Man Accused of Killing Shondra May Dies in Custody

Inmate in Scott County dies; investigation underway

63-year-old Rubin Weeks died on Saturday.

Man accused of killing Shondra May dies in jail

Man accused of killing Shondra May dies in jail SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – The Scott County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday about the death of a 63-year-old inmate. On Saturday, Rubin Weeks died. Weeks was arrested on April 29th of this year, for the 1986 abduction, rape, and murder of Shondra May. According to the sheriff’s office, the cause of death is unknown at this time, but there was no foul play suspected. The MS Bureau of Investigatio…

Man accused of killing Shondra May dies in custody

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing Shondra May in 1986 has died in custody. According to the Scott County Sheriff's Office, Rubin Weeks, 63, died on December 6, 2025. He was arrested on April 29, 2025, and charged in the abduction, rape and murder of May. Investigators said Weeks' cause of [...]

Cold case murder suspect, Rubin Weeks, dies in custody

On Saturday, December 6, Rubin Weeks, an inmate with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, died. Weeks, 63, was arrested April 29, for the 1986 abduction, rape, and murder of Shondra May. The cause of death is unknown at this time, but there was no foul play suspected.

Man arrested in connection with Shondra May cold case dies in custody

The man arrested in connection with a nearly four-decade-old cold case in Mississippi has died in jail, law enforcement announced. Rubin Weeks was arrested in April in connection with the 1986 abduction, rape, and killing of Leake Academy student Shondra May. The 63-year-old died Saturday while in custody, according to a Sunday announcement by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. “The cause of death is unknown at this time, but there is no foul pl…

Scott County inmate charged in 1986 Shondra May killing dies in custody

Shondra May SCOTT COUNTY — A Scott County inmate accused in the 1986 abduction, rape and murder of 17-year-old Shondra May died Saturday while in custody, officials said. Rubin Weeks, 63, who was not in good health at the time of his arrest, was found dead Dec. 6 at the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the cause of death has not yet been determined but that no foul play is suspected. Because the death occurred in custody, the Miss…