, a PhD candidate, former 9-1-1 police radio dispatcher, and vintage curator of true crime, mysteries, tragedies, eccentrics, and the beauty of the bizarre--all told with flair and big hair. Formerly 'Class A Felons.'
2. Carolyn Bryant: Whistle Bait and the Murder of Emmett Till
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2. Carolyn Bryant: Whistle Bait and the Murder of Emmett Till
1955, rural, Jim Crow-era Mississippi. Emmett Till, just 14 years old, met a horrific death after being accused of whistling at and putting his arm around 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant. Over 60 years later, her account of their fateful encounter changed. Just who is Carolyn, and what forces propelled her toward the center of a murder that would become a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement? This is the second episode in the podcast's first season, "Accessories to Murder."
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SOURCES AND RECOMMENDED READING:
Huie, William Bradford. “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi.” Look. Jan. 1956.
Mitchell, Jerry. “Son of Emmett Till’s Killer in Panama Papers Scandal.” Clarion-Ledger. 9 May 2016.
Nave, R.L. “Emmett Till Murder: The Full Text Testimony of Carolyn Bryant.” Mississippi Today. 12 Jul. 2018.
Perez-Pena, Richard. “Woman Linked to 1955 Emmett Till Murder Tells Historian Her Claims were False.” The New York Times. 27 Jan. 2017.
“Three Hurt in Collision Near Here on Sunday.” The Delta Democrat-Times. 19 Nov. 1956, p. 1.
Tyson, Timothy B. The Blood of Emmett Till. Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Weller, Sheila. “The Missing Woman: How Author Timothy Tyson Found the Woman at the Center of the Emmett Till Case.” Vanity Fair. 26 Jan. 2017.
Crime Scholar
In-depth research by Paris Brown, a PhD candidate, former 9-1-1 police radio dispatcher, and vintage curator of true crime, mysteries, tragedies, eccentrics, and the beauty of the bizarre--all told with flair and big hair. Formerly 'Class A Felons.'
