Samuel Shepherd

Released
Date of birth:07. 04. 1925
Date of death:06. 11. 1951
Age:26† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Florida
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month 23 Days
Support
Communism Groveland Four
Samuel Shepherd

Biography

Samuel Shepherd was one of the Groveland Four. WWII Army veteran. Sentenced to death; killed by Sheriff Willis V. McCall on November 6, 1951 while handcuffed in transport.

Case

Raiford Penitentiary
Charges: Florida state rape (alleged).
Arrested: Jul 15, 1949
Sentenced: Sep 14, 1949
Incarcerated: Sep 14, 1949
Released: Nov 6, 1951
Sentence: Death; killed by Sheriff McCall in transport November 6, 1951
Prosecutor: Jesse Hunter
Judge: Hon. Truman G. Futch
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Florida

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