The next part of the investigation was from a surveillance camera. "He was a kid he was a 12-year-old kid. Jones said he had had a "civil" conversation with Hillary in front of Hillary's home, but Hillary did not categorize it that way. HE HAD A KEY!!! "Thats not gonna change.". I personally dont think Nick killed Garrett, but theres just no proof of him doing it. Oral "Nick" Hillary still coaches soccer. After the schoolboys body was found suffocated and strangled, all fingers pointed to Nick as the murderer. That's a remarkable jump from the window.". 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. 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The coachs daughter Shanna-Kay Hillary testified for her father and said he was in their house at the time of Garretts murder. Hillary got back with Lee after the death of Phillips, the New York Times reported in 2011. He died at the hospital that night. The signs became iconic in Potsdam. The cops checked out the alibis of the significant men in Tandy's life, including a sheriff's deputy, but they seemed to always have their sights on Hillary. "To date we do not know who murdered that 12 year-old boy," said WilliamBastuk, executive director of It Could Happen To You, a Rochester-based not-for-profit that fights to overturn wrongful convictions. There was word that several other boys were with Garrett when he died. As least, thats what many may hope after the new St. Lawrence County district attorney admitted a new tip earlier this spring. It suggests that a kid named Brandon who lived next door gave two different statements about his whereabouts. Garbus and her crew interviewed him many times, filmed him with his kids and in his home, and included footage of his 2016 trial. ", Brian Phillips, Garretts uncle, said he hadn't been notified about the existence of any tips but he also admitted he's not too interested in continuing to hear them. He would be both judge and jury in what's called a bench trial. Shanna-Kay, who is now 19-years-old, has testified that on the day of the murder, she was at Potsdam High School. They deserve justice and so does Garrett, but I think its also a good thing that an innocent man isnt sitting in prison. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The prosecution, he ruled, had not made its circumstantial case "beyond a reasonable doubt." A Brandon D. Murphy from nearby Norfolk was arrested in 2013 for sexual contact with a minor under 14. Heres what you need to know about the case. "Im here because justice is due for Garrett and justice is due for Nick Hillary, too," Baxtron said on Friday. Hillary is now a free man, and he cannot be retried. Before he spoke with NCPR, Trainum reviewed press clippings and media coverage to familiarize himself with the Garrett Phillips case. 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. Nick Hillary is the ex-boyfriend of Tandy Cyrus. Nick said he was shocked and surprised to hear the allegations of bad blood between him and the young boy. "In [the Garrett Phillips] case, the head person is a chief of police who ran the investigation originally, is convinced that they got the right person, and is not going to want to devote a lot of time and resources of his personnel into something that hethinks is useless," Trainum said. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). Hillary, after years in the bulls-eye of public opinion, also broke down in tears, a free man once more. No one else has ever been named a suspect. About his hitch in the U.S. Army. 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. Police have estimated that Garretts murder took place around 5pm neighbors called the police to complain of hearing strange noises coming from his apartment at 5:07pm. Garrett had been strangled and suffocated. (Courtesy of HBO ). On that rainy afternoon in October 2011, police responded to the scene at just after 5 p.m. after next-door neighbors heard concerning noises from Garrett's apartment and called 911. This button displays the currently selected search type. A St. Lawrence County prosecutor says there's a new tip in the Garrett Phillips murder case. The altercation made him fearful for himself and his family, NNY 360 reported. If Carranza, the dude changing a tire at 100 Market, saw a black man in the window, could it have been Amos? The police had a theory about the motivation, a story about obsessive love gone wrong. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. The police wanted to locate Garretts family and tell them what had happened. The sentiment in the town echoes Rains idea that the killer got off, so theres not a lot of public pressure to investigate a killer who might be on the loose, Garbus said. There is only one door to the apartment. He said he had gotten it a week ago from moving furniture. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? There was very little energy around anything else in this case., Over time, as Garbus kept asking the key players in the case to relive and rehash the nitty, gritty details, she says she doesnt feel that changed. 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. Join now Sign in . Lauren Rosenthal (Investigative Reporter and Producer), A phone call from inside the investigation, Gumball machine serves up free poetry in the Adirondacks, Not in Old Forge's backyard? He denied any butt-head moment with Garrett, or spats over homework or chores. Her name is Tandy Cyrus. Since then, St. Lawrence County law enforcement has been unable to piece together the facts surrounding this tragedy and bring . The first afternoon, of many, spent rebuilding his life. 