The Brief
- Over twenty years after their loved one’s death in Alabama, a family is still pushing for answers.
- Eric Nelam’s family pushed for billboards along I-85 to raise awareness about the case and believe someone in Atlanta may know something about who killed their loved one.
- The family says the 32-year-old was heading to work on Sept. 26, 2003, when he was shot and killed in his driveway in Phenix City, Alabama.
- They say Eric grew up in Columbus, but recently moved to Alabama before his death.
What they’re saying:
ATLANTA – “He was a great person, he wasn’t a street person. He was a person who was well-loved and well liked,” Cathy Nelams, Eric’s sister, said.
“It just wasn’t justified, and they took a major part of our family away, whoever was responsible. But, we deserve answers as a family, and we deserve some kind of closure,” Eric’s nephew, Vincent Johnson, added.…