The circumstances of Louis Till's death remained largely unknown until they were revealed after the highly controversial acquittal of his son's murderers ten years later. Till's guilt would be called into question many years later via an analysis by John Edgar Wideman. In a book documenting every court martial and execution of GIs in North Africa and Europe during World War II, United States Army Colonel French MacLean called Wideman's research and conclusions into question.
The circumstances surrounding Louis Till's death remained unknown until they were revealed after the highly controversial acquittal of his son's murderers ten years later.  Years later, John Edgar Wideman's analysis cast doubt on Till's guilt. Colonel French MacLean, author of a book documenting all military trials and executions during World War II, challenged Wideman's research.