Congressman Thompson On The Arrest Of Former Deputy James Seale

CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ON THE ARREST OF FORMER DEPUTY JAMES SEALE

Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement:

"Today, forty-three years after the fact, justice prevailed. Justice came in the form of the arrest of Former Deputy James Ford Seale in Franklin County, Mississippi for the role he played in the death of Charles Moore and civil rights worker Henry Hezekiah Dee. Moore and Dee were last seen on May 2, 1964 near an ice cream stand in Meadville, Mississippi. Their weighted, decomposed bodies were found in the Mississippi River, more than two months after their disappearance while authorities were searching for three missing civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, whose deaths became a symbol of the civil rights struggle in Mississippi during "freedom summer.

"The announcement of the capture and arrest of James Ford Seale, an alleged former member of the Ku Klux Klan, brings a sense of closure for the families of Moore and Dee. I commend the Department of Justice for reopening this case seven years ago and for continuing to pursue this matter despite false claims of Mr. Seale's death and many cold trails. I am certain that the families of Mr. Moore and Mr. Dee continue to mourn the loss of their loved one, however, on this day, their tears of sadness can turn into tears of joy as the individual responsible for their loss is brought to justice."

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