Killing of Eva Mae Phelts in Florida in 1947

Incident

Case summary

Eva Mae Phelts (1919-1947) was killed by prison guard Shelly Rosier in Raiford State Prison Farm, Union County Florida. Phelts was serving a one-year prison term. A description in a Department of Justice file states that, as Phelts was working, Rosier knocked her to the ground and kicked her several times. Attempting to defend herself, Phelts called him a “Hitler son of a bitch.” Rosier then fatally shot her.

Victim(s):

Eva Mae Phelts


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Shelly Rozier

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1947-08-07
Location: Raiford, Union County, Florida
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: attempting to escape; talking back to a guard

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: [ ]
Trial: [ ]
Conviction: [ ]
Sentence: [ ]

FBI case ID:

Miami 44-104

DOJ case ID:

144-18-47


Document(s):
advocacy group resources
census records - closed
death certificates
federal agency records
news articles - closed
Data Fields
To learn more about data fields, refer to the data dictionary.
Cite this Page
Refer to how to cite.