Its season 6 episode 2 titled Home Alone.. Nick also denied this ever happened. 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. 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.. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? When police arrived and got into the apartment, they found Garrett unresponsive on the floor in a bedroom. However, Shanna-Kays phone records show she texted her father at 6:24pm, asking Whats for dinner?. But you cant take race out of the picture the way in which white Americans are just more likely to look at Black people as capable of committing crimes. But he said Hillarys situation fits in with nationwide protests over racism in policing a Black man associated with a crime even after a not guilty verdict. "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. Where was he on the day of the murder? He was asked many questions about where he was the day of the murder. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. Chronicling the five years after the murder, the film is an eye-opening look at how justice is delivered and delayed. Part 1 of Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Knowing where John Jones is now shows how differently he was treated by police after Phillips' murder. 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. "Even the appearance of impropriety is as devastating in its consequences to the judicial system as the actual impropriety itself," said Downs. Vogel called the police to tell them what shed heard, and police arrived at the apartment less than ten minutes later. Theyre calling for the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 12 year-old boys death. 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. 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. His mothers ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a trial that captivated the region. After Nick was done smoking, he kept the butts in his pocket and even put one in the drain. His neighbours turned against the proud father, and he was soon fired from his job back in 2011. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. What 12-year-old kid just isnt right full of life? A 'Justice for Garrett' sign is pictured in an undated photo. He loved his ripstick," Phillips said. Photo: Julie Grant, St. Lawrence County DA Mary Rain at a press conference after the trial in 2016. He was a popular, athletic kid. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. Police suspect the killer escaped through this window. I mean this is something that like is stated in the documentary, he explained: For 20 years I spent building my entire legacy up until that point and within 20 minutes they destroyed., Hillary added: Up to a point now Im trying to clear the rubble in the process of hoping to rebuild.. 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. A deputy sheriff as a suspect who also helps the investigation. Back at the crime scene, the police realized there was no forced entry, but there was an open window, with the screen cut out. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. The police asked him why he turned the opposite way. 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. At least one of them had talked to police back in 2011, and their story did not add up. All of other window screens in the home were intact, Murray said. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. Heres what you need to know about the case. ", "That day, I pulled the sign out of my yard. Years ago, Nick patronized a bar on Potsdam's main drag where the bartender was a single mother. (Courtesy of HBO ). At 9pm, Dateline will air The Accused, which will focus on law enforcement and community response to the horrific crime, according to Syracuse.com. According to Grantland, Officer Mark Wentworth investigated the apartment at 100 Market Street. 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. Director Liz Garbus is pictured in an undated photo. Garrett was found unconscious in his home and died that night due to injuries inflicted by a yet unknown perpetrator. Again, I saw an abrasion, but it ankle didnt look swollen to me. 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. He was 12. It doesnt say what his relationship was like. "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. "The Garrett Phillips case is just full of the appearance of impropriety.". When it comes to investigating new tips, Trainum said, it matters whos in charge. "Ideally, it should be used as a learning experience, where all the parties go back and theyre open with each other and honest with each other," Trainum said. But I hope Im wrong about that, Garbus tells Variety. Hillary got back with Lee after the death of Phillips, the New York Times reported in 2011. 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. Police suspect the killer jumped out it after strangling Garrett. With the case still very much open and unsolved, justice for Phillips has not been achieved. There was word that several other boys were with Garrett when he died. From the polices point of view, they thought they had the best suspect the most they could put together on someone, says Garbus. He was read his rights. 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 . 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. He was 12. Meanwhile Garretts autopsy was done. Powered by. We need to start a true dialogue about how can we bring forth changes, he explained. aired on HBO on Jul. 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. An officer arrived on the scene and found 12-year-old Garrett . Director: Liz Garbus. