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Jan 20, 2023 · Garrett Phillips was a popular and sporty schoolboy from the small town of Potsdam, New York when he was brutally murdered in his own home in 2011. The murder of Garrett remains unsolved today. The suspicion soon fell on Nick “Oral” Hillary, the ex-boyfriend of Garrett’s mother, Tandy Cyrus.
On Oct. 24, 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in his home in Potsdam, a small town in upstate New York. Police quickly suspected Oral "Nick" Hillary, a Jamaican man in the mostly white community, who was a soccer coach at Clarkson University and the ex-boyfriend of Garrett's mother, Tandy Cyrus.
Jul 24, 2019 · Knowing where John Jones is now shows how differently he was treated by police after Phillips' murder. The HBO documentary is likely the best place to get an update on Jones.
Nov 18, 2023 · The window, situated about 20 feet above the ground, led them to suspect the killer jumped after strangling Garrett. Despite the estimated time of the murder at 5:00 pm, no witnesses saw anyone flee the building, and those living downstairs heard or witnessed nobody — adding to the mystery.
As reported by ABC News, Hillary and Cyrus had been together for a year, but broken up months before Phillips' death. Hillary maintained his innocence and there was no forensic evidence linking...
Jul 7, 2020 · POTSDAM — Nearly nine years after Garrett J. Phillips was strangled to death in his Potsdam home, the case remains open and no one has been convicted in connection to the 12-year-old’s murder.
Oct 6, 2019 · Almost eight whole years after the sixth-grader was killed, on October 24, 2011, his mother Tandy Cyrus is still seeking justice for what happened to her boy. And now, Sky Crime is launching the...
