Mississippi Cold Case [SEP] country of origin
, conspired with the Klansmen who abducted and killed Dee and Moore. The plaintiffs sought a federal jury trial for civil damages. On June 21, 2010, Franklin County, Mississippi agreed to an undisclosed settlement in the civil suit with the families of Charles Moore and Henry Dee.
Awards.
"Mississippi Cold Case" has won several awards, including Best of Festival, at the prestigious Yorkton Film Festival in Canada. The film also won Best Social Political Documentary, Best Director (David Ridgen), Best Research (
During the production of "Return to Mississippi", Ridgen learned of the 1964 Klan murder of two 19-year-old African-American men, Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore. This led him to produce his next and probably most famous film, "Mississippi Cold Case", a documentary so compelling it led Mississippi state officials to re-open their investigation into the case, which resulted in Klansman James Ford Seale being convicted of conspiracy and kidnapping and handed three concurrent life sentences. Ridgen and "Mississippi Cold Case"