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? airs July 23 and 24 on HBO. They are the only reason that Nick is not in prison, she says. That there'd been a rush to judgment. Garretts family, especially his mom and uncle, Brian Phillips, believe Nick 100% killed Garrett. They also knocked on the door and said they heard footsteps coming from inside the apartment. Two years after the slaying, Garretts mothers ex-boyfriend, Oral Nick Hillary, was arrested, tried for the murder and acquitted. Garrett was described as always being a happy kid, who always had a smile on his face. 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. Yet, the suspect was indicted for a second time before he was found innocent by Judge Felix Catena, in 2016. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But in a county thats population is more than 90% white, the killing of a child -- a crime that screamed out for justice -- became an investigation that boiled with questions of racial fairness. Potsdam, NY, interim police chief takes ABC News through the crime scene. I have so many questions about the ex-boyfriend, John Jones. The last time Phillips was seen alive was on school surveillance footage, in which he's seen making his way home on a Riptide skateboard. HBO. They were biased right away. Soon afterwards, a neighbor in Garretts apartment building heard strange noises and called 911. It was a dramatic tableau in an ornate courtroom. Garrett had been strangled and suffocated. They struck up an easy conversation that, in short order, became a live-in relationship with a blended family. Release Date (Streaming): And they havent been in touch with Garrett Phillips family. Years passed with no arrest, and now Nick Hillary, a former college soccer coach and an ex-boyfriend of Phillips's mother, awaits trial on a murder charge. The accused was Nick Hillary, 37 years old at the time of the boy's death. (Courtesy of HBO ). 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? Before he spoke with NCPR, Trainum reviewed press clippings and media coverage to familiarize himself with the Garrett Phillips case. A St. Lawrence County prosecutor says there's a new tip in the Garrett Phillips murder case. In an unusual case, there was another twist. "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. He argued that Garrett was the victim of overzealous prosecutors and poor defense attorneys. The camera recorded Garrett ripsticking home on the day of the murder. But their approaches to parenting seemed very different. The two-part HBO documentary "Who Killed. 23, with Part 2 following the next night on Jul. They immediately called an ambulance. A few other people who were interviewed in this episode also said they didnt see a limp and it could have been the recording and camera. 24. Since moving to New York, I've associated Kips Bay with decent curry and a cheap pint. And yet, in that security video of Garrett on his skateboard, wasn't that Nick driving his Honda CRV though the high school parking lot just after Garrett skated by? (Also pictured: Potsdam Village attorney Thomas Mortati.) "Oral Hillary will face that for the rest of his life unless the true perpetrator is found and held accountable," Bastuk said. A state investigator whos close with the murdered boys family. When they didnt hear back, they called on state Attorney General Tish James to intervene. "The head person, the most dominant person everybody is gonna follow their lead," said James Trainum, a nationally-recognized police consultant. Police went up the apartment building stairs and into the home, where they found Garrett unconscious and alone inside. After Garrett is seen turning towards his house, the car is seen following him. The night that her son died, she had no idea what had happened. The police found Garrett laying motionless. Police collected fingerprints from the window; they are not Hillary's and have never been identified, Murray said. He had minutes left to live. No one else has ever been named a suspect. But he backed off after the main suspect was acquitted. What do you think about this case? ", Shortly after he took office in 2018, the new St. Lawrence County D.A., Gary Pasqua, told NCPR he wanted to conduct his own review. She ignored Hillary's phone calls. We were fascinated by the legal intricacies, the nuances of the case, and picturesque Potsdam, a river town so far upstate New York the closest big city is in Canada. The person who brutally murdered Garrett Phillips is still allowed to walk free. Potsdam's chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was lead detective on the Garrett Phillips investigation. Bastuk admits theyre just familiarizing the AGs office with the details of the case. 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. "To keep dredging up that case and to continue to put people in the spotlight who Im sure dont want to be in the spotlight like Garrett Phillips family," Pasqua said. But despite being a free man, it seems Hillary is still struggling to clear his name in his community. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally attacked at his home in Potsdam in 2011. Jones was briefly a suspect in the murder as well, though he didn't receive nearly the same level of scrutiny that Hillary did. "Nothing in the living room area was out of place," Murray said. Prosecutors also referenced two interviews Shanna-Kay gave in 2014 and 2015 in both interviews, she said she ate dinner at 6pm. 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]. 