▁Andrew ▁Good man , ▁who ▁was ▁white ▁( as ▁were ▁the ▁Sch wer ners ) ▁drove ▁the ▁Sch wer ner ▁family ▁station ▁w agon ▁back ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁investigate . ▁On ▁Sunday ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁three ▁men ▁were ▁driving ▁together ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁N esh oba ▁deput y ▁sh er iff ▁Cec il ▁Price ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁Mississippi . ▁Price ▁arrested ▁the ▁three ▁men ▁on ▁charge ▁of ▁speed ing ▁and ▁locked ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁j ail house , ▁only ▁to ▁release ▁them ▁around ▁ 1 0 pm ▁that ▁night . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Ohio ▁when ▁she ▁learned ▁of ▁their ▁disapp earance , ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁at ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁air port ▁with ▁F ann ie ▁Lou ▁H amer ▁and ▁getting ▁ready ▁to ▁travel ▁back ▁to ▁Mississippi , ▁Sch wer ner ▁learned ▁their ▁station ▁w agon ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁burn ed , ▁in ▁a ▁sw amp . ▁ ▁Sch wer ner ▁returned ▁to ▁Mississippi , ▁for ▁safety ▁" st ay ing ▁[ at ▁a ] ▁black - owned ▁hotel , ▁with ▁a ▁guard ▁organized ▁by ▁black ▁minister s ▁keeping ▁watch ▁outside ." ▁ ▁Sch wer ner ▁spoke ▁act ively , ▁pressing ▁President ▁Johnson ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁find ▁them . ▁The ▁national ▁media ▁covered ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁detail , ▁and ▁F BI ▁post ers ▁went ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country .