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. There was a blue car that the police zeroed in on. The apartment is on the second floor of the roughly 100-year-old building, Murray said. Dismiss. miaomy 3 yr. ago. Dismiss. However, at 6:24pm, Nicks daughter texted her dad asking what was for dinner, despite having told the police Nick was home with her at the time of the murder and they had talked about dinner. "It was a true tragedy," he said. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. The duo were joined by lawyer Mani Tafari, who also shared his view on the case. His backpack was taken off. The chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was the lead detective on the case. He would be both judge and jury in what's called a bench trial. A 'Justice for Garrett' sign is pictured in an undated photo. Police said they tested every person with access to the apartment, including residents and maintenance staff. Nick told the police that he was with his assistant coach, a man named Ian at the time of the murder. This led to Hillarys arrest, which satisfied Brian Phillips, who still passionately professes his belief that Hillary is guilty in Garbus doc. After Hillary was cleared, Rain claimed the case was closed because she still believed he was guilty, which is crazy, according to Garbus. However, Shanna-Kays phone records show she texted her father at 6:24pm, asking Whats for dinner?. And they havent been in touch with Garrett Phillips family. While Garrett was alive, his uncle said,the boy was deeply loved. Could the choke out theory be true. Chronicling the five years after the murder, the film is an eye-opening look at how justice is delivered and delayed. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. aired on HBO on Jul. The neighbors knocked on the door, and heard what sounded like the door being locked and latched. ", So far, this new lead doesnt seem to count as "something different. (Courtesy of HBO ), There was systemic racism and police tunnel vision but when both are linked it becomes really problematic, Garbus explained. The police had a theory about the motivation, a story about obsessive love gone wrong. "You would think, like, wouldn't someone hear somebody yelling, or see something or do anything? Garrett lived at the apartment at 100 Market St. with his mother, Tandy Cyrus, and younger brother, Aaron. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). When a new prosecutor took office, St. Lawrence County district attorney Gary Pasqua, he said the case remains open because no one was convicted. "You could see that Garrett had neatly set his sneakers by the closet. 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. The judge dismissed most of the claims, but some are still ongoing. Back at the apartment, the investigation was just beginning. Also the Mom of Brandon's girlfriend also overheard Brandon talking about this unidentified male. As least, that's. After 22 witnesses testified and after a two week trial, Nick was found not guilty. 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. 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. (Courtesy of HBO ). 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 . A deputy sheriff as a suspect who also helps the investigation. His close friend Mani Tafari is less optimistic. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Nick did say he was at the high school that day, watching a soccer game. If there's been an acquittal, Trainum said, thats all the more reason for investigators to take a step back and consider how the case unfolded. The lawn signs of a grinning 12-year-old boy demanding Justice for Garrett remain scattered around the town. "But the day of the verdict, something just hit me. After about a year together, Tandy moved out with her sons. He entered the parking lot of the high school, heading towards his house. New pieces complicate Garrett Phillips murder storyPeople in St. Lawrence County know his face: the smiling, golden-haired 12-year-old boy, Garrett Phillips. Garrett Phillips was strangled in his familys second-floor apartment in upstate Potsdam in October 2011. Dec 18, 2020. Cyrus did not want to participate. He said he had gotten it a week ago from moving furniture. Garrett Phillips' mother, Tandy Cyrus. "Theoretically, the person making this jump is waiting," he said. On October 26, two days after the murder, Nick was brought into the station. Nick said he was shocked and surprised to hear the allegations of bad blood between him and the young boy. 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's 12-year-old, Garrett, bristled at his mom's new boyfriend, said Tandy. Garrett and Aaron's school schedules were on the fridge and family portraits were on the wall. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. As least, thats what many may hope after the new St. Lawrence County district attorney admitted a new tip earlier this spring. For five years my family and I have been livin underneath this cloud, said Nick. Yet, the suspect was indicted for a second time before he was found innocent by Judge Felix Catena, in 2016. 24. Tandy and Aaron have since moved out. 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. Hillary has adamantly denied the charge, saying from day one he was innocent. But Hillary and a vocal group of supporters say that he has been wrongfully accused. The lawsuit alleged that Hillary's civil rights had been violated during his trial. The signs became iconic in Potsdam. The two-part HBO documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? doesnt solve the mystery but looks at the case through a critical lens. 