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Carole E. Phillips, a 33-year-old white female and professional roller derby skater, was tragically murdered on December 24, 1974, in Lake View Terrace, California. Her death was orchestrated by her roommate, 34-year-old Maida Sue Ellington, who hired Robert Leroy Biehler, a known criminal, to carry out the killing. Ellington feared that Phillips would expose her illicit activities, prompting her to pay Biehler for the assassination.

In October 1974, Biehler, disguised as a plumber, enter ...Read More
Victim Details

Carole Phillips

Female

White / Caucasian

Lake View Terrace

CA

1974-12-24

33

Carole

Phillips

11/27/2025