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Lauren Phillips

Case from Euless, TX dated Sep 21, 2021

Victim Details

Lauren Phillips

Female

White / Caucasian

Euless

TX

2021-09-21

Lauren

Phillips

07/03/2026

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Lauren Phillips, a 34-year-old white female from Euless, Texas, was one of three victims brutally murdered by Jason Alan Thornburg in September 2021. Thornburg, then 41 years old, had been staying at the Mid City Inn in Euless, where he lured Phillips and two others—42-year-old David Lueras and 33-year-old Maricruz Mathis—into his motel room over the course of a week. According to investigators, Thornburg claimed he was compelled to commit “sacrifices” based on his interpretation of reli ...
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