Phillips's final hours. The victim, Garrett Phillips, was only 12 years old. He was the last person seen with him and he was know to be violent and committed a confirmed violent act. Sky Crime launched the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? He would be both judge and jury in what's called a bench trial. His mother was rushed to the hospital. On Tuesday, the eve of the verdict, Interim Potsdam Police Chief Mark Murray took ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas through the crime scene: a 3-bedroom apartment where Garrett lived and where he was found on the floor that fateful October day. She had also been in a relationship with a police officer named John Jones at the time. The first afternoon, of many, spent rebuilding his life. After all, she notes, the Justice for Garrett campaign became Get Nick Hillary. They were always, always intertwined. Its season 6 episode 2 titled Home Alone.. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Back at the apartment, the investigation was just beginning. On September 21, Hillarys daughter, Shanna-Kay, took the stand to defend her father. We reached out to Murray this winter ask how hes handling the investigation, but he declined to comment. On the same courthouse steps in Canton where Hillary walked away a free man after being cleared in Garrett Phillips death almost four years ago, a couple dozen people held a press conference Friday afternoon. In 2006, Hillary was acquitted of murder after a trial before a judge without a jury, The jury pool came from the same individuals who had elected the district attorney, Hillary, 45, told The News. That there'd been a rush to judgment. "He was a kid he was a 12-year-old kid. A security camera recorded Garrett skating home from an afternoon of basketball with his school pals just before 5 p.m. (Courtesy of HBO ), There was systemic racism and police tunnel vision but when both are linked it becomes really problematic, Garbus explained. Nick was interviewed for 9 hours that day. Again, I saw an abrasion, but it ankle didnt look swollen to me. Yet, the suspect was indicted for a second time before he was found innocent by Judge Felix Catena, in 2016. Soon afterwards, a neighbor in Garretts apartment building heard strange noises and called 911. A silent picture of a kid on a skateboard moves into the frame from lower right, sails past for about 16-seconds and exits frame left. 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First, why the actual eff was he allowed to be in the interrogation room with Tandy? He said he had gotten it a week ago from moving furniture. Nick Hillary is the ex-boyfriend of Tandy Cyrus. Then, at the hospital, she found out he was in cardiac arrest. This button displays the currently selected search type. The police also noticed Nicks ankle was swollen and he had an abrasion on his ankle. He loved his ripstick," Phillips said. And the fact that his life has apparently remained much the same, while Hillary's was thrown into disarray, proves that. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Starting with talking heads with the neighbors who first called 9-1-1 after hearing a crash and ominous moaning coming from inside the Phillips apartment, Garbus takes her audience back to Phillips last moments and then expands the story to include similar interviews with police and journalists alike who investigated the crime, as well as the former district attorney who pushed for an arrest, Phillips uncle Brian, and the man who stood trial for the crime (Hillary). 3. The next part of the investigation was from a surveillance camera. Tips come in. And that was the tunnel vision., And that was on what Garbus wanted to shine a larger light with this project. In 2011, Garrett Phillips, who was just 12-years-old, was killed in his upstate New York home. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The boy in the security video was 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. Photo: Lauren Rosenthal. They realized that the killer could have had an injury since the jump was pretty far. The altercation made him fearful for himself and his family, NNY 360 reported. The accused was Nick Hillary, 37 years old at the time of the boy's death. In April 2012, Nick filed a suit against the police department for how he was treated. Garretts mother, Tandy Cyrus, has said that her son was a gregarious boy who had absolutely no fear. For years, no one was named in Phillips death. He was 12. Garrett and his family lived on the second floor, so the police determined that the killer would have had to jump on the landing and then down to the ground. There was really nothing beyond whats in the film that we were able to learn.. Phillips also knows that the former DA, Mary Rain, had her law license suspended last summer. civil actions filed against DA Rain and Jones, circumstantial evidence against him and Hillary. It was almost Halloween, a rainy late Monday afternoon in Potsdam, NY, when a security camera high atop a high school recorded a video that still makes the hair on your neck stand-up. A Brandon D. Murphy from nearby Norfolk was arrested in 2013 for sexual contact with a minor under 14. In one room, a screen in a window seemed warped, Murray said. New York, 2011: Garrett Phillips, 12, is found strangled. "It's a very busy street. Edward F. Narrow, the Canton attorney who represented Oral "Nick" Hillary, the former Clarkson University men's soccer coach acquitted of the boy's murder, said that leads involving inconsistent statements . The HBO documentary is likely the best place to get an update on Jones. Dateline's been covering the case of Garrett Phillips for over a year. Even more interesting is that Brandon has a cousin who was 15 at the time named Amos who is black and Hillary's lawyer believes they have information that puts Amos and Brandon at the scene and may have information regarding the murder. I have so many questions about the ex-boyfriend, John Jones. Phillips died soon after at a hospital. Before he spoke with NCPR, Trainum reviewed press clippings and media coverage to familiarize himself with the Garrett Phillips case. