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Phillip Tinker

Case from Boss, MO dated Feb 17, 2019

Victim Details

Phillip Tinker

Male

White / Caucasian

Boss

MO

2019-02-17

42

Phillip

Tinker

07/02/2026

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In the small, unincorporated community of Boss, Missouri, a family dispute turned deadly, leaving two brothers dead in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. Phillip Tinker, a 42-year-old male, was killed on Sunday, February 17, 2019, a life cut short in a tragic confrontation with his own brother.

The events of that day unfolded after an argument over a gun escalated. The mother of the two men placed a harrowing 911 call, alerting authorities to the initial shooting. When o ...
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  • FOX2now.com: Death of two Missouri brothers ruled a murder-suicide
  • thesalemnewsonline.com: Suspected murder/suicide under investigation in Boss
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