Vinson Filyaw
Vinson Filyaw | |
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Filyaw after his arrest in 2006 | |
| Born | December 15, 1969 |
| Died | May 3, 2021 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Construction worker |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Convictions | Kidnapping First-degree criminal sexual assault Second degree sexual assault x2 Possession of explosives Attempted armed robbery Impersonating a police officer |
| Criminal penalty | 421 years |
| Imprisoned at | McCormick Correctional Institution |
Vinson Wayne Filyaw (December 15, 1969 – May 3, 2021) was an American rapist, abductor, and former construction worker. He was convicted of the 2006 kidnapping and rape of 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf in Lugoff, South Carolina. Filyaw had held Shoaf hostage inside an underground bunker for ten days before Shoaf alerted her mother via text message from Filyaw's phone. Filyaw turned himself in to police a day after Shoaf was rescued. He was sentenced to 421 years imprisonment in 2007 and died at McCormick Correctional Institution in 2021.
The case was fictionalized in the 2018 television movie Girl in the Bunker.