About this episode

The episode discusses the murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent investigation filled with misconduct and bias.

Skip the banter: 00:06:57 Garrett Phillips was 12 years old when he was found strangled in his Potsdam, New York apartment in 2011, and within days, investigators had a suspect with no physical evidence tying him to the crime. The case that followed was riddled with misconduct, racial bias allegations, and a key witness whose account was quietly buried. Allison tells us the full story, and the part about what police did and didn't do in those first 48 hours is hard to shake. Support us and become a Patron! Over 150 bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecouple Our Amazon Shop (stuff we like that we share on the show): https://amzn.to/48mohHX   All our links (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Merch, etc): https://linktr.ee/crimeandcoffee   Facebook Group to discuss episodes: www.facebook.com/groups/crimeandcoffeecouplepodcast/   References available at https://www.crimeandcoffeecouple.com a few days after this podcast airs.   Case Suggestions Form: https://forms.gle/RQbthyDvd98SGpVq8 Remember to subscribe to our podcast in your favorite podcast player. Do it before you forget! If you're listening on Spotify please leave us a 5-star review, and leave a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Allison, Mike

Topics covered

• murder
• investigation
• racial bias
• misconduct
• true crime

Keywords

• Garrett Phillips
• murder
• Potsdam
• investigation
• true crime
• racial bias
• misconduct

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Potsdam, New York

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