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Lynchings Re-enacted to Probe Cases

FBI uses ketchup and choreography to solve civil rights cold cases

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Jul 27, 2007 2:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Graphic re-enactments of lynchings, including ketchup-covered doll ‘fetuses’ ripped from ‘pregnant victims,’ were staged in a Georgia campaign to warm up some cold civil rights cases, CNN reports. Some groups have also offered private rewards, as local and national efforts converge in...   Read full story »

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