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Phillip Elliott Devine

Case from Humboldt, NE dated Dec 31, 1993

Victim Details

Phillip Elliott Devine

Male

Black / African American

Humboldt

NE

1993-12-31

22

Phillip

Elliott Devine

07/01/2026

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On the last day of 1993, a tragic event unfolded in a modest farmhouse in rural Humboldt, Nebraska, forever altering the lives of several families. Phillip Elliott Devine, a 22-year-old Black male, was found shot to death, one of three victims in a brutal triple homicide. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Devine had been living in Iowa and was visiting Nebraska.

Devine had been in Nebraska visiting a girlfriend over the Christmas holiday. After the relationship ended, he found hims ...
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  • The New Yorker: The Humboldt Murders
  • Phillip Elliott DeVine (1971-1993) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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