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.". Yard signs like this were planted across St. Lawrence County to keep the case in the public eye. Original Language: English. The apartment that Jones helped Cyrus find was the same spot where Phillips was found gravely hurt. Photo: David Sommerstein, D.A. He wore a T-shirt and blue-and-white checkered shorts. "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. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. They said that he had a limp in his right leg, however, the video is grainy and I didnt see any limp. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Garrett Phillips' mother, Tandy Cyrus. Hillary claims Potsdam and St. Lawrence County law enforcement violated his civil rights, in part because hes Black. The police went to Nicks soccer game the day after the murder, and recorded him on the sideline. ", So far, this new lead doesnt seem to count as "something different. Photo: David Sommerstein, Oral "Nick" Hillary was found not guilty on Wednesday in the 2011 murder of twelve-year-old Garrett Phillips. ", "That day, I pulled the sign out of my yard. 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. 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. By then, the D.A. Brian Phillips helped produce hundreds of yard signs that read "Justice for Garrett," with a picture of the boy, smiling. The judge took it all in and after about a week of both sides summing up their arguments, he came back with a verdict. On October 26, two days after the murder, Nick was brought into the station. The district attorney, Mary Rain, teared up at a post-verdict press conference, and said Tandy told her, I know you guys tried., But Nicks attorney Earl Ward, speaking to a group of press outside the courthouse, reiterated what the defense team maintained all along: Nick Hillary is an innocent man., Nick spent that afternoon surrounded by a group of family, supporters and former soccer teammates. The first part of the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? This case is about a murdered 12 year old and the polices tunnel vision against one suspect. That trial could begin later this fall. "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. 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. Phillips's final hours. Thats why Who Killed Garrett Phillips? devotes so much time to following Hillary himself. 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? With the case still very much open and unsolved, justice for Phillips has not been achieved. All Rights Reserved. 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. On Wednesday morning, Hillary was found not guilty by a judge, after a two-week long trial. Trainum has an extensive background workingon cases himself. How are police handling new leads in the Garrett Phillips case? Oral "Nick" Hillary still coaches soccer. Whatever has come to light or will come in the years ahead Phillips said hes tried to focus on the good. True crime is popular because theres a healthy impulse to want these things to be solved, Garbus says. The police had a theory about the motivation, a story about obsessive love gone wrong. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, the D.A. 1.) Fast forward to October 24, 2011. He argued that Garrett was the victim of overzealous prosecutors and poor defense attorneys. He loved sports, being with his friends and ripsticking (kind of like skateboarding, but your back leg always moves). While Garrett was alive, his uncle said,the boy was deeply loved. It would take 18 more months for any more information about what happened to Garrett would come to light. 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. 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. You know, outlandish thoughts like, 'Maybe Garrett fell out the window and made his way back up here and died,' or an accident happened in the apartment and one of the kids didn't wanna get caught or in trouble, so he went out the window. 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. Nick said he was at the high school to watch a soccer game, went home and talked with his daughter, and then went to his assistant coachs house. Nick was interviewed for 9 hours that day. Nick also denied this ever happened. Hillary got back with Lee after the death of Phillips, the New York Times reported in 2011. His close friend Mani Tafari is less optimistic. 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. In 2011, Garrett Phillips, who was just 12-years-old, was killed in his upstate New York home. Police suspect the killer jumped out it after strangling Garrett. He was 12. 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 new DA made the case her central mission and finally got a grand Jury to indict Nick Hillary. When police arrived and got into the apartment, they found Garrett unresponsive on the floor in a bedroom. Formal complaints were filed against him for violence and abuse. "In my mind, that investigation is still out there.". 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? When they didnt hear back, they called on state Attorney General Tish James to intervene. That process has a name sentinel event review. 0. "Thats not gonna change.". Garbus credits the dogged local reporters who wouldnt let up on the case for bringing it to the larger attention, including her own. And the focus right now is to start puttin this in the rearview mirror.. 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. After all, she notes, the Justice for Garrett campaign became Get Nick Hillary. They were always, always intertwined. There was really nothing beyond whats in the film that we were able to learn.. Nick Hillary's defense had elected to waive a jury trial and argue directly to the judge. Tandy's 12-year-old, Garrett, bristled at his mom's new boyfriend, said Tandy. The first afternoon, of many, spent rebuilding his life. Garbus says her team did analysis on that tape beyond what the police had done but no new developments came out of it. Dateline's been covering the case of Garrett Phillips for over a year. (Courtesy of HBO ). But despite being a free man, it seems Hillary is still struggling to clear his name in his community. In one room, a screen in a window seemed warped, Murray said. 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. The two-part HBO documentary "Who Killed. ", 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. Talking on Build, ahead of the series which dropped onto Sky Crime earlier this month, Hillary spoke about his life after the case. 