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Seeking answers in the murder of Emmett Till  view story
Monday, May 9, 2005
NATASHA KORECKI - - Chicago Sun-Times
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When Emmett Till's body is exhumed in the coming weeks, medical examiners have a good chance of identifying it through DNA.
If Till was shot, a bullet is likely to still be intact half a century later. And if Till was still breathing when he was thrown into the river, tiny, algaelike cells will still be in his bone marrow, experts say.
But even with the wealth of evidence bodies can hold after 50 years, determining Till's exact cause of death might be tricky, and investigators won't know what to expect until the very moment the 14-year-old's casket is opened.
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