Historic Injustice Cases

Cases where the justice system failed, such as wrongful convictions and killings that went unprosecuted for decades. ColdCaseIndex documents 1 case of this type, of which 0 are recorded as unsolved.

Status of the 1 case
  • Closed without conviction 1 (100%)

By state or country

1 Alabama

All 1 case

No Conviction 1944

Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old Black sharecropper, was abducted and raped by six white men while walking home from church in Abbeville, Alabama, on September 3, 1944. Two all-white grand juries declined to indict anyone.

Alabama Historic Injustice Age 24

Other case types

352 Homicides203 Missing Persons65 Multiple Homicides65 Serial Killer Cases35 Unidentified Persons33 Suspicious Deaths19 Abductions3 Mass Shootings3 Sexual Violence Cases2 Child Abuse2 Sex Trafficking Cases1 Historic Injustice Cases1 Arson Cases1 Fugitive Cases