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Ariah Phillips

Case from Louisville, KY dated Feb 07, 2011

Victim Details

Ariah Phillips

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2011-02-07

2011-02-07

Ariah

Phillips

Yes

06/22/2026

1


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In February of 2011, a tragedy unfolded in Louisville, Kentucky, culminating in the death of six-month-old Ariah Phillips. The infant girl was rushed to Kosair Hospital with multiple injuries, including severe brain injuries and head trauma, from which she would not recover. The subsequent police investigation into her death would span two years, treating the case as a homicide from the outset.

Investigators immediately focused on the child's mother, Whitney Phillips, and her boyfriend, J ...
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  • Mom, ex-boyfriend take plea deal in child death case
  • Mother, boyfriend charged with murder in infant's 2011 death
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