Pasqua and local police have declined to comment. Bastuk said local law enforcement is too compromised and an independent prosecutor needs to take over. Knowing where John Jones is now shows how differently he was treated by police after Phillips' murder. 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? Garbus and her crew interviewed him many times, filmed him with his kids and in his home, and included footage of his 2016 trial. He denied any butt-head moment with Garrett, or spats over homework or chores. It's simple.. "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. A state investigator whos close with the murdered boys family. Garretts family, especially his mom and uncle, Brian Phillips, believe Nick 100% killed Garrett. A 'Justice for Garrett' sign is pictured in an undated photo. All Rights Reserved. But at the same time, so many armchair sleuths, so many Reddit boards, so much discussion only increased the chances of it being solved.. Murray said the window screen was forced out, with just enough space to fit a body through. he was with his dad cutting wood (his dad confirmed this), 2.) 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. On Wednesday morning, Hillary was found not guilty by a judge, after a two-week long trial. The window is approximately 20 feet above the ground, Murray said. However, if youre innocent, why would it matter? His rip stick was neatly propped up against the wall. Hillary was considered a suspect because he was an ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. When Hillary was acquitted this week, the judge said that his case was mostly circumstantial and didnt prove he was guilty without a doubt. You've got inclement weather, it's near dusk -- if not dark.". It was two days after 12 year-old Garrett Phillips was found strangled to death in his home in Potsdam. On October 26, two days after the murder, Nick was brought into the station. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Fast forward to October 24, 2011. NCPR checked in with Pasqua last month. 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. The lawsuit alleged that Hillary's civil rights had been violated during his trial. There was really nothing beyond whats in the film that we were able to learn.. The original DA did not feel that she could mount a case, and Mary Rain mounting the case put them through an enormous amount of hope, and then disappointment.. Genre: Documentary. The neighbors knocked on the door, and heard what sounded like the door being locked and latched. One DA declined to pursue an indictment and was eventually voted out of office. Nick Hillary is the ex-boyfriend of Tandy Cyrus. On October 24, 2011, the neighbors of Garretts heard noises coming from next door. 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. Police went up the apartment building stairs and into the home, where they found Garrett unconscious and alone inside. 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. 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. The Phillipps family was victims of prosecutorial misconduct, as well as Nick, says Garbus. 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]. ", So far, this new lead doesnt seem to count as "something different. No one else has ever been named a suspect. The medical examiner also collected DNA from under Garretts nails. Talking on Build, ahead of the series which dropped onto Sky Crime earlier this month, Hillary spoke about his life after the case. 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. The DNA was ruled immiscible, and the case was based on circumstantial evidence. By then, the D.A. 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. The prosecutor would thunder that the camera had in fact recorded Nick out "hunting" for the boy just minutes before his death. It suggests that a kid named Brandon who lived next door gave two different statements about his whereabouts. 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. He was just all about control.". Garrett was taken to the local hospital where he was declared dead later that night. 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. And that's an important part of the lawsuit Hillary has since filed against many individuals involved in his case. Nick had to leave the station that day in a hazmat suit. They called 911 around 5:08pm. Garrett Phillips was a 12 year old boy who lived with his mom, Tandy and brother, Aaron, in Potsdam, New York. But hes also said recent new leads have gone nowhere. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. She was raising two boys, he had three kids from a past relationship. That there'd been a rush to judgment. But then when we looked at it closer. 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 died at the hospital that night. Whatever has come to light or will come in the years ahead Phillips said hes tried to focus on the good. 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. When the former live-in boyfriend of the mother, a black Jamaican-born soccer coach, became an almost immediate suspect in the murder, a cry went out from his camp that he was being railroaded. 23, with Part 2 following the next night on Jul. (Courtesy of HBO ). And the fact that his life has apparently remained much the same, while Hillary's was thrown into disarray, proves that. They moved in just months before Garrett died, after Cyrus and Hillary broke up. 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. 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 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in 2011 . He was 12. In one room, a screen in a window seemed warped, Murray said. 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. She attended soccer practice after school, and when she arrived home at 4:30pm, her father was there. This button displays the currently selected search type. "There is obviously no resolution to Garrett Phillips murder," Pasqua said at the time. At the time, lead prosecutors declared the case was closed. Nick Hillary Found Not Guilty in Murder of 12-Year-Old Garrett Phillips. Clearly, the film won't be . 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. They're calling for the state Attorney General. [2] Privacy Policy. The person who brutally murdered Garrett Phillips is still allowed to walk free. There is only one door to the apartment. Hillary is now a free man, and he cannot be retried. "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. Garbus questioned them about their missteps and lack of physical or DNA evidence tying Hillary to the crime. Garrett Phillips was a 12 year old boy who lived with his mom, Tandy and brother, Aaron, in Potsdam, New York. The prosecution, he ruled, had not made its circumstantial case "beyond a reasonable doubt." "Mr. Jones went on to say that if I was sleeping with his ex-girlfriend he would have 'kicked in my door,'" Hillary said. Read more at watertowndailytimes.com. From the polices point of view, they thought they had the best suspect the most they could put together on someone, says Garbus. Its so heartbreaking, and I feel bad for his family. Shanna Hillary is the eldest of Nick Hillary's five children. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Nicks defense team said right away that the police had tunnel vision and said it was a race issue. (Hillary has denied visiting the apartment without Cyrus' permission. They couldnt break down the door, so they got the manager to unlock the door, which was locked from the inside. The camera recorded Garrett ripsticking home on the day of the murder. It just blows my mind.. Thats why Who Killed Garrett Phillips? devotes so much time to following Hillary himself. And we talked of his passion: Soccer. If Carranza, the dude changing a tire at 100 Market, saw a black man in the window, could it have been Amos? (Courtesy of HBO ). He found Nick Hillary not guilty. The victim, Garrett Phillips, was only 12 years old. "The Garrett Phillips case is just full of the appearance of impropriety.". Nick also denied this ever happened. 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 . David SommersteinGroups call for independent probe of Garret Phillips murder. Garbus film, which debuts on Tuesday, uses police footage and photos, video evidence and interviews to recount what went wrong in meticulous detail. Years ago, Nick patronized a bar on Potsdam's main drag where the bartender was a single mother. What was his relationship like with Garrett? 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. 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. What do you think about this case? 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). As le Tandy said she broke up with Nick because Garrett didnt like him. They said that he had a limp in his right leg, however, the video is grainy and I didnt see any limp. (Courtesy of HBO ). 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." Sky Crime launched the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? 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. 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. The issues around race and policing and prosecutorial misconduct have been huge issues across our nation. "Oral Hillary will face that for the rest of his life unless the true perpetrator is found and held accountable," Bastuk said. In March 2019, North Country Public Radio reported that Hillary had filed a lawsuit against the New York State Police, St. Lawrence prosecutors, local police, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain, and Jones, who was a Sheriff's Deputy in St. Lawrence County. HBO. Whatever you might say about the film and how it portrays the justice system and Nick Hillary, my hope is that it also reflects the pain of the loss of this family and the gaping hole it left in their lives, Garbus says. 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. 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. The night that her son died, she had no idea what had happened. No, the police did. Here was the thing about the investigation though: crime scene techs could come up with no forensic clues -- no fingerprints, no DNA, no tissue and no hair linking Nick to what was theorized to be a violent hands-on struggle in a small space. Would love your thoughts, please comment. How are police handling new leads in the Garrett Phillips case? The police also made Nick strip down in the nude, so they could take photographs. 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? I think of Michelle McNamara: Did that book [Ill Be Gone in the Dark] solve that case? Garbus says her team did analysis on that tape beyond what the police had done but no new developments came out of it. It would take 18 more months for any more information about what happened to Garrett would come to light. A 'Justice for Garrett' sign is pictured in an undated photo. They deserve justice and so does Garrett, but I think its also a good thing that an innocent man isnt sitting in prison. is available to stream on Sky Crime. Dec 18, 2020. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Potsdam's chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was lead detective on the Garrett Phillips investigation. That process has a name sentinel event review. The current district attorney, Gary Pasqua, has given Potsdam Police, now headed by Murray, new information pointing to a different suspect. 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. Now, she hopes her doc will put similar pressure on the story so that maybe her titular question can finally be answered. Before he spoke with NCPR, Trainum reviewed press clippings and media coverage to familiarize himself with the Garrett Phillips case. He looked like he was sleeping.. "I think about him every day. Photo: Lauren Rosenthal. However, Shanna-Kays phone records show she texted her father at 6:24pm, asking Whats for dinner?. Join now Sign in . "He was a kid he was a 12-year-old kid. What 12-year-old kid just isnt right full of life? Weve been covering the case for over a year. According to Grantland, Officer Mark Wentworth investigated the apartment at 100 Market Street. Bastuk says now is the time to draw national attention to a murder case thats been unsolved for too long. Since moving to New York, I've associated Kips Bay with decent curry and a cheap pint. Also pictured is his defense team, Norman Siegel, left, Edward Narrow, right center, and Earl Ward, right. 24. Oral Nick Hillary exhales as he leaves the St. Lawrence County Courthouse in Canton Wednesday after being found not guilty of murdering Garrett Phillips. "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. The inside of the house where Garrett Phillips' body was found, is pictured on Sept. 27, 2016. I believe John Jones committed the murder. "But the day of the verdict, something just hit me. Tonight, ABC News and Dateline will both investigate the 2011 murder of Garrett Phillips. Photo: Julie Grant, St. Lawrence County DA Mary Rain at a press conference after the trial in 2016. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. Let me know what you think in the comments. His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. Now, it looks like as if the case is not over after all not since new information made its way to police. His killer is still out there. They knew that Garrett and his brother lived there and had heard noises before, but never this loud. After the schoolboys body was found suffocated and strangled, all fingers pointed to Nick as the murderer. The Murder of Garrett Phillips: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Nick was deposed for the suit. "We weren't thinking it was a homicide immediately, but something had happened. The accused was Nick Hillary, 37 years old at the time of the boy's death. "And so, whos going to challenge him?". His brilliant field leadership at St. Lawrence, next door to Potsdam, had made him a college All-American. The duo were joined by lawyer Mani Tafari, who also shared his view on the case. Formal complaints were filed against him for violence and abuse. proceeds with the case. In the gallery, Tandy slumped and cried. