Emmett Till | Memoir Accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham Leaks | Arrest Warrant Found
Channel: Crimes and Investigations
Date: 2022-07-14

Emmett Till | Memoir Of Emmett Till Accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham Leaks

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A copy of the unreleased memoir manuscript attributed to Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of whistling at her in a Mississippi store in 1955, has surfaced and been obtained by NBC 5, adding another layer to the events that led to Till's murder.

The manuscript, titled "I Am More Than a Wolf Whistle," was supposed to be kept in the University of North Carolina’s archives for at least another decade but began to circulate earlier this month.

In the text of the copy obtained by NBC 5, Bryant Donham sticks to what she testified during Till's murder trial. She said that Till whistled at her after grabbing her hand and waist and propositioning her inside the store, points that have been repeatedly disputed by Till's surviving family members who witnessed what happened that day.

Bryant Donham said those statements in court during the murder trial of her then-husband Roy Bryant and his half-brother J.W. Milam. Roy Bryant later confessed to murdering Till.