When Recy Taylor was gang raped in 1944, no arrests were made.
WEBOne of the assailants, Hugo Wilson, confessed to the rape and named six other men involved: Dillard York; Billy Howerton; Herbert Lovett; Luther Lee; Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble.
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WEBNov 27, 2017 · One of the assailants, Hugo Wilson, confessed to the rape and named six other men involved: Dillard York, Billy Howerton, Herbert Lovett, Luther Lee, Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble.
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WEBHe gave up the names of his accomplices including; U.S. Army Private Herbert Lovett, Billy Howerton, Dillard York, Luther Lee, Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble. Wilson insisted that because they paid her, their kidnapping and brutalization could not be considered rape. After his confession, the sheriff released Wilson and sent him home.
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WEBJan 8, 2018 · Wilson named the others who had been with him: Herbert Lovett, Dillard York, Luther Lee, Willie Joe Culpepper, Robert Gamble and Billy Howerton (Howerton was the one who said he didn't take...
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WEBDec 29, 2017 · Questioned at the county jail, Mr. Wilson acknowledged that he and five others — Mr. Lovett, Dillard York, Luther Lee, Willie Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble — “all had intercourse with her,”...
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WEBThe car carried a group of armed white men — Herbert Lovett, Hugo Wilson Dillard York, Luther Lee, Willie Joe Culpepper, Billy Howerton, and Robert Gamble. The men pulled alongside the...
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Sharecropper who fought for justice after 1944 rape in Alabama
WEBJan 6, 2018 · Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Alabama, on the night of September 3rd, 1944, when she was abducted and raped by six white...
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WEBMay 23, 2018 · One, Hugo Wilson, confessed to driving the car, but said he did not rape Taylor. He named the six other assailants: Herbert Lovett, Luther Lee, Joe Culpepper, Dillard York, Billy Howerton and...
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WEBJan 8, 2018 · Wilson was questioned and named his five accomplices: Lovett, Dillard York, Luther Lee, Willie Joe Culpepper and Robert Gamble. While he admitted to having sex with Taylor, he insisted that they...
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