Slain Till's former casket found discarded

Jul. 10, 2009

Authorities revealed more disturbing discoveries Friday at an Illinois cemetery where hundreds of burial plots were allegedly dug up and resold, including more emptied graves and the discarded casket of a civil rights icon.

Emmett Till's family seeking casket

ALSIP, Ill., July 10 (UPI) -- The family of Emmett Till says it wants to relocate a casket that once held the late civil rights icon's body from a cemetery in Alsip, Ill.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Slain Till's former casket found discarded

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