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Emmett Till — Part 1
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War I and died on August 30, 1974.77 __]remarried following Leslie Milam’s death and 33
is | [ss not related to the Milam/Bryant family. The couple
9. Melvin L. Campbell (deceased) sf Mavi L. bé
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Campbell tolf hat he had been with Roy Bryant the night that Roy Bryant
and J.W. Milam kidnaped and killed Emmett Till. Additionally, J.W. Milam related to a confidential
source that Campbell was present during the kidnaping and murder of Till.
Melvin Louis Campbell was born on September 5, 1925. LY]
L. Campbell a In 1955 the Campbells owned and operated:a small country store
in Minter City, Leflore County, Mississippi. The couple lived in the rear of the store (like Roy and
[ and sold various household goods, food and automotive supplies, including tires.
Like the other family stores, the Campbell’s store catered to the black community in and.around the
area, Melvin Campbell died on November 9, 1972. During the late 1980s, [poke
in Roy Bryant’s, store in Ruleville, Mississippi bé
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10. Elmer O. Kimbrell (deceased): A man named Kimbrell, first name unknown to
[ but a close friend of J.W. Milam’s, who lived inf __ Mississippi, bé
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was identified by [i recent interviews as accompanying Milam and Roy
Bryant when they appeared with Emmett Till at Bryant-Donham’s home/store.
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