![]() ![]() "Even though no one now will be held to account for the death of my cousin and best friend, it is up to all of us to be accountable to the challenges we still face in overcoming racial injustice." "As a person of faith for more than 60 years, I recognize that any loss of life is tragic and don't have any ill will or animosity toward her," Parker said in a statement. ![]() Parker said Thursday that his heart goes out to Donham. He and Till were staying at an uncle's home in Mississippi when Till was taken in the dark of night. ![]() Parker is the last living witness to Till's abduction. I don't think she had a pleasant or happy life." "But I think she was judged by God, and his wrath is more punitive than any judgement or penalty she could have gotten in a courtroom. "She was never tried in the court of man," Gordon said. Gordon said she had mixed emotions about Donham's death. Gordon told The Associated Press on Thursday that in the days following when he went missing, the home was full of fear, because people knew there was a strong likelihood he had been killed. When Till disappeared in Mississippi, Ollie Gordon - one of Till's cousins - was 7 years old and living in the Chicago home with Till's mother and family. A Till relative says Donham's death brings mixed emotions ![]()
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