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Garrett Phillips

Case from Potsdam, NY dated Oct 24, 2011

Victim Details

Garrett Phillips

December 14, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Potsdam

NY

2011-10-24

1999-08-13

12

Garrett

Phillips

No

07/22/2026


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Do you know who killed 12 year old Garrett Phillips in 2011?
On a rainy afternoon in Potsdam, New York, on October 24, 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was tragically killed. He was a sixth-grader at A.A. Kingston Middle School, known for being an athletic and popular boy who enjoyed playing various sports. Earlier that afternoon, Garrett had been playing basketball with friends at the local high school before his mother, Tandy Cyrus, called and told him to head home to do his homework. Shortly after arriving at his apartment, neighbors heard strange no ...
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