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. Where was he on the day of the murder? Join now Sign in . 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. 2. And the fact that his life has apparently remained much the same, while Hillary's was thrown into disarray, proves that. "Im here because justice is due for Garrett and justice is due for Nick Hillary, too," Baxtron said on Friday. Also pictured is his defense team, Norman Siegel, left, Edward Narrow, right center, and Earl Ward, right. The coachs daughter Shanna-Kay Hillary testified for her father and said he was in their house at the time of Garretts murder. All Rights Reserved. Police suspect the killer escaped through this window. "We weren't thinking it was a homicide immediately, but something had happened. "Thats not gonna change.". 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. he was with his dad cutting wood (his dad confirmed this), 2.) His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. In most cases, there's a hierarchy. For years, no one was named in Phillips' death. The car is seen driving to the back of the lot into a parking space. Would love your thoughts, please comment. NCPR checked in with Pasqua last month. 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." Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. Read more at watertowndailytimes.com. After the schoolboys body was found suffocated and strangled, all fingers pointed to Nick as the murderer. Nick and Tandy met while Tandy was working part time as a bartender. 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. Because we werent gonna get justice for him.". The inside of the house where Garrett Phillips' body was found, is pictured on Sept. 27, 2016. In April 2012, Nick filed a suit against the police department for how he was treated. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. After the trial ended in 2016, Murray told NCPR, were confident we prosecuted the right person.. He died at the hospital that night. ", 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. IE 11 is not supported. HE HAD A KEY!!! And that's an important part of the lawsuit Hillary has since filed against many individuals involved in his case. Prosecutors have also said they will not reopen the investigation. He denied any butt-head moment with Garrett, or spats over homework or chores. 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? However, Postdam is apparently really small, so if you go a different way it doesnt take long to be back where you started. Photo: Julie Grant, St. Lawrence County DA Mary Rain at a press conference after the trial in 2016. A police chief whose brother names his successor as mayor. Oral Nick Hillary exhales as he leaves the St. Lawrence County Courthouse in Canton Wednesday after being found not guilty of murdering Garrett Phillips. Nick Hillary is the ex-boyfriend of Tandy Cyrus. "Mr. Jones went on to say that if I was sleeping with his ex-girlfriend he would have 'kicked in my door,'" Hillary said. Is Nick guilty or innocent? Knowing where John Jones is now shows how differently he was treated by police after Phillips' murder. It wasnt until later that Cyrus was finally informed that her son was strangled to death. 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. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally attacked at his home in Potsdam in 2011. Her father said Ill be right back through the door, and when she got out of the shower 20 minutes later, her father was home. 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). Tonight, ABC News and Dateline will both investigate the 2011 murder of Garrett Phillips. When Hillary was acquitted this week, the judge said that his case was mostly circumstantial and didnt prove he was guilty without a doubt. But where was the evidence to put before a jury? She attended soccer practice after school, and when she arrived home at 4:30pm, her father was there. Garrett Phillips was a 12 year old boy who lived with his mom, Tandy and brother, Aaron, in Potsdam, New York. He was just all about control.". Trainum is part of a growing movement that encourages police and prosecutors to check their work with these reviews. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. She told ABC, I just remember him looking down at me over the tops of his glasses, telling me that there was nothing else that they could do., Cyrus was initially told that Garrett fell. Nick tried to leave for work, and the police blocked the door. 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. 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 . 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. His white mom names black ex-boyfriend Nick Hillary as most likely to kill Garret. He looked like he was sleeping.. 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. Trainum has an extensive background workingon cases himself. But going forward, it looks like industry-shifting life sciences After it ended in an acquittal, Phillips said he had to draw back. 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. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. That trial could begin later this fall. They were very much in his personal space as he was standing there naked with several cops around. But no one would see his killer leap out of the back window. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). 