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The US Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday that it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department

The US Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday that it is ending its latest investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department; no new charges

The Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday that it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured, and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi.

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Former Republican presidential hopeful and US Senator Bob Dole in February 1996.

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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., attends the unveiling of his portrait at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, July 25, 2006.

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Mr. Dole, greeting supporters in Waltham during his quest for the presidency in 1996.

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Bob Dole arrived at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

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