Roy K. Moore
Roy K. Moore (June 11, 1914 Hood River Oregon – October 12, 2008 Madison Wisconsin) was an American FBI agent and former Marine who was best known as the chief agent who investigated the disappearance of civil rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman. The 1988 film Mississippi Burning, starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe was based on that case. Because of the efforts of Moore and his agents, nineteen men were indicted and seven were convicted. All served less than 6 years in prison.
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