Hell and Gone Murder Line: Brittany Phillips Part 2

Hell and Gone

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On Monday September 30, 2004, 18-year-old college student Brittany Phillips was found dead in her apartment in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a student at Tulsa Community College, went to her evening chemistry class with her friend Lydia.

She was found lying next to her bed. Clothing was found scattered all around her in a haphazard way, and the balcony doors to her second floor apartment were open. Investigators believed she had been dead for at least a couple of days.

News reports said that she had been raped, and strangled, but he medical examiner’s report stated that there was no definitive evidence of sexual assault.

What happened to Brittany Phillips? And could her killer already be behind bars, or is he still out roaming the streets?

If you have a case you’d like Catherine Townsend to look into, you can reach out to the Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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