A man serving a 421-year prison sentence for the kidnap, torture and rape of a 14-year-old girl he kept hidden in an underground bunker rigged with explosives for 10 days has died in jail.
Vinson Filyaw, 51, was found unresponsive in his cell at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina on Monday having served 14 years of his sentence, sources said.
There were no immediate signs of foul play and an autopsy will be performed, The State reported.
McCormick County coroner Faye Puckett confirmed that a prisoner had died but would not name him due to state corrections policy which says only the coroner can formally name dead inmates.
Updated: 15:03 ET, May 4 2021
A MAN serving a 421-year prison sentence for kidnapping, raping and torturing a 14-year-old girl in an underground bunked rigger with explosives has died in prison.
Vinson Filyaw, 51, was just 15 years into his sentence for abducting and abusing Elizabeth Shoaf when he was found dead in his cell at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina on Monday.
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Vinson Filyaw, 51, was just 15 years into his 421 year sentence when he was found dead on MondayCredit: AP:Associated Press
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He abducted, raped and tortured 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf in an underground bunker he d built in September 2006Credit: Family Handout
There were no immediate signs of foul play and an autopsy will be conducted to determine a cause of death.