Killing of Willie Ruth Mosley in Alabama in 1951
Incident
Willie Ruth Mosely (1934 - 1951), an expectant mother, was killed by police officer Floyd Vinyard in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. A coroner returned a finding of justifiable homicide. Vinyard was not prosecuted. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request.
Cleveland 44-54
Birmingham 44-223
144-1-121
144-1-115
advocacy group resources
- Department of Justice contral files, litigation case files. Willie Ruth Mosely
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00693-MOSELY (NEE WILLIAMS) Willie Ruth (1048945876)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00693-MOSELY (NEE WILLIAMS) Willie Ruth (1048945876)
- Government Incident Records: 2017-00693-MOSELY (NEE WILLIAMS) Willie Ruth (1048945876)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, files. Willie Ruth Mosely
- Government Incident Records: 2020-02098-BENDOLPH Collins (1307292211)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, case file card. Willie Ruth Mosley
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, files. Willie Ruth Mosely
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