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1) Identity Dixie member James Lee Ginther III committed a premeditated murder, but his membership in ID was not publicly reported until now.
1) Identity Dixie member James Lee Ginther III committed a premeditated murder, but his membership in ID was not publicly reported until now.
2) Very early on Nov 16, 2017 James Lee Ginther kidnapped his ex wife as she left for work, took her to a secluded spot, executed her from behind, then dumped her body in an shallow grave in the woods.
3 months earlier, he marched with Identity Dixie at Unite The Right.
3 months earlier, he marched with Identity Dixie at Unite The Right.
3) Suzette Ginther had 2 children with James. They married after being HS sweethearts.
After shooting her in the back of the head he dumped her body into an 18 inch deep makeshift grave, covered her over, and returned home to his girlfriend and the child they had together.
After shooting her in the back of the head he dumped her body into an 18 inch deep makeshift grave, covered her over, and returned home to his girlfriend and the child they had together.
4) When Suzette uncharacteristically failed to show up for work 5am her coworkers alerted her boyfriend, who scrambled to find her.
Her car was located and still registered to James, which got him a knock by police around 7am that same morning.
Her car was located and still registered to James, which got him a knock by police around 7am that same morning.
5) James Ginther had buried the body of Suzette Ginther in a makeshift grave 150 feet off a seldom used dirt road. It was inexplicably found by a hunter later on that same day.
Things were beginning to unravel for the Navy veteran.
Things were beginning to unravel for the Navy veteran.
6) The hunter found her body when setting up game cameras in the woods. The day before he had noticed a man made hole, and the next day when he returned, that hole was filled in, but a shoe sticking out. He immediately called the police.
7) The lucky hunter, the response from her coworkers, the quick desperate search from Suzette's boyfriend, and police who acted quickly on all of these things doomed James Lee Ginther. James murdered the mother of his kids.
You might ask, could he be any more monstrous? Yes.
You might ask, could he be any more monstrous? Yes.
8) When it went sideways James tried to convince his girlfriend, who was the mother of his 3rd child, to admit to killing the mother of his other two children.
His girlfriend was in poor health at the time, but he wanted her to pay for his heinous act. What a man.
His girlfriend was in poor health at the time, but he wanted her to pay for his heinous act. What a man.
9) His ad hoc plan, created when the body of his ex wife was found so quickly, was for his 3 children to be motherless, leaving him to care for them.
One mother he executed, while the other would take the blame. That's what James wanted and women were disposable.
One mother he executed, while the other would take the blame. That's what James wanted and women were disposable.
10) When police collected his DNA and talked to his girlfriend, things changed. He knew the walls were closing in and chose to flee. He wanted her to meet him the a city in Wyoming 6 or 8 mon later.
He was on the run, but his girlfriend immediately called the police on him.
He was on the run, but his girlfriend immediately called the police on him.
11) A day later James Ginther would be placed under arrest in Kentucky for the murder of his ex wife. He would be extradited, stand trial, and be convicted of her kidnapping and murder.
He was sentenced to spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
He was sentenced to spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
12) We now return to August 12, 2017. James Lee Ginther is dressed in a blue shirt and khakis in Charlottesville, VA. This was the the uniform Identity Dixie had chosen for the white supremacist march.
This would be a sort of coming out party for the hate group.
This would be a sort of coming out party for the hate group.
13) James Lee Ginther marching with Nazis, Klan members, Richard Spencer, David Duke, his fellow members of Identity Dixie, and a host of other racist groups and individuals.
They avoided the fighting at UTR.
They avoided the fighting at UTR.
14) James Lee Ginther traveled the 6 hours from Sumter, SC to join his fellow southern nationalists in marching with the most vile of the far right.
He knew the kind of people that were going. They all knew. These were people they agreed with on most things, especially bigotry
He knew the kind of people that were going. They all knew. These were people they agreed with on most things, especially bigotry
15) Shortly after the 2 year anniversary of Unite The Right @TTOJAF posted photos of UTR attendees in light blue shirts, in hopes that they might be Identity Dixie members known or unknown. https://twitter.com/TTOJAF/status/1163380099862974465?s=20
16) In those photos posted by @TTOJAF are Lucas Gordon aka Silas Reynolds of VA. He's one of the leaders of Identity Dixie, runs their website, and hosted visiting members when Tim Manning fucked up their accommodations.
I outted Tim a few months back.
I outted Tim a few months back.