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. It was a long wait leading up to the trial in 2016. 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. Could the choke out theory be true. By the time Liz Garbuss 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. That trial could begin later this fall. A security camera recorded Garrett skating home from an afternoon of basketball with his school pals just before 5 p.m. [2] We reached out to Murray this winter ask how hes handling the investigation, but he declined to comment. 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. Sky Crime launched the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Hillary, after years in the bulls-eye of public opinion, also broke down in tears, a free man once more. 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. Cyrus did not want to participate. Talking on Build, ahead of the series which dropped onto Sky Crime earlier this month, Hillary spoke about his life after the case. The coachs daughter Shanna-Kay Hillary testified for her father and said he was in their house at the time of Garretts murder. This case is currently still unsolved after a not guilty verdict. Nick is innocent, and cannot be retried. 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. Director Liz Garbus Writer Karen Sim Stars Oral Hillary Brian Phillips Tyler Rodrigues See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video About his hitch in the U.S. Army. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? "It was a true tragedy," he said. 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. Nick was deposed for the suit. And the fact that his life has apparently remained much the same, while Hillary's was thrown into disarray, proves that. No prints or hairs from the scene matched the police's suspect, Hillary. aired on HBO on Jul. proceeds with the case. Hillary is now a free man, and he cannot be retried. I needed someone trained to put their emotions to the side., 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. (Jason Hunter/AP). It's going on four years since . July 18, 2019 2:39 pm ET. According to North Country Now, that includes civil actions filed against DA Rain and Jones. If Carranza, the dude changing a tire at 100 Market, saw a black man in the window, could it have been Amos? When he entered, he found an adolescent boy, just around the corner, lying on his back in the master bedroom, with his head facing the door. She was raising two boys, he had three kids from a past relationship. She added Nick warned her, "If I didn't get Garrett under control or get him on a more strict schedule, then when he got older I wasn't gonna be able to control him. Bastuk said local law enforcement is too compromised and an independent prosecutor needs to take over. Hammond, Norfolk teens jailed on charges of sex abuse, endangering the welfare of child . Yard signs like this were planted across St. Lawrence County to keep the case in the public eye. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Nick Hillary 20/20 Interview After Found Not Guilty of Murder. "In my mind, that investigation is still out there.". It doesn't appear as though his daily life has been drastically altered following the case: without reports to the contrary, one can assume that he still resides in Potsdam, New York. But Hillary and a vocal group of supporters say that he has been wrongfully accused. I probably will the rest of my life," Phillips said. "It's very frustrating," he told "20/20." Oral "Nick" Hillary still coaches soccer. North Country Public Radio has learned that a local source reached out to state troopers last fall with a possible tip. I personally dont think Nick killed Garrett, but theres just no proof of him doing it. Nick tried to leave for work, and the police blocked the door. Now, it looks like as if the case is not over after all not since new information made its way to police. Over four hours, Garbuss Who Killed Garrett Phillips? painstakingly covers the surprising murder that rocked the small town in Northern New York in 2011. Garrett, 12, was found strangled in his empty home on October 24, 2011, with no witnesses reporting seeing the killer enter or exit the second-floor apartment. They couldnt break down the door, so they got the manager to unlock the door, which was locked from the inside. The car is seen driving to the back of the lot into a parking space. He denied any butt-head moment with Garrett, or spats over homework or chores. ", 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. Because we werent gonna get justice for him.". So we had intelligent people, people with a lot of power working to deny him of his freedom, knowing that hes innocent., Teacher who misgendered trans pupil 'was acting like a preacher', Teacher sacked for restraining 'out of control pupil' wins unfair dismissal claim, Emergency assemblies and extra staff: how schools are tackling Andrew Tate, He added: District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, he knew there was no evidence, and he said quote after Nick was acquitted: I have locked people up with much less evidence than this.. The boy in the security video was 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. It would take 18 more months for any more information about what happened to Garrett would come to light. He was interviewed in the episode, but he mainly talked shit about Nick. 