Luster Bayless (Mississippi Department of Public Safety)

Katie King filed this request with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety of Mississippi.
Multi Request Luster Bayless
Submitted May 18, 2023
Status
Completed

From: Katie King

Subject: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Luster Bayless (Mississippi Department of Public Safety)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

All records concerning LUSTER BAYLESS (b. 10/26/1937, d. 2/11/2022), specifically in relationship to:

- Emmett Till (sometimes written as Emmet Teal)
- Roy Bryant (sometimes written as Roy Brown)

This includes all written communications, notes, case files, and any and all audio/visual material.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Katie King

From: Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Subject: RE: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Luster Bayless (Mississippi Department of Public Safety)

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Katie King,

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety responds to your public records request dated May 18, 2023 as follows:

* All records concerning LUSTER BAYLESS (b. 10/26/1937, d. 2/11/2022), specifically in relationship to:
* Emmett Till (sometimes written as Emmet Teal)
* Roy Bryant (sometimes written as Roy Brown)

Please see the attached, redacted documents labeled “04-0608 Till, Emmett_Redacted”, “Till, Emmett 55-00050094”, and “Bayless, Luster_Redacted”. The attached information is all information we have responsive to this request. We could locate no information responsive regarding “Roy Bryant (sometimes written as Roy Brown)”.

All fees associated with this request have been waived.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Public Records Administrator
MS Dept. of Public Safety, Legal Dept.

From: Katie King

Subject: RE: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: Luster Bayless (Mississippi Department of Public Safety)

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Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Katie King