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. "You would think, like, wouldn't someone hear somebody yelling, or see something or do anything? Nick said he had nothing against the boy or his mother and that his alibi witnesses, his daughter and an assistant coach, would place him elsewhere at the time of the murder. Where was he on the day of the murder? 24. They are the only reason that Nick is not in prison, she says. Jones held Cyrus' hand and comforted her as she was interviewed by the police. Potsdam, NY, interim police chief takes ABC News through the crime scene. He also said he'd talked with police and met with Garrett Phillips mother but he didn't want to discuss his findings. Heres what you need to know about the case. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? 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. It wasnt until later that Cyrus was finally informed that her son was strangled to death. 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. And while the killer of the 12-year-old boy could still be on the loose, Oral Nick Hillary paid the price at the time of the murder, as he was initially named as a key suspect. He was the last person seen with him and he was know to be violent and committed a confirmed violent act. Police suspect the killer escaped through this window. Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. All of other window screens in the home were intact, Murray said. 1.) His mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty of the murder just over two years ago in a. He loved his ripstick," Phillips said. He also had deep rug burns, scratches on his face, a black eye and cauliflower ear. 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. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. He added: "It was definitely frustrating. 1. Nick did drive a blue car, however the footage is so blurry that you cant tell who is driving or see the license plate. Related: Nick Hillary Found Not Guilty in Murder of 12-Year-Old Garrett Phillips. Because we werent gonna get justice for him.". Director Liz Garbus is pictured in an undated photo. Photo: David Sommerstein, D.A. As least, that's. Dateline's been covering the case of Garrett Phillips for over a year. The next part of the investigation was from a surveillance camera. 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At 9pm, Dateline will air The Accused, which will focus on law enforcement and community response to the horrific crime, according to Syracuse.com. Her name is Tandy Cyrus. "It's a very busy street. 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." 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. 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. After all, she notes, the Justice for Garrett campaign became Get Nick Hillary. They were always, always intertwined. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. 3. For years, one of the loudest voices demanding justice for Garrett Phillips belonged to his uncle. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). Despite having only circumstantial evidence, the D.A. They also knocked on the door and said they heard footsteps coming from inside the apartment. When the police arrived on the scene, Phillips was still breathing. 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. 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. Ive probably seen every show on this case, but for my research I watched Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall. The police soon zeroed in on Nick Hillary, the ex-boyfriend of Tandy. However, Postdam is apparently really small, so if you go a different way it doesnt take long to be back where you started. Cyrus says that when she showed up at the hospital, her son had bruises all over his face, and Marks on his neck. 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. ", North County Public Radio - NPR for the Adirondack North Country, For years, there were no formal charges in Garrett Phillips' murder. Forty minutes later, he was found strangled to death in his mother's bedroom. Jobs People Learning Dismiss Dismiss. He spent more than two decades asa homicide detectivein Washington, D.C., where he eventually opened a cold case unit. After it ended in an acquittal, Phillips said he had to draw back. His neighbours turned against the proud father, and he was soon fired from his job back in 2011. 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. with hopes to shed more light on the devastating case. Director Liz Garbus Writer Karen Sim Stars Oral Hillary Brian Phillips Tyler Rodrigues See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video Police suspect the killer jumped out it after strangling Garrett. This led to Hillarys arrest, which satisfied Brian Phillips, who still passionately professes his belief that Hillary is guilty in Garbus doc. Hillary has since moved back to the city, where he coaches soccer and wishes the film will put pressure on cops to solve the murder. As Tandy would tell us, Nick was rigid -- a man with a plan for every day. 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. His arms were at his side and his legs close together. But their approaches to parenting seemed very different. Oct. 24 marked the ninth anniversary of the murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. 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). Police collected fingerprints from the window; they are not Hillary's and have never been identified, Murray said. 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.. An officer arrived on the scene and found 12-year-old Garrett . When they didnt hear back, they called on state Attorney General Tish James to intervene. 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. -- 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. About his hitch in the U.S. Army. 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.. Director: Liz Garbus. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. That trial could begin later this fall. 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. Trainum has an extensive background workingon cases himself. Trainum is part of a growing movement that encourages police and prosecutors to check their work with these reviews. Garrett and Aaron's school schedules were on the fridge and family portraits were on the wall. 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. 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