89: MURDER: Eric Nelams

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On the morning of September 26, 2003, 32-year-old Army veteran Eric Nelams was shot and killed outside his home in Phenix City, Alabama. He had been ambushed in his carport as he was leaving for work. Nothing was stolen, and a witness reported seeing more than one suspect flee the scene.

Eric’s family was devastated by his murder—but they weren’t at a loss for who might be behind it. From the very beginning, they had their suspicions. In fact, they could think of at least two people who had a motive to see Eric silenced.

But more than 20 years later, no one has ever been arrested—and the people who love Eric are still waiting for answers.

Eric Nelams was shot and killed outside his home in Phenix City, Alabama, at around 5:30 a.m. on September 26, 2003. He was ambushed in his carport just as he was leaving for work. Detectives interviewed a witness who reported seeing more than one suspect. But more than 20 years later, no arrests have ever been made.

If you have any information, you can contact Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP or use their online form. A $15,000 reward is being offered for arrest and conviction.

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0:49.3	On the morning of September 26, 2003, 32-year-old army veteran Eric Nelms was shot and killed outside his home in Phoenix City, Alabama. He had been ambushed in his carport as he was leaving for work.
0:53.3	Nothing was stolen, and a witness reported
0:55.3	seeing more than one suspect flee the scene. Eric's family was devastated by his murder,
1:00.9	but they weren't at a loss for who might be behind it. From the very beginning, they had their
1:05.3	suspicions. In fact, they could think of at least two people who had motive to see Eric silenced.
1:11.4	But more than 20 years later, no one has ever been arrested, and the people who love Eric
1:16.3	the most are still waiting for answers. I'm I'm I'm
1:28.3	I'm a licensed
1:53.6	private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story
1:59.3	format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case.
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2:28.1	So tonight's case is going to be an interesting one. On the surface, to me, it appears to be
2:32.9	a murder for hire. The question is, who ordered the hit?
2:36.2	And we're going to talk about a couple persons of interest. But to be fair, at this point,
2:41.8	no one has been arrested. And so you have to ask the question, why? Is it because there's not enough
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