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. Trainum is part of a growing movement that encourages police and prosecutors to check their work with these reviews. In 2015, Hillary had also alleged that he'd been harassed by Jones in 2010, which was reported by NNY 360. The car is seen driving to the back of the lot into a parking space. They struck up an easy conversation that, in short order, became a live-in relationship with a blended family. The window is how it is believed that the killer escaped. 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. Nick was deposed for the suit. But the verdict came down as not guilty, and Tandy never ended up going on the record with Garbus. First, why the actual eff was he allowed to be in the interrogation room with Tandy? 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. Gary Pasqua in his office near the St. Lawrence County courthouse. Tandy and Aaron have since moved out. In 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was killed in his upstate New York home. His backpack was taken off. 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. 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. Garretts family, especially his mom and uncle, Brian Phillips, believe Nick 100% killed Garrett. They deserve justice and so does Garrett, but I think its also a good thing that an innocent man isnt sitting in prison. 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. If Carranza, the dude changing a tire at 100 Market, saw a black man in the window, could it have been Amos? 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. 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. There is only one door to the apartment. Sky Crime launched the documentary Who Killed Garrett Phillips? 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]. After it ended in an acquittal, Phillips said he had to draw back. In the gallery, Tandy slumped and cried. Now, it looks like as if the case is not over after all not since new information made its way to police. Tafari, a lawyer who provided legal support to his former Tilden High School friend, doesnt believe this film can change a corrupt system. Clearly, the film won't be . 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. Meanwhile Garretts autopsy was done. He also had deep rug burns, scratches on his face, a black eye and cauliflower ear. That's a remarkable jump from the window.". "Theyre able to benefit from the mistakes that they learned. Where was he on the day of the murder? Its so heartbreaking, and I feel bad for his family. Pictured is the 100 Market St. apartment building in Potsdam, New York. He was read his rights. They moved in just months before Garrett died, after Cyrus and Hillary broke up. 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. Also pictured is his defense team, Norman Siegel, left, Edward Narrow, right center, and Earl Ward, right. "Sees the people down there or hears them changing the tire, and waits until the coast is clear to make the jump.". Phillips refused to make an example out of anyone. It was a long wait leading up to the trial in 2016. 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. 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. HBO. "There will be no further investigation," Rain saidat a press conference, "because Im 100 percent certain, as are police, they got the right man.". Bastuk admits theyre just familiarizing the AGs office with the details of the case. Part 1 of Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Genre: Documentary. Oct. 24 marked the ninth anniversary of the murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips. On the same courthouse steps in Canton where Hillary walked away a free man after being cleared in Garrett Phillips death almost four years ago, a couple dozen people held a press conference Friday afternoon. Garbus questioned them about their missteps and lack of physical or DNA evidence tying Hillary to the crime. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally attacked at his home in Potsdam in 2011. And they havent been in touch with Garrett Phillips family. Dismiss. Its season 6 episode 2 titled Home Alone.. 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 . Garrett was taken to the local hospital where he was declared dead later that night. He was the last person seen with him and he was know to be violent and committed a confirmed violent act. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? Hillary was considered a suspect because he was an ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. I probably will the rest of my life," Phillips said. Phillips was the 12-year-old boy who was fatally attacked at his home in Potsdam in 2011. As least, thats what many may hope after the new St. Lawrence County district attorney admitted a new tip earlier this spring. The medical examiner also collected DNA from under Garretts nails. Related stories:A phone call from inside the investigationPasqua wouldnt provide any details beyond that, but it appears state troopers passed the new information to Potsdam Village Police, which is still the lead agency in control of the case. premieres on HBO on Tuesday, July 23 at 8/7c. Today, Garrett's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, was found not guilty in the boy's murder. Heres what you need to know about the case. I did everything I could. said he had gone through the case files himself. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. They are the only reason that Nick is not in prison, she says. 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 victim, Garrett Phillips, was only 12 years old. In their ruling, a state disciplinary panel wrote that Rain's handling of the Garrett Phillips case was one of several ethical issues that contributedto her punishment. Though the crime happened almost five years ago, the whodunit of it all has consumed this quiet area. "You would think, like, wouldn't someone hear somebody yelling, or see something or do anything? When Hillary was acquitted this week, the judge said that his case was mostly circumstantial and didnt prove he was guilty without a doubt. miaomy 3 yr. ago. It suggests that a kid named Brandon who lived next door gave two different statements about his whereabouts. Potsdam's chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was lead detective on the Garrett Phillips investigation. The signs became iconic in Potsdam. It's going on four years since . Photo: Julie Grant, St. Lawrence County DA Mary Rain at a press conference after the trial in 2016. There was word that several other boys were with Garrett when he died. It wasnt until later that Cyrus was finally informed that her son was strangled to death. 