Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor is documented in the ColdCaseIndex database as a historic-injustice case in Abbeville, Alabama. The events are dated to September 3, 1944. The victim is recorded as 24 years old and female. The last known information on record places the case at September 3, 1944, Abbeville, AL.

Within the ColdCaseIndex taxonomy, Recy Taylor is filed under Historic Injustice with a status of No Conviction. This entry documents a historically significant case of injustice. The record is cross-referenced under the themes homicide, civil rights, historical, Alabama, racial injustice, no prosecution, which connect it to related cases across the database.

In the Recy Taylor case, the circumstances or the person believed responsible are known, but no conviction was secured — for example following an acquittal, a death before trial, or a declined indictment.

Primary jurisdiction for the Recy Taylor case rests with local law enforcement in Abbeville, supported by Alabama state investigative authorities. The case sits within a wider national picture: the U.S. homicide clearance rate has fallen from roughly 90% in the 1960s to about 54% today, and more than 346,000 homicides recorded since 1965 remain unsolved. ColdCaseIndex documents individual cases like this one to keep them publicly visible and searchable.