Emmett Till was also tossed aside in the Chicago Cemetery Mess, HOW ?
Do You Remember the facts behind the Emmet Till Murder ?
FYI, Emmett Till was a 15 year old Black Youth from Chicago, visiting his family in the south. he made the mistake of being Black in a time when it was totally fatal for your health. the FBI Concluded in the late 1990’s he was murdered by a bunch of white racists. because he supposedly whistled at a white woman.
it was later proven that He Didn’t – he died at 15 for a Lil White Lie. if that wasn’t enough now we have this mess in Chicago..
We’re going through our family archives right now looking for info on how many of our relatives in Chicago are buried in that dreaded cemetery. probably more than 10.. which is making me madder by the minute.
For sure My Father; who was buried there in 96′; and probably at least 5 aunts and that many uncles; along with cousins in the dozens. in fact my most favorite uncle and cousin are there, for sure. it makes me literally sick.
we’re not in Chicago so that means we weren’t there to check on the graves and make sure of their condition. no doubt we’re going to b on that growing list of families who’ve seen their relatives tossed aside like dead wood..
Why – Good Ole’ American Greed. How Criminally Insane are these folks ?
don’t they realize that people will Kill You DEAD for messing with their relatives dead remains ? I’m not adding my name to that list, but I am adding our names to the list of relatives who’s family has buried in that cemetery since the 1950’s. It was basically the only Black Cemetery for Chicagoans, and those in the close area. the damn cemetery is almost in Gary Indiana; to show you how much the white folks who finally gave the permit; didn’t want it to exist – Within Chicago Proper.
Yes Racism Even In Death..
When Does It End People.. WHEN ?
This Black on Black Racism Has to Stop. This is the Final Straw
Major Grave Re-Selling Scheme In Illinois Uncovered
Police find icon’s casket, more empty plots at historic cemetery – CNN.com.
ALSIP, Illinois (CNN) — 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.
Family members and police gather outside the Burr Oak Cemetery office in Alsip, Illinois, on Wednesday.
More than 2,000 families went to Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, after authorities uncovered what they say was a scheme to excavate the graves, dump the remains, resell the plots and pocket the cash.
Four people face felony charges.
As families arrived to check on their loved ones’ graves, they told authorities about 30 more cases “where another crime scene is obvious,” Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said at a news conference.
Earlier this week, Dart estimated the number of disturbed graves at about 300, but he said Friday the number is likely to rise.
“People have gone to grave sites where the headstones are gone. People have gone to the grave sites where a different person is there now. People have gone to grave sites where it’s clear that something has been removed,” he said.
New burials are taking place, Dart said, and one family that arrived Thursday to bury a woman found that the plot was already occupied.
Dart also said Friday that authorities discovered Emmett Till’s original casket in a dilapidated garage on the cemetery grounds. Till was reportedly buried in a different casket after his body was exhumed in 2005. 
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“There was wildlife living inside of it,” Dart said of the old casket, which he said was found in the corner of a garage filled with lawn care equipment and other “piles of things.”
Till, 14, was brutally killed in August 1955 in Mississippi after he reportedly whistled at a white woman. Despite the gruesome condition of his corpse, his mother insisted on a public funeral and open casket in an effort to draw attention to the ferocity of her son’s killing.
His body was exhumed 50 years later as part of a renewed probe into his death. The Chicago Tribune reported that he was reburied in a different casket.
Thousands of people viewed Till’s body in the original casket in Chicago shortly after he was killed, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said at Friday’s news conference.
“His mother had the gut and grit to say that, ‘I want America to see what they did to my baby’s body,’ ” Jackson said. “More than 100,000 saw his body lying at the church. It is said that those who saw his body were never the same again.
“Emmett Till’s lynching redefined emotions in our culture in very fundamental ways,” Jackson said. “So to see his casket in this state of desecration and neglect is very painful.”
Cemetery groundskeepers told investigators that Till’s grave was not among those disturbed in the alleged scheme, Dart said earlier this week.
Carolyn Towns, an office manager for the cemetery, and gravediggers Keith Nicks, Terrance Nicks and Maurice Daley have each been charged with dismembering a human body, a felony. Sentences could range from six to 30 years, authorities said. Watch officials announce the charges »
Steven Watkins, an attorney for Towns, said his client is innocent. The public defender’s office in Cook County said it had represented the three others at the bond hearing but could not provide a statement.
Authorities began investigating the cemetery — where, along with Till, blues legend Dinah Washington and some Negro League baseball players are buried — about six weeks ago after receiving a call from its owners.
The owners said they suspected “financial irregularities” regarding the business, Dart said earlier this week.
The owners are not believed to be involved in the alleged scam.
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