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. Tandy said she broke up with Nick because Garrett didnt like him. It's simple.. Murray said the window screen was forced out, with just enough space to fit a body through. Garrett didnt ever want to be alone with Nick, even though Nick said he never had any problems with Garrett. https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-killed-garret-phillips-theories, https://heavy.com/news/2016/09/garrett-phillips-abc-news-2020-trial-potsdam-obituary-nick-hillary-websleuths/, https://philosophyofcrime.com/the-murder-of-garrett-phillips/, https://www.nny360.com/news/crime/garrett-phillips-revisited-recent-leads-in-murder-case-fall-flat/article_615185e3-73a4-511c-a287-43c85b845d14.html. with hopes to shed more light on the devastating case. The university soccer coach had previously dated the victims mother, Tandy Cyrus, but was reported to have split with the grieving mum as he didnt get on with her children. When the police arrived on the scene, Phillips was still breathing. 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? An officer arrived on the scene and found 12-year-old Garrett . Also the Mom of Brandon's girlfriend also overheard Brandon talking about this unidentified male. 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. His white mom names black ex-boyfriend Nick Hillary as most likely to kill Garret. When 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in 2011 . Two years after the slaying, Garretts mothers ex-boyfriend, Oral Nick Hillary, was arrested, tried for the murder and acquitted. Phillips died soon after at a hospital. Back at the apartment, the investigation was just beginning. They realized that the killer could have had an injury since the jump was pretty far. Dismiss. Around 5:16pm, the police arrived. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. On the morning of October 26, 2011, Hillary, then a soccer coach in Potsdam, was summoned to the Potsdam police station. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? airs July 23 and 24 on HBO. This button displays the currently selected search type. There was a blue car that the police zeroed in on. I personally dont think Nick killed Garrett, but theres just no proof of him doing it. Oral Nick Hillary exhales as he leaves the St. Lawrence County Courthouse in Canton Wednesday after being found not guilty of murdering Garrett Phillips. The documentary examines and chronicles the years following the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary. Text. 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. The lead does not involve Nick Hillary, the person who was found not guilty of Garrett Phillips' murder. Nick is targeted. His killer is still out there. NCPR checked in with Pasqua last month. Shanna testified that Hillary was home with her at the . The police also noticed Nicks ankle was swollen and he had an abrasion on his ankle. 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.. "Mr. Jones went on to say that if I was sleeping with his ex-girlfriend he would have 'kicked in my door,'" Hillary said. And Nick doesnt have any of that right now. However, Shanna-Kays phone records show she texted her father at 6:24pm, asking Whats for dinner?. And that's an important part of the lawsuit Hillary has since filed against many individuals involved in his case. It was two days after 12 year-old Garrett Phillips was found strangled to death in his home in Potsdam. Join now Sign in . 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. 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By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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 had minutes left to live. Potsdam, NY, interim police chief takes ABC News through the crime scene. His arms were at his side and his legs close together. Tandy Cyrus, Garretts mom, was at her other sons basketball practice. (Also pictured: Potsdam Village attorney Thomas Mortati.) 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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. In regards to the interesting and sad story about Garrett Phillips the 12- year old CHILD murdered victim. Oral "Nick" Hillary and Tandy Cyrus are pictured in an undated photo. The mystery of what happened to Garrett Phillips continues. He argues he was treated differently than another suspect in the case, a deputy sheriff named John Jones. 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. New York, 2011: Garrett Phillips, 12, is found strangled. What 12-year-old kid just isnt right full of life? In an unusual case, there was another twist. ", North County Public Radio - NPR for the Adirondack North Country, For years, there were no formal charges in Garrett Phillips' murder. Nick was finally released, but they kept his clothes and took the cigarette butts from his pocket and drain. The DA says an investigation is ongoing, but its hard to know if police are taking the new information seriously. The police asked him why he turned the opposite way. For five years my family and I have been livin underneath this cloud, said Nick. "I dont know that its fair to them to keep reliving it unless something new or different happens. After Hillary was cleared, Rain claimed the case was closed because she still believed he was guilty, which is crazy, according to Garbus. Nick tried to leave for work, and the police blocked the door. He looked like he was sleeping.. Nicks defense team said right away that the police had tunnel vision and said it was a race issue. 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. Part 2 premieres on HBO on . (Courtesy of HBO ). For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. After about a year together, Tandy moved out with her sons. Theyre calling for the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 12 year-old boys death. The prosecutor would thunder that the camera had in fact recorded Nick out "hunting" for the boy just minutes before his death. 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. The camera recorded Garrett ripsticking home on the day of the murder. He was a popular, athletic kid. But no one would see his killer leap out of the back window. Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. 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 . "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. 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. The chief of police is now Mark Murray, who was the lead detective on the case. Nick said he was shocked and surprised to hear the allegations of bad blood between him and the young boy. 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