Bringing Tommy home: Columbia diver finds Lee man’s remains in Sumter swamp Dec. 30, 7 years after disappearance

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 1/13/25

For seven years, the disappearance of Tommy Lee Brailey loomed like a shadow over his loved ones. Every passing day without answers added to their pain and the cruel mystery of where he had gone.

A beloved father and husband, Brailey was last …

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