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Lillian Phillipe

Case from Gonzales, LA dated Apr 09, 1997

Victim Details

Lillian Phillipe

Female

White / Caucasian

Gonzales

LA

1997-04-09

71

Lillian

Phillipe

06/30/2026

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Lillian Philippe, a 71-year-old woman, was found dead in her Gonzales, Louisiana, home on April 10, 1997. Her sister-in-law discovered her body. An investigation revealed that on April 9, 1997, a man named Daniel Joseph Blank had broken into her house to burglarize it. When Lillian emerged from the bathroom, she encountered Blank, who then assaulted and fatally stabbed her before fleeing with stolen items.

The investigation into Lillian's murder eventually led authorities to Daniel Blank, ...
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    I recently stumbled across a news piece on the terrible murders by Daniel Blank and was taken aback ... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about Lillian Phillipe's family and how incredibly difficult it must have b... ...Read More
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    I'm still struggling to wrap my head around how something so terrible could happen to someone like L... ...Read More
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