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." A Brandon D. Murphy from nearby Norfolk was arrested in 2013 for sexual contact with a minor under 14. Nick did say he was at the high school that day, watching a soccer game. Despite housing crisis, there's pushback against development, Rochester man dies in snowmobile crash on the Tug Hill, Hochul wants to tie the minimum wage to inflation. Phillips died soon after at a hospital. It wasnt until later that Cyrus was finally informed that her son was strangled to death. Its so heartbreaking, and I feel bad for his family. "There is obviously no resolution to Garrett Phillips murder," Pasqua said at the time. Pictured is the 100 Market St. apartment building in Potsdam, New York. civil actions filed against DA Rain and Jones, circumstantial evidence against him and Hillary. They tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital around 7pm. Jones essentially told the players . The mystery of what happened to Garrett Phillips continues. The neighbors knocked on the door, and heard what sounded like the door being locked and latched. But his involvement with Hillary's case isn't over, even though Hillary was acquitted in 2016, according to The New York Times. Hillary was the ex-boyfriend of Phillips' mother Tandy Cyrus, but another of her exes, John Jones, proved to be a key figure in the case as well. "He was a kid he was a 12-year-old kid. On May 14, 2014, Nick was arrested and charged with second degree murder. Criminal justice experts say its not uncommon for an investigation this complicated to have leads that dont really go anywhere but that doesnt mean police should just forget about them. When 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in 2011, suspicion turned to soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary. NCPR checked in with Pasqua last month. "You could see that Garrett had neatly set his sneakers by the closet. The lead does not involve Nick Hillary, the person who was found not guilty of Garrett Phillips' murder. There are no clues as to who killed Garrett. Hillary was confused, especially because Jones was not in his deputy uniform and he wasn't sure if Jones was there in an official capacity or not. Prosecutors have also said they will not reopen the investigation. The lawn signs of a grinning 12-year-old boy demanding Justice for Garrett remain scattered around the town. Whether Phillips mother agrees remains to be seen. Tandy and Aaron have since moved out. 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. July 24, 2019. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Why would I even want to hurt a child, after having worked with kids for over two decades? Part 2 premieres on HBO on . Nick Hillary Found Not Guilty in Murder of 12-Year-Old Garrett Phillips. The duo were joined by lawyer Mani Tafari, who also shared his view on the case. The signs became iconic in Potsdam. Being a father and having known this young man I would hope the objective is to pursue the killer and do the right thing by Garrett Phillips.". 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. Join now Sign in . But hes also said recent new leads have gone nowhere. 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. The inside of the house where Garrett Phillips' body was found, is pictured on Sept. 27, 2016. After 22 witnesses testified and after a two week trial, Nick was found not guilty. 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. Garrett and Aaron's school schedules were on the fridge and family portraits were on the wall. 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. There was another former flame of his mother Tandy Cyrus a local sheriffs deputy against whom she had previously filed a complaint saying he made her fear for the safety of myself and my sons.. While there would be the occasional inconsistency in a detail someones story, be it Hillarys or Murrays or Joness which she didnt shy away from including in the final cut everyone was adamant about their beliefs. The HBO documentary is likely the best place to get an update on Jones. (Hillary has denied visiting the apartment without Cyrus' permission. First, why the actual eff was he allowed to be in the interrogation room with Tandy? His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). He looked like he was sleeping.. "We weren't thinking it was a homicide immediately, but something had happened. 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. -- It was Oct. 24, 2011, when 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was found strangled to death inside his home in Potsdam, New York, a small town near the Canadian border. 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. 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. In the wake of the shocking murder of the boy -- in the very early hours of the investigation -- Tandy and her family believed that Nick Hillary was the likely killer. The filmmaker interviewed Mark Murray, who headed the police investigation, Mary Rain, the former St. Lawrence County district attorney, and William Fitzpatrick, the Onondaga County district attorney who headed the trial team. Following this, Hillary was then indicted for murder in the second degree, spending 70 days in prison before he was released on bail. Garrett lived at the apartment at 100 Market St. with his mother, Tandy Cyrus, and younger brother, Aaron. They realized that the killer could have had an injury since the jump was pretty far. While Garrett was alive, his uncle said,the boy was deeply loved. The group wrote a letter to DA Pasqua seeking an independent prosecutor two weeks ago. His mother was rushed to the hospital. He added: "It was definitely frustrating. 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