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. Nick and Tandy met while Tandy was working part time as a bartender. Now, she hopes her doc will put similar pressure on the story so that maybe her titular question can finally be answered. They said that he had a limp in his right leg, however, the video is grainy and I didnt see any limp. "It's a very busy street. Brian Phillips helped produce hundreds of yard signs that read "Justice for Garrett," with a picture of the boy, smiling. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. 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. "Oral Hillary will face that for the rest of his life unless the true perpetrator is found and held accountable," Bastuk said. All of other window screens in the home were intact, Murray said. 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On October 24, 2011, the neighbors of Garretts heard noises coming from next door. After it ended in an acquittal, Phillips said he had to draw back. New York, 2011: Garrett Phillips, 12, is found strangled. Bastuk said local law enforcement is too compromised and an independent prosecutor needs to take over. Garbus credits the dogged local reporters who wouldnt let up on the case for bringing it to the larger attention, including her own. 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.. Yet somehow, within hours, police. On the last day of his life, he went home after school and was home alone where he should have been safe, but apparently wasnt. Garbus says her team did analysis on that tape beyond what the police had done but no new developments came out of it. However, if youre innocent, why would it matter? When a new prosecutor took office, St. Lawrence County district attorney Gary Pasqua, he said the case remains open because no one was convicted. I believe John Jones committed the murder. Director of the documentary Liz Garbus, added: And what you dont know if you havent seen the documentary yet is Nick was an all American soccer champion and a graduate from Saint Lawrence University and became a coach at Clarkson, coaching a great soccer team and a military veteran. He had minutes left to live. https://www.nny360.com/news/new-leads-surface-in-phillips-murder/article_129462bd-bed2-53ab-b550-39d06dfacc74.html. Nick was the head soccer coach at Clarkston University, and had played there himself. When he arrived back home to the second-floor apartment he shared with his mother and younger brother , someone would strangle and suffocate the life out of the boy. The police also made Nick strip down in the nude, so they could take photographs. "The district attorneys office, the police, and the sheriffs department refuse to get to the bottom of things and basically have swept this investigation under the rug.". The judge dismissed most of the claims, but some are still ongoing. Rain ran for district attorney of Potsdam in 2013 with a platform that specifically singled out Tandy Phillips, promising to prosecute someone for the murder of Garrett. They also knocked on the door and said they heard footsteps coming from inside the apartment. Nick Hillary, Tandy Cyrus Collins, lawyer who questioned Hillary in civil suit to be featured on NBC https://t.co/EkWKVOTN1o #lawyer. Nick Hillary 20/20 Interview After Found Not Guilty of Murder. Police soon said it was a homicide. In 2015, Hillary had also alleged that he'd been harassed by Jones in 2010, which was reported by NNY 360. Garrett Phillips was strangled in his family's second-floor apartment in upstate Potsdam in October 2011. Mar 8, 2019. 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. Text. The lawn signs of a grinning 12-year-old boy demanding Justice for Garrett remain scattered around the town. They immediately called an ambulance. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, the D.A. Yard signs like this were planted across St. Lawrence County to keep the case in the public eye. Garrett was found unconscious in his home and died that night due to injuries inflicted by a yet unknown perpetrator. The new DA made the case her central mission and finally got a grand Jury to indict Nick Hillary. Years ago, Nick patronized a bar on Potsdam's main drag where the bartender was a single mother. In one room, a screen in a window seemed warped, Murray said. Nick is innocent, and cannot be retried. He was asked many questions about where he was the day of the murder. There are no clues as to who killed Garrett. When it comes to investigating new tips, Trainum said, it matters whos in charge. Photo: David Sommerstein, D.A. He was interviewed in the episode, but he mainly talked shit about Nick. 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. Tonight, ABC News and Dateline will both investigate the 2011 murder of Garrett Phillips. After 22 witnesses testified and after a two week trial, Nick was found not guilty. 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]. Oct. 24 marked the ninth anniversary of the murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. Jennifer Baxtron, organizer of many demonstrations in Potsdam and across St. Lawrence County, has collected 1,650 signatures on a petition calling for an independent investigation. The police went to Nicks soccer game the day after the murder, and recorded him on the sideline. In the gallery, Tandy slumped and cried. Garrett lived at the apartment at 100 Market St. with his mother, Tandy Cyrus, and younger brother, Aaron. Nick Hillary Found Not Guilty in Murder of 12-Year-Old Garrett Phillips. A new foreign DNA company called Starmix said that Nicks DNA matched the crime scene, however, during the investigation, the police said the DNA mixture was too small. 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. They also heard someone saying no and crying out for help. When the police arrived on the scene, Phillips was still breathing. I thought this was interesting, but I dont see it as anything other than he didnt want them to have his DNA. I was in complete shock, she told ABC News. 