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Till interacted with Donham in some way, though accounts of the events differ. After hearing about the interaction, Donham's husband Roy and Roy's half-brother John William "J. W." Milam kidnapped, tortured, and lynched Till. The book was dictated by Donham to her daughter-in-law Marsha Bryant, who transcribed the recollections. [1]
Several nights after the encounter, Bryant's husband Roy and his half-brother J. W. Milam, who were armed, went to Till's great-uncle's house and abducted Till, age 14. They beat and mutilated him before shooting him in the head and sinking his body in the Tallahatchie River. Three days later, Till's mutilated and bloated body was discovered ...
Carolyn Bryant Donham, now 87, claimed that Till harassed her at a corner store in Mississippi. Her then-husband, Roy Bryant, and his half-brother J.W. Milam killed Till and dumped his body in a ...
[3] [4] Reed recognized two of the men in the front seat as Roy Bryant, the husband of the woman at whom Till had reportedly whistled, and J.W. Milam, Bryant's half-brother. [4] Reed saw the truck pull into a plantation owned by Milam's brother and park in front of a barn. As he walked closer, he heard a boy inside the barn yelling, "Mama, save ...
The men who killed Emmett Till: J.W. Milam, center, and Roy Bryant, right, with their attorney, Sidney Carlton. getty images The air outside felt chilly as the crowd came inside to find their seats.
Four days later, two white men -- Donham's husband, Roy Bryant, and his half-brother, J.W. Miliam -- kidnapped Till, beat and shot him in the head. His body was later found in the Tallahatchie river.
In the early hours of August 28, Carolyn's husband, Roy, and his half-brother, John William "J. W." Milam, arrive at the Wrights' house and force themselves inside. They locate Emmett inside one of the bedrooms and force him to put on his clothes before kidnapping him. Emmett’s great-aunt Elizabeth offers the men money, but Milam refuses.
At 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 28, Roy Bryant and his half-brother John William "J. W." Milam, kidnapped Till from Moses Wright's home. Till was abducted while he was sharing a bed with a cousin and there were a total of eight people in the cabin. Till's great-aunt, Elizabeth, offered the men money, but Milam refused.