Chicago, IL. ---- “I visited Burr Oak Cemetery today in support of the family as well as the investigation.  Due to the fact that this is a criminal investigation, I was told that no one outside of immediate family and those involved directly with the exhumation would be allowed into the cemetery. I was advised to call my contacts at the Department of Justice for more information.  I followed up with a phone call and spoke to Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, Alex Acosta, who shared what he could at this time regarding the investigation.  In the coming days, I’m expecting to receive more information as the investigation continues and the autopsy is completed.  Until then, I remain optimistic that this exhumation process is just one step of many that will ultimately lead to closure and convictions of any surviving co-conspirators involved in Emmett Till’s death.”

  Note: Rep. Rush introduced the first congressional resolution in February 2004, which called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reopen Emmett Till's murder case. Subsequently, a  bipartisan, bicameral resolution requesting that the DOJ and the state of Mississippi act more quickly to hold those accountable was introduced in November 2004. The resolution directs the DOJ to pursue this investigation in a timely manner due to the amount of time that has passed since the crime was committed and the age of the witnesses.  A copy of the resolution can be found on www.house.gov/rush or by visiting http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:3:./temp/~c108PaFCgg::

Mamie Till Mobley was a friend and constituent of Congressman Rush.  Burr Oak Cemetery is located in his First Congressional District.