17) Also included in those photos is Tyler James Thompson. Tyler is also in Identity Dixie leadership and cohost of Good Morning Weimerica! an Identity Dixie podcast.
18) The last person of note, for today, is James Lee Ginther himself.
I'm including 2 other photos I found of James recently.
I'm including 2 other photos I found of James recently.
19) You may note that James Lee Ginther at Unite The Right looks somewhat different from how he looks in photos from his court appearances.
How am I certain it's the same person? You're going to love it.
How am I certain it's the same person? You're going to love it.
20) Before @IdentifyDixie I was on Twitter as @MakePalsOnline. I deactivated in late 2019. In Aug 2019 when @TTOJAF posted those photos, I confirmed Lucas Gordon and Tyler Thompson in those photos. The only other photo I commented on was James Lee Ginther.
21) An ID leader posted this in their secret chat. 
In this screenshot you can see my comment on James Lee Lee Ginther's photo.
Will McLean is more well known as Mencken's Ghost, host of Identity Dixie's flagship podcast Rebel Yell. His real name is Eric Christopher Field.
In this screenshot you can see my comment on James Lee Lee Ginther's photo.
Will McLean is more well known as Mencken's Ghost, host of Identity Dixie's flagship podcast Rebel Yell. His real name is Eric Christopher Field.
22) When a newer member doesn't recognize James Lee Ginther, Eric Christopher Field as Will McLean explains he was removed in Nov 2017.
He was removed, because he was arrested for executing his wife.
He was removed, because he was arrested for executing his wife.
23) Tyler Thompson talks about optics a lot of Good Morning Weimerica! He's right when he says:
"Let's hope this person doesn't find him. A convicted murderer being tied to us would not be a good look".
"Let's hope this person doesn't find him. A convicted murderer being tied to us would not be a good look".
24) Octavius Hood notes how little online attention the murder and conviction got and how different he looks in that photo from his arrest and court photos.
He's right. The murder received little attention outside South Carolina.
He's right. The murder received little attention outside South Carolina.
25) Did you notice they don't talk about the heinous execution? They don't condemn James Lee Ginther. They don't mention Suzette Ginther who was dumped is a shallow grave or the children who now lack both parents.
They don't mention it because ID only cares about themselves.
They don't mention it because ID only cares about themselves.
26) James Lee Ginther's membership in Identity Dixie has never been publicly known until today.
Now you know.
Now you know.
27) I have spent a lot of time asking myself "Did Identity Dixie influence James Lee Ginther in a way that caused him to do what he did?"
Here's more on Identity Dixie from their own mouths: https://twitter.com/IdentifyDixie/status/1278417981215780869?s=20
Here's more on Identity Dixie from their own mouths: https://twitter.com/IdentifyDixie/status/1278417981215780869?s=20
28) No, I can't say they caused him to do the heinous things he did. What I believe for certain is A) They surely did not move him away from violence. B) They surely did not move him toward thinking positively of women. C) They surely had some negative impact on both A and B.
29) Assigning blame to groups for the violence their members commit is difficult, if not impossible, to do.
I personally and strongly believe the misogyny and violent words by Identity Dixie members had some impact on James Lee Ginther.
I personally and strongly believe the misogyny and violent words by Identity Dixie members had some impact on James Lee Ginther.
30) What I do want to leave you with is a question: When these misogynistic hate group members commit violence against men or groups, we assign the their hate group some blame.
Why don't we do that when they beat or kill the women around them?
Why don't we do that when they beat or kill the women around them?
31) For more on Identity Dixie and their leadership, read this excellent article from the SPLC. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/17/retaking-everything-story-identity-dixie
32).For more on Identity Dixie and their planning for the Unite The Right see another excellent article from the SPLC. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/26/identity-dixie-leaders-helped-plan-deadly-rally
33) For more info, this video by @shaun_vids was recommended to me by locals who were there and know everything on the ssubject. It's an amazing work.
34) The best and most numerous source material on the murder came from Ken Bell at @theitem, which can be found at http://www.theitem.com . He wrote about the story from beginning to end. Few others did more than 2 pieces on it. Support local journalism!
35) I'll end by saying I was conflicted on how much attention to give James. I was unsure how to write about Suzette, the girlfriend who I didn't name, and the children.
I'm neither a writer nor a journalist, but I tried to tell this story to the best of my ability.
I'm neither a writer nor a journalist, but I tried to tell this story to the best of my ability.
36) Rest in peace Suzette. I hope your children have wonderful lives and the families involved are not caused any futher pain by my posts.