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. Garbus film, which debuts on Tuesday, uses police footage and photos, video evidence and interviews to recount what went wrong in meticulous detail. His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. The night that her son died, she had no idea what had happened. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally attacked at his home in Potsdam in 2011. Genre: Documentary. 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. He is also a Jamaican immigrant, who was living in a community that was 94 % white a fact crucial to understanding how the justice system failed Garrett, Brooklyn-based director Liz Garbus told the Daily News. "And so, whos going to challenge him?". "You could see that Garrett had neatly set his sneakers by the closet. (Hillary has denied visiting the apartment without Cyrus' permission. They tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital around 7pm. However, Shanna-Kays phone records show she texted her father at 6:24pm, asking Whats for dinner?. "You would think, like, wouldn't someone hear somebody yelling, or see something or do anything? Cookie Notice Now, it looks like as if the case is not over after all not since new information made its way to police. IE 11 is not supported. In 2011, Garrett Phillips, who was just 12-years-old, was killed in his upstate New York home. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. "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. North County Public Radio - NPR for the Adirondack North Country, Jennifer Baxtron (front center) of Black Lives Matter in Potsdam and William Bastuk (front right) of It Could Happen To You called on the state Attorney General's office to launch a special investigation into the unsolved Garret Phillips murder from 2011. The apartment is on the second floor of the roughly 100-year-old building, Murray said. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally Mar 08, 2019 A St. Lawrence County prosecutor says there's a new tip in the Garrett Phillips murder case. 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. The prosecutor would thunder that the camera had in fact recorded Nick out "hunting" for the boy just minutes before his death. But despite being a free man, it seems Hillary is still struggling to clear his name in his community. For five years my family and I have been livin underneath this cloud, said Nick. 3. with hopes to shed more light on the devastating case. Nick is targeted. He argues he was treated differently than another suspect in the case, a deputy sheriff named John Jones. Photo: Julie Grant, St. Lawrence County DA Mary Rain at a press conference after the trial in 2016. As of this week, the source who originally contributed the new lead said that they have not been contacted by Potsdam investigators roughly six months since this person first attempted to share information with law enforcement. From Emmy (R) winner Liz Garbus comes this riveting documentary that examines the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary. 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. 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. Inside the home that day, "Everything was very clean," Murray said. Murray said the window screen was forced out, with just enough space to fit a body through. Nick tried to leave for work, and the police blocked the door. That process has a name sentinel event review. Because we werent gonna get justice for him.". Ms. (Courtesy of HBO ). 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. 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." Garrett Phillips' mother, Tandy Cyrus. His backpack was taken off. A lot of people discredit The Choke Out Theory, but after digging in to find something else other than tips called into the Potsdam Police Department I have tracked down this article that the DA's office has been looking into. At 9pm, Dateline will air The Accused, which will focus on law enforcement and community response to the horrific crime, according to Syracuse.com. Hillary was considered a suspect because he was an ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. 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. Yet, the suspect was indicted for a second time before he was found innocent by Judge Felix Catena, in 2016. Police said they tested every person with access to the apartment, including residents and maintenance staff. Theyre calling for the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 12 year-old boys death. In April 2012, Nick filed a suit against the police department for how he was treated. Vogel called the police to tell them what shed heard, and police arrived at the apartment less than ten minutes later. Director: Liz Garbus. Dismiss. Then, ABC News 20/20 will interview the accused ex-boyfriend of Phillips mother, Oral Nick Hillary, for the first time since he was acquitted two days ago. Cyrus did not want to participate. Sky Crime launched the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Police suspect the killer jumped out it after strangling Garrett. "He was something else. Prosecutors have also said they will not reopen the investigation. In an unusual case, there was another twist. Around 5:16pm, the police arrived. His killer is still out there. But at the same time, so many armchair sleuths, so many Reddit boards, so much discussion only increased the chances of it being solved.. A police chief whose brother names his successor as mayor. But he backed off after the main suspect was acquitted. Hillary has adamantly denied the charge, saying from day one he was innocent. There was a blue car that the police