MUS-2026-0436
Archive card
MUS-2026-0436
Homicide
- Incident
- 2003
- Indexed
- Oct 24, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Phenix City Police Department
- Location
- Phenix City AL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Eric Nelams, 32, an Army veteran, was shot and killed in the carport of his Phenix City, Alabama, home on the morning of September 26, 2003, as he was leaving for work. Police described a planned attack. More than 20 years later the case is still described as cold. No arrest has been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2003
Eric Nelams, 32, is shot and killed in the carport of his Phenix City home on the morning of September 26 as he leaves for work.
- 2026
The case is still described as cold. No arrest has been made.
Key people
The people in the file.
32, an Army veteran. Shot and killed in the carport of his Phenix City home on September 26, 2003.
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