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Philip Sherman Whitaker

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Nov 15, 2017

Victim Details

Philip Sherman Whitaker

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

2017-11-15

54

Philip

Sherman Whitaker

06/25/2026

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In the fall of 2017, a 54-year-old man named Philip Sherman Whitaker went missing under troubling circumstances. On November 8th, he was last seen leaving a pharmacy. What began as a missing person case soon took a dark and tragic turn, revealing a story of friendship betrayed and a life cut short by violence.

Days after his disappearance, a grim discovery was made in New Orleans East. Near the interchange of Michoud Boulevard and Interstate 10, authorities found a body wrapped in a piece ...
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