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 . They're calling for the state Attorney General. On Wednesday morning, Hillary was found not guilty by a judge, after a two-week long trial. They also knocked on the door and said they heard footsteps coming from inside the apartment. 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. Interim Police Chief in Potsdam, New York, Mark Murray, stands in the house where Phillips' body was found on Sept. 27, 2016. Over four hours, Garbuss Who Killed Garrett Phillips? painstakingly covers the surprising murder that rocked the small town in Northern New York in 2011. Related stories:A phone call from inside the investigationSteve Downs, former chief attorney for New Yorks Commission on Judicial Conduct, said Friday that state rulings require avoiding those potential conflicts. It was a long wait leading up to the trial in 2016. Tips come in. The murder trial began in the county seat, Canton, New York this month. Director Liz Garbus Writer Karen Sim Stars Oral Hillary Brian Phillips Tyler Rodrigues See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video And Nick doesnt have any of that right now. 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. Talking on Build, ahead of the series which dropped onto Sky Crime earlier this month, Hillary spoke about his life after the case. But he backed off after the main suspect was acquitted. (Courtesy of HBO ). Let me know what you think in the comments. In one room, a screen in a window seemed warped, Murray said. (Courtesy of HBO ). 23, with Part 2 following the next night on Jul. 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? The police soon zeroed in on Nick Hillary, the ex-boyfriend of Tandy. Movie Info. What was his relationship like with Garrett? 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. Gary Pasqua in his office near the St. Lawrence County courthouse. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. After Nick was done smoking, he kept the butts in his pocket and even put one in the drain. Then, at the hospital, she found out he was in cardiac arrest. It's simple.. 3. 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. He was 12. He was interviewed in the episode, but he mainly talked shit about Nick. Oral Nick Hillary stands outside the St. Lawrence County Courthouse Wednesday in Canton during a press conference after he was found not guilty of murdering Garrett Phillips. IE 11 is not supported. 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.. Fast forward to October 24, 2011. Garrett Cunningham Expand search. 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. I have so many questions about the ex-boyfriend, John Jones. Read Next: WGAs David Young Bows Out of Negotiations Due to Medical Leave, Bridget Everetts Comedy Can Be Blue on Stage But Somebody Somewhere Leans Into the Tender Moments, Inside the Naomi-Verse With Ava DuVernay and Kaci Walfall, Woody Harrelson Slams COVID Set Protocols as 'Nonsense,' Urges Hollywood to 'Stop' Forcing 'Vaccination': Thats 'Not a Free Country', Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Writer Surprised by Terrible Reviews: I Was in a Low Spot and Really Sad About It, Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Releasing Two Days Early, 'Perfect Match' Star Joey Sasso on Running Around Panama to Find an Engagement Ring, How Much It Cost and What Viewers Didnt See, Michael B. Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? Its season 6 episode 2 titled Home Alone.. The police went to Nicks soccer game the day after the murder, and recorded him on the sideline. 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? 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. Garrett was taken to the local hospital where he was declared dead later that night. The police found Garrett laying motionless. Again, this doesnt really prove anything. Phillips refused to make an example out of anyone. 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. But the verdict came down as not guilty, and Tandy never ended up going on the record with Garbus. Photo: Brit Hanson, Brian Phillips pushed hard to get a resolution to his nephew's case. 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. His arms were at his side and his legs close together. This video proves nothing. Back at the crime scene, the police realized there was no forced entry, but there was an open window, with the screen cut out. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Garbus says her team did analysis on that tape beyond what the police had done but no new developments came out of it. In regards to the interesting and sad story about Garrett Phillips the 12- year old CHILD murdered victim. His killer is still out there. Bastuk admits theyre just familiarizing the AGs office with the details of the case. "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. Garbus film, which debuts on Tuesday, uses police footage and photos, video evidence and interviews to recount what went wrong in meticulous detail. His career, its Nick interrupted: Its gone., Continuing her spiel, Liz said: His family have suffered great trauma and Nicks financial situation is not what it was before its not a happy ending.. 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. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. #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. They said that he had a limp in his right leg, however, the video is grainy and I didnt see any limp. "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. "It's very frustrating," he told "20/20." Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. 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