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Oral "Nick" Hillary still coaches soccer. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? airs July 23 and 24 on HBO. Photo: Brit Hanson, Brian Phillips pushed hard to get a resolution to his nephew's case. Jones was briefly a suspect in the murder as well, though he didn't receive nearly the same level of scrutiny that Hillary did. But where was the evidence to put before a jury? Bastuk says now is the time to draw national attention to a murder case thats been unsolved for too long. By the time Liz Garbus's two-part documentary "Who Killed Garrett Phillips?" debuts on HBO, there could be a new public lead in the case of the murdered titular 12-year-old. Text. And, once I started working on the film, I realized that another major issue was the lack of oversight and the free reign given to the district attorneys.. It's an unlikely setting for what reporter Jesse McKinley of the New York Times would tell us turned out to be a story about "love triangles and fated love." Part 2 premieres on HBO on . He thought Nick [Hillary] was the guy, so I think the likelihood of this being pursued by the police and the DA needs the police to do the pursuing is pretty low. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. The neighbors knocked on the door, and heard what sounded like the door being locked and latched. After it ended in an acquittal, Phillips said he had to draw back. All Rights Reserved. "Thats not gonna change.". Rain credited the "Justice for Garrett" movement Brian Phillips, Garrett's uncle, sold and distributed thousands of posters bearing the slogan and raised $40,000 for a reward fund . Cookie Notice Advocates say raise it first, DEC says 2022 tied for the safest hunting season on record, Governor Kathy Hochul Releases New York State Budget, New York redistricting commission to hold final public hearings this week, New York unlikely to have a new chief judge until later this spring, Adirondack Council leader to step down later this year, Stefanik opens district office in Rensselaer County Government building, Budget watchdog says NY should plan for an upcoming "fiscal cliff", Community Advisory Board (NCPR Executive Council). [2] For years, no one was named in Phillips' death. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. According to the documentary, that once police focused in on Hillary an Army veteran and respected soccer coach at nearby Clarkson University other investigative avenues were not explored. His backpack was taken off. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Rain said she was "100% certain" she'd prosecuted the right person. I was in complete shock, she told ABC News. In a complaint filed to the county attorney's office, Hillary claimed that Jones "trailed [him] home in his truck" in September 2010, then knocked on his door to ask him about his "romantic relationship with a certain individual." (Courtesy of HBO ). The judge dismissed most of the claims, but some are still ongoing. After Nick was done smoking, he kept the butts in his pocket and even put one in the drain. The apartment that Jones helped Cyrus find was the same spot where Phillips was found gravely hurt. You would send a wave of evidence, you know, expecting a probative piece of DNA, or fingerprint or a hair or fiber then just not getting that. And while the killer of the 12-year-old boy could still be on the loose,. I personally dont think Nick killed Garrett, but theres just no proof of him doing it. When asked if it was under investigation, Pasqua responded: "I think that's safe to say, yes.". If Carranza, the dude changing a tire at 100 Market, saw a black man in the window, could it have been Amos? Ignorance and arrogance walk hand in hand through "Who Killed Garrett Phillips ?"documentarian Liz Garbus 's incendiary true-crime drama about the death of . Garbus shares that she was in contact with Tandy while in production on the project, and she expressed the possibility of sitting down for an interview once the trial was over. Prosecutors also referenced two interviews Shanna-Kay gave in 2014 and 2015 in both interviews, she said she ate dinner at 6pm. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. It concerns a group of people who were living in the North Country around the time of the murder. Hillary claims Potsdam and St. Lawrence County law enforcement violated his civil rights, in part because hes Black. The chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was the lead detective on the case. That process has a name sentinel event review. Rain, who was elected on her promise to crack Garretts case, saw her law license suspended for two years for misconduct, which included hiding potentially exculpatory evidence from the coachs defense team. However, if youre innocent, why would it matter? The latest events in the case come as Oral "Nick" Hillary, who was found not guilty of the murder, is suing Potsdam and St. Lawrence County police, claiming he was unfairly accused because he is Black. Phillips refused to make an example out of anyone. The coachs daughter Shanna-Kay Hillary testified for her father and said he was in their house at the time of Garretts murder. I probably will the rest of my life," Phillips said. The district attorney, Mary Rain, teared up at a post-verdict press conference, and said Tandy told her, I know you guys tried., But Nicks attorney Earl Ward, speaking to a group of press outside the courthouse, reiterated what the defense team maintained all along: Nick Hillary is an innocent man., Nick spent that afternoon surrounded by a group of family, supporters and former soccer teammates. A 'Justice for Garrett' sign is pictured in an undated photo. The case does present a thicket of overlapping roles. They deserve justice and so does Garrett, but I think its also a good thing that an innocent man isnt sitting in prison. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. In Shanna-Kays cross-examination, the prosecution brought her attention to surveillance footage that showed her walking home at 4:02pm, which would have gotten her home at 4:12pm, and therefore into the shower at 4:22 pm. ", "That day, I pulled the sign out of my yard. After the trial ended in 2016, Murray told NCPR, were confident we prosecuted the right person.. But hes also said recent new leads have gone nowhere. Also the Mom of Brandon's girlfriend also overheard Brandon talking about this unidentified male. Why would I even want to hurt a child, after having worked with kids for over two decades? https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-killed-garret-phillips-theories, https://heavy.com/news/2016/09/garrett-phillips-abc-news-2020-trial-potsdam-obituary-nick-hillary-websleuths/, https://philosophyofcrime.com/the-murder-of-garrett-phillips/, https://www.nny360.com/news/crime/garrett-phillips-revisited-recent-leads-in-murder-case-fall-flat/article_615185e3-73a4-511c-a287-43c85b845d14.html. At 9pm, Dateline will air The Accused, which will focus on law enforcement and community response to the horrific crime, according to Syracuse.com. aired on HBO on Jul. Dateline's been covering the case of Garrett Phillips for over a year. The issues around race and policing and prosecutorial misconduct have been huge issues across our nation. But Murray said, "even if we had collected hairs and fibers [matching Hillary], he had been in the apartment -- he moved [Garrett's mother] Tandy in, he was in the apartment in the middle of the night on a number of occasions. Related stories:Nick Hillary's civil rights case, and how it links to a broader moment of reckoningJoining It Could Happen To You, the wrongful convictions groups, were local Black Lives Matter activists. Brian Phillips helped produce hundreds of yard signs that read "Justice for Garrett," with a picture of the boy, smiling. Nick said he was shocked and surprised to hear the allegations of bad blood between him and the young boy. Dismiss. Garrett Phillips was strangled in his family's second-floor apartment in upstate Potsdam in October 2011. Tandy also told the police that Nick had a key, and had shown up at their house unannounced one night, and stood over her bed. But he backed off after the main suspect was acquitted. There is only one door to the apartment. with hopes to shed more light on the devastating case. They also heard someone saying no and crying out for help. Garbus film, which debuts on Tuesday, uses police footage and photos, video evidence and interviews to recount what went wrong in meticulous detail. Gary Pasqua in his office near the St. Lawrence County courthouse. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. Dismiss. I think of Michelle McNamara: Did that book [Ill Be Gone in the Dark] solve that case? Filling the benches behind, were foursquare supporters of Hillary across the aisle from Tandy's extended family. Garbus says she would do a follow-up to her doc if need be, but she admits that after her experience getting to know the Potsdam police for the project, she doesnt think its likely. 24. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. They were biased right away. This case is currently still unsolved after a not guilty verdict. M3GAN Is Finally Available To Stream After The Kids Go To Bed, 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' Puts A Dark Twist On The Classic Disney Tale, 'Puss In Boots: The Last Wish' Is So Fun, But Gets Way Darker Than You Expect, Everything You Need To Know To Watch 'Puss In Boots: The Last Wish', What Parents Are Talking About Delivered Straight To Your Inbox, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. At 4:40pm, Shanna-Kay took a shower. Garrett Cunningham Expand search. "Mr. Jones went on to say that if I was sleeping with his ex-girlfriend he would have 'kicked in my door,'" Hillary said. An officer arrived on the scene and found 12-year-old Garrett . Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. Police collected fingerprints from the window; they are not Hillary's and have never been identified, Murray said. After Nick Hillary was found not guilty almost four years ago in a trial that captivated the North Country and gained national headlines, local police and prosecutors declared the case closed, insisting on Hillary's guilt. She was raising two boys, he had three kids from a past relationship. On October 26, two days after the murder, Nick was brought into the station. But no one would see his killer leap out of the back window. But at around 5 p.m., when the murder is estimated to have occurred, no one saw anyone jump or flee from the building. The inside of the house where Garrett Phillips' body was found, is pictured on Sept. 27, 2016. Photo: Brit Hanson, Groups call for independent probe of Garret Phillips murder, Groups call for independent probe of Garrett Phillips murder, David Sommerstein (News Director), cleared in Garrett Phillips death almost four years ago, local police and prosecutors declared the case closed, Nick Hillary's civil rights case, and how it links to a broader moment of reckoning, A phone call from inside the investigation, Gumball machine serves up free poetry in the Adirondacks, Not in Old Forge's backyard? I believe John Jones committed the murder. "You could see that Garrett had neatly set his sneakers by the closet. Director Liz Garbus is pictured in an undated photo. After 22 witnesses testified and after a two week trial, Nick was found not guilty. (Hillary has denied visiting the apartment without Cyrus' permission. All of other window screens in the home were intact, Murray said. He was, they said, the only person in town with a grudge against Garrett, blaming him, the family argued, for the break-up of his relationship with Tandy. And the focus right now is to start puttin this in the rearview mirror.. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Powered by. He was interviewed in the episode, but he mainly talked shit about Nick. The camera recorded Garrett ripsticking home on the day of the murder. Now, she hopes her doc will put similar pressure on the story so that maybe her titular question can finally be answered. As least, that's. Shanna-Kay, who is now 19-years-old, has testified that on the day of the murder, she was at Potsdam High School. He was a popular, athletic kid. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. They couldnt break down the door, so they got the manager to unlock the door, which was locked from the inside. The police wanted to locate Garretts family and tell them what had happened. Police suspect the killer escaped through this window. We did hear these rumors, and we wanted, as much as we could, to go out and explore them and accompany local journalists, Garbus says, but there really was so little [to go on]. HBO's new two-part documentary "Who Killed Garrett Phillips?," premiering on July 23 and 24, is a stunningand enragingexamination of race and the U.S. criminal justice system. Around 5:16pm, the police arrived. When they didnt hear back, they called on state Attorney General Tish James to intervene. The police soon zeroed in on Nick Hillary, the ex-boyfriend of Tandy. With the case still very much open and unsolved, justice for Phillips has not been achieved. Nick told the police that he was with his assistant coach, a man named Ian at the time of the murder. The lawsuit alleged that Hillary's civil rights had been violated during his trial. HE HAD A KEY!!! Director Liz Garbus is pictured in an undated photo. When 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in 2011 . Nick also denied this ever happened. No prints or hairs from the scene matched the police's suspect, Hillary. Theyre calling for the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 12 year-old boys death. "You would think, like, wouldn't someone hear somebody yelling, or see something or do anything? Meanwhile Garretts autopsy was done. #AD - Use this link for a 7-day free trial - http://bit.ly/23sh00652In today's video I discuss the case of Garrett Phillips as well as the documentary 'Who k. The police asked him why he turned the opposite way. What makes this weirder is that Brandon and his dad both say they saw a white male with dirty blonde hair go in out of 100 Market Street around 3 - 330. Hammond, Norfolk teens jailed on charges of sex abuse, endangering the welfare of child . He was read his rights. He was 12. Director Jesse Quackenbush, a man from Albany, New York who graduated from the University of Houston Law School in 1987 and, that year, moved to Amarillo, made the documentary The Last Word which argues that Garrett was in fact innocent of the crime. Pictured is the 100 Market St. apartment building in Potsdam, New York. The Murder of Garrett Phillips: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. When it comes to investigating new tips, Trainum said, it matters whos in charge. Clearly, the film won't be . proceeds with the case. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Theyre Aug 17, 2020 Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. Shanna Hillary is the eldest of Nick Hillary's five children. