237: The Murder of Garrett Phillips (Part 1)

Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast

True Crime, Comedy

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

On a rainy October afternoon in the small town of Potsdam, New York, a young woman called 911 to tell them that she heard some odd noises coming from the apartment across from hers. The noises sounded like a child in danger. When an officer finally arrived, he heard footsteps inside and the sound of the door’s lock clicking when he knocked. When he finally gained access, the officer found 12-year-old Garrett Phillips pulseless. He began CPR and Garrett was transported quickly to the hospital, but he ultimately died. The only evidence left behind was a bent window screen and a few fingerprints. Investigators immediately focused their attention on the victim’s mother’s ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, and he became an outcast, despite no physical evidence of his involvement. Were police targeting him because of his race and pushing another prime suspect aside because he was, GET THIS, another police officer? Or was the investigator’s tunnel vision being exagerrated and Nick Hillary really was responsible for the savage murder of a little boy?

TRIGGER WARNINGS: murder of a child, racism, police misconduct

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Killer Queen's A True Crime Podcast.
0:08.4	I'm your host, Tarella, and I'm your better, prettier, younger host, Tory.
0:13.4	We're sisters who are obsessed with True Crime and love Galpallen with you about cases.
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0:35.2	Okay y'all, grab your Capri signs or your surge and let's talk about some true crime.
0:43.2	This episode contains discussion of child murder, racism, and police misconduct.
0:48.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:50.9	On a rainy October afternoon in the small town of Pottsdam, New York, a young woman called
0:54.8	911 to tell them that she heard some odd noises coming from the apartment across from
0:58.7	hers.
0:59.7	The noises sounded like a child in danger.
1:01.9	When an officer finally arrived, he heard footsteps inside and the sound of the door's
1:05.8	lock clicking when he knocked.
1:08.2	When he finally gained access, the officer found 12-year-old Garrett Phillips pulseless.
1:13.0	He began CPR and Garrett was transported quickly to the hospital, but he ultimately died.
1:18.0	The only evidence left behind was a bent window screen and a few fingerprints.
1:22.8	He immediately focused their attention on the victim's mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick
1:26.1	Hillary, and he became an outcast despite no physical evidence of his involvement.
1:31.4	We're police targeting him because of his race and pushing another prime suspect aside
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