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A 51-year-old man who kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl in 2006 was found dead in his prison cell just 14 years into a 421-year sentence on Monday, the State reports.
Vinson Filyaw pleaded guilty to kidnapping and 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct in 2007, admitting that he posed as a police officer to kidnap the girl after she got off a school bus.
He then chained her to a beam in a 15-foot deep bunker less than a mile from her home and raped her daily for more than a week.
Girl In The Bunker Kidnapper, Who Raped Teen Over 10 Days, Dies In Prison
Vinson Filyaw had been serving a 421-year sentence after posing as a police officer and luring Elizabeth Shoaf to a secret bunker in the woods, where he raped her repeatedly for 10 days. Vinson Filyaw with his two attorneys as he listens to his sentence passed by Judge G. Thomas Cooper at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, South Carolina, Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Photo: Getty Images
The South Carolina man who kidnapped 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf, hid her in a self-made bunker for 10 days and repeatedly raped her 15 years ago has died in prison.
According to reports, he pretended to be a police officer and kidnapped the girl as she was getting off a school bus. He then chained her in an underground bunker for ten days before she was able to escape.
The girl was eventually able to use Filyaw s cell phone while he was out of the bunker to text message her mother. She d been allowed to use the phone after she gained her abductor s trust, and she told him she wanted the device to play games on.
Officers were able to find her general location, which allowed them to narrow their search area and determine Filyaw was a suspect.
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