zeroed in on. And that's an important part of the lawsuit Hillary has since filed against many individuals involved in his case. Despite the fact that the circumstantial evidence against him and Hillary was so similar, he didn't suffer nearly so many consequences as Hillary did. Prosecutors also referenced two interviews Shanna-Kay gave in 2014 and 2015 in both interviews, she said she ate dinner at 6pm. Garrett Phillips was twelve years old when he was murdered It doesn't appear that Jones's daily life has been drastically changed following the case: without negative reports, one can imagine that he still resides in Potsdam, New York. He said: Its important to note I think that the cops may have been somewhat intellectually challenged, but the district attorney that prosecuted this case has been a district attorney for three decades, thats thirty years in New York. Where was he on the day of the murder? One DA declined to pursue an indictment and was eventually voted out of office. We reached out to Murray this winter ask how hes handling the investigation, but he declined to comment. Potsdam, NY, interim police chief takes ABC News through the crime scene. His admiring teammates in their undefeated season called him, "The General. He'd parlayed his experience into a job as the head coach of the men's soccer team at Clarkson. Ive probably seen every show on this case, but for my research I watched Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. By then, the D.A. He was just all about control.". NY Man Speaks out After Not Guilty Verdict in Murder of Ex's Son: He was accused of strangling to death his e https://t.co/y1qpX8JO62, Around 5pm on the night of Monday, October 24, Sean Hall and his fiance, Marisa Vogel, heard a scream, a bang, and then moans, coming from the neighboring apartment. Tips come in. His brilliant field leadership at St. Lawrence, next door to Potsdam, had made him a college All-American. After medics rushed the boy to the hospital two blocks away, Wentworth noticed that one of the window blinds in another bedroom had been damaged. For years, no one was named in Phillips' death. Jobs People Learning Dismiss Dismiss. Tandy Cyrus, Garretts mom, was at her other sons basketball practice. But where was the evidence to put before a jury? IE 11 is not supported. A roller coaster of emotions. Since moving to New York, I've associated Kips Bay with decent curry and a cheap pint. 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. Hillary still swears by his innocence, while the cops and prosecutor reiterate that Hillary was the only person who could have done this and had opportunity in their minds.. His rip stick was neatly propped up against the wall. They struck up an easy conversation that, in short order, became a live-in relationship with a blended family. The only real signs of struggle was his sweatshirt laying in the hallway and his physical body.". Dateline's been covering the case of Garrett Phillips for over a year. His arms were at his side and his legs close together. 2. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. with hopes to shed more light on the devastating case. When they didnt hear back, they called on state Attorney General Tish James to intervene. premieres on HBO on Tuesday, July 23 at 8/7c. "But the day of the verdict, something just hit me. The apartment that Jones helped Cyrus find was the same spot where Phillips was found gravely hurt. 24. He was 12. As least, that's. He also said he'd talked with police and met with Garrett Phillips mother but he didn't want to discuss his findings. Nothing is ever 100 percent, but Nick is a highly decent lovely person, with no sign of a temper and no weird evasions, explained Garbus, who says she came to the table with an open mind. Garrett and Aaron's school schedules were on the fridge and family portraits were on the wall. Murray and another officer, Gary Snell (who Garbus notes declined to be interviewed for the doc), interrogated Hillary after conducting a joint interview with Phillips mother Tandy and John Jones, who was not only her ex-boyfriend but also a sheriffs deputy at the time of the crime, and later briefly brought under suspicion because he was seen on tape by Phillips just before the murder. 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. When 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in 2011, suspicion turned to soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary. They couldnt break down the door, so they got the manager to unlock the door, which was locked from the inside. Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. Nick did drive a blue car, however the footage is so blurry that you cant tell who is driving or see the license plate. 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. It was a dramatic tableau in an ornate courtroom. It's about the unsolved October 2011 murder of a 12-year-old boy, Garrett Phillips, who was strangled by an intruder while he was home alone in the Potsdam, N.Y., apartment he shared with his . Weve been covering the case for over a year. What was his relationship like with Garrett? 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. He was 19 at the time of the 2013 arrest, which makes him the same age as the Brandon D. Murphy in question for Garrett's murder. The boy in the security video was 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. I think of Michelle McNamara: Did that book [Ill Be Gone in the Dark] solve that case? I dont want to ever talk bad about the police, because some of them actually do their jobs the way they are supposed to, however this police department didnt. The people who lived downstairs didn't report hearing or seeing anything, Murray said. 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