After the Investigation
Despite their shared connection to the assassinations of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald, the investigators went on to lead separate, relatively secluded lives.
Chief Jesse Curry published a novel about his personal file on the JFK assassination shortly after the investigation. During the remainder of his time at the Dallas PD, he was adamant that the department should only be blamed for the death of Oswald while the Secret Service should be blamed for the death of Kennedy. According to his family and friends, Chief Curry was never the same after the investigation. He passed away in 1980 and will be forever remembered as a key investigator in the JFK assassination.
Lieutenant John Day continued to work at the Dallas Police Department for another fourteen years. In 1977, Day retired and went on to live a secluded and normal life. He rarely talked to reporters about or publicly discussed his involvement in the investigation. Later in life, however, Day expressed regret at holding the weapon used to kill President Kennedy above his head due to the misperception that he was showcasing the rifle as a trophy of the crime. Lieutenant J.C. Day passed away in 2008 from natural causes at the age of 92 after living a long life of service to his community.
Captain John Fritz never fully recovered from the death of Oswald which prevented him from solving the murders of President Kennedy and Officer J.D. Tippit. According to colleague Gus Rose, the Dallas County Sheriff's Captain, Oswald's death "particularly hurt [Fritz] because he had built a great case against him." He refused to publicly discuss the investigation and he declined various book and article offers. In 1969, Fritz was appointed night commander of the criminal investigation division which many interpreted as a demotion. Three months later, at the age of 75, Fritz retired from the Dallas PD. He got remarried in 1982 at the age of 86 to Alma Faye Turner who was 28 years his junior before succumbing to heart disease and cancer in 1984.
Detective James Leavelle continued to serve with the Dallas Police Force until 1975 where he retired with full commendations. He continued to run a polygraph business until the late 80s and then officially retired. He has spent the intervening years discussing the JFK assassination. He has volunteered at the Sixth Floor Museum, written articles on his role, recorded numerous oral histories, and routinely speaks to classes studying the JFK assassination to this day.
Special Agent in Charge Forrest Sorrels lived a quiet life after the incidents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination. He retired in 1969 after 47 years with the Secret Service. He remained in Dallas, Texas until he passed away on November 6, 1993, at the age of 92.