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? "The head person, the most dominant person everybody is gonna follow their lead," said James Trainum, a nationally-recognized police consultant. "Everybody that knows me knows what goes through my head and who I believe," Phillips said. Per The Daily Beast, Jones was involved in the immediate aftermath of Phillips' death; he went with Phillips' mother to police interviews and called dispatchers to get information on what was going on. Oct. 24 marked the ninth anniversary of the murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. Cyrus says that when she showed up at the hospital, her son had bruises all over his face, and Marks on his neck. Director Liz Garbus investigates the 2011 murder of a 12-year-old boy. Garrett was taken to the local hospital where he was declared dead later that night. Apparently, the town of Potsdam is split about if Nick is guilty or innocent. Phillips was convinced police had the right suspect, but he felt it was time to move on and it became clear that law enforcement wanted to move on, too. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? They moved in just months before Garrett died, after Cyrus and Hillary broke up. He had minutes left to live. On the morning of October 26, 2011, Hillary, then a soccer coach in Potsdam, was summoned to the Potsdam police station. Tandy said she broke up with Nick because Garrett didnt like him. No, the police did. In most cases, there's a hierarchy. Police went up the apartment building stairs and into the home, where they found Garrett unconscious and alone inside. The university soccer coach had previously dated the victims mother, Tandy Cyrus, but was reported to have split with the grieving mum as he didnt get on with her children. One DA declined to pursue an indictment and was eventually voted out of office. It just blows my mind.. Nick said he was at the high school to watch a soccer game, went home and talked with his daughter, and then went to his assistant coachs house. Its no secret how police usually do their work. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. There were many similarities in Hillary and Jones: they were both romantically connected to Phillips' mother and they were both allegedly seen in proximity to Phillips before the murder. The police had a theory about the motivation, a story about obsessive love gone wrong. "It still is. Following this, Hillary was then indicted for murder in the second degree, spending 70 days in prison before he was released on bail. After first reading about the case in a New York Times article, Garbus recalls being struck by the thematic issues and concerns that, I think, are ones that spoke to larger systemic problems. Specifically what caught her attention was that the local polices focus was on one of Phillips mothers ex-boyfriends, a Jamaican American man who was well-known around town as a soccer coach, despite the fact that he had an alibi and that there had been rumblings of other possible suspects early on. Still, hed urge every black person in America to see the movie., We can change how black people deal with the system, Tafari says, so they understand that when it comes to law enforcement, you are going to be the subject of their suspicion and you should learn that cooperation could dig your own grave.. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Hillary does not shy away from the scrutiny the film will bring, saying his ordeal will have had purpose if it saves others from similar mistreatment by law enforcement. How are police handling new leads in the Garrett Phillips case? Residents of upstate New York, where Phillips was killed, are reportedly split between those who believe in Hillarys guilt and those who believe in his innocence. "There is obviously no resolution to Garrett Phillips murder," Pasqua said at the time. Over four hours, Garbuss Who Killed Garrett Phillips? painstakingly covers the surprising murder that rocked the small town in Northern New York in 2011. Fast forward to October 24, 2011. Lawyers for Nick Hillary react to acquittal in Garrett Phillips murder case, The defense team for Oral "Nick" Hillary reacted to the decision acquitting their client of second-degree murder in the murder case of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. "When someone is wrongfully convicted or wrongfully prosecuted, the true perpetrator remains on the streets to commit another crime," Bastuk said, referring to the Phillips case, which remains unsolved. Nick Hillary's defense had elected to waive a jury trial and argue directly to the judge. Related stories:A phone call from inside the investigationPasqua wouldnt provide any details beyond that, but it appears state troopers passed the new information to Potsdam Village Police, which is still the lead agency in control of the case. Tafari, a lawyer who provided legal support to his former Tilden High School friend, doesnt believe this film can change a corrupt system. Oral "Nick" Hillary, center, hugs defense attorney Edward Narrow after being found not guilty in the murder of Garrett Phillips on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Canton, N.Y. "Sees the people down there or hears them changing the tire, and waits until the coast is clear to make the jump.". Hillary has adamantly denied the charge, saying from day one he was innocent. "It became very clear that the only place to get in or out, other than the front door that hadn't been utilized, was this window," he said. 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