| 词条 | Josh Phillips (murderer) |
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| image_name = Joshua Phillips.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Mug shot | conviction_penalty = Life imprisonment (Eligible for sentence review in 2023) | conviction_status = Incarceration in Cross City Correctional Institution | parents = Melissa Phillips and Steve Phillips | birth_name = Joshua Earl Patrick Phillips | name = Joshua Phillips | nationality = American | other_names = Josh | citizenship = American | motive = To end the victim's crying and avoid the punishment from father | education = Blackstone Career Institute | victims = Maddie Clifton | date = November 3, 1998 | locations = Jacksonville, Florida | weapons = Baseball bat Knife | apprehended = November 10, 1998 | imprisoned = Cross City Correctional Institution }}Joshua Earl Patrick Phillips (born March 17, 1984) is an American murderer from Jacksonville, Florida who was convicted in July 1999 of murdering 8-year-old Maddie Clifton in November 1998 when he was 14 years old. He is currently serving a sentence of life in prison.[1] The murder was the subject of national television coverage, including a documentary on 48 Hours titled "Why did Josh Kill?"[2] Early lifePhillips was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 17, 1984. Josh's father Steve Phillips had dominated his wife and son with a violent temper. In Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes, Josh stated that at one point in his life, he walked into his parents’ room and saw his father's fist smashed through a wall, which made him terrified of his father. Steve gave his son strict rules and was also a drug addict and alcoholic. The disappearanceOn November 3, 1998, at around 5:00 pm, Maddie Clifton disappeared. The first suspect was a neighbor, who had been arrested twice in the past, both times between 15 to 20 years earlier for sexual battery cases, but in both incidents, charges were dropped. The neighbor failed a lie detector test in relation to Maddie's disappearance, but provided an alibi.[3] The police decided to call off the search for Maddie, but the community, including over 400 volunteers, persisted. A reward was offered, initially $50,000 but later doubled.[4] One of those volunteers was Phillips himself. The FBI later became involved in the case. Flyers were distributed around town, including at a local Jaguars-Bengals game. The TV series America's Most Wanted also offered to broadcast the story.[5] Murder caseThe search ended a week after the disappearance when Phillips' mother Melissa went to clean his room and found that his waterbed seemed to be leaking. Upon further examination, she discovered Maddie's body hidden inside the base of the waterbed. She promptly ran outside her home and went across the street to get the police. Phillips was later arrested that day at his school, and was held in maximum security as he made his first court appearance. It was determined that Clifton's cause of death was due to stabbing and clubbing with a baseball bat.[6] Phillips stated that the event happened when he was home alone and Maddie came to his house asking him to come outside and play baseball. Phillips agreed, even though he was not allowed to have friends over while his parents were not home. As the two were playing baseball, Maddie threw the ball at him and he hit it, which caused the ball to hit Maddie's eye. She then began to bleed, cry, and scream. Knowing that his father would be home soon, Phillips panicked, fearing his father's reaction when he got home, so he decided to drag Maddie into his house and took her to his room where he proceeded to strangle her with a phone cord for approximately 15 minutes. Soon after, he hit her again with the baseball bat and stuffed her under the base of his bed. When Josh's father returned home, he went to interact with him for a while and returned to his room. When he discovered that Maddie was still alive, moaning under his bed, he then removed the mattress and stabbed her 11 times, killing her.[7] Phillips was charged with first-degree murder. His trial was held in Polk County due to the massive amount of media coverage. He was then convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was not eligible for the death penalty since he was under 16 when he committed the murder.[8] While the autopsy did not reveal any sexual assault, Maddie's body was found naked from waist down.[9] The murder appears to have been motivated by Phillips' fear of his abusive and alcoholic father, who would have been very angry if he had found Maddie in their house.[10] Phillips stated on the TV program Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes that if he could take it back, he would, subsequently breaking down into tears.[11] Phillips attended Blackstone Career Institute, a distance learning program, graduating with a paralegal degree in 2007. [12] He works as a paralegal, helping other inmates with their appeals.[10] Sometime after the trial, Maddie Clifton's parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton, divorced after 25 years of marriage.[13] In 2000, Phillips' father Steve was killed in a car accident.[14] AppealsIn 2002, an appeals court upheld Phillips's conviction.[15] In December 2004, Melissa Phillips began to seek a new trial for her son, noting that his young age at the time of the murder should have carried more weight in his sentence.[16][17] In 2005, new hearing dates were set for Phillips.[18] In 2008, two of the officials behind his sentence, States Attorney Harry Shorstein and Sheriff Nat Glover, confirmed their belief that Phillips deserved a jail sentence, but admitted having second thoughts about the no-parole life sentence for the 14 year old.[10] In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juveniles to mandatory life without parole is unconstitutional. It was unclear at that time if Phillips' attorney would seek re-sentencing.[19] In November 2015, Phillips' attorneys were considering the Supreme Court ruling as a basis to file a re-sentencing hearing.[20] In September 2016, after Phillips' attorneys successfully appealed the court, he was granted a new sentencing hearing as a result of retroactive application of the Supreme Court's ruling which declared his current sentence, mandatory life in prison without parole, unconstitutional for juvenile offenders. A resentencing date was initially set for February 2017.[21] In February 2017, Phillips' lawyer asked for more time to prepare[22] and subsequently a new sentencing hearing was set for June 2017.[23] At the hearing, Clifton's mother requested for his sentence be upheld. On November 17, 2017, Phillips was re-sentenced to life in prison.[24] In the mediaThe murder of Maddie Clifton was featured on the Season 2 premiere of Killer Kids. Phillips was interviewed by British journalist Susanna Reid for the ITV documentary Children Who Kill.[25][26] Phillips murder story and ensuing trial was featured in episode 112 of the podcast Sword and Scale on August 19th, 2018.[27] See also
References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/10/07/48hours/main65411.shtml |title=Why Did Josh Kill?, When A 'Good' Kid Commits A Brutal Crime |author=CBSNews.com Staff |publisher=CBS News |date=2009-02-11 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Joshua}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100799/enc_S1007pat.html |title=Maddie Clifton story examined on '48 Hours' |author=Charlie Patton |publisher=The Florida Times-Union |date=1999-10-07 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory.htm |title=Lakewood 8-year-old missing; last seen Tuesday in her yard |author=Staff at WJXT |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-06 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory2.htm |title=After three days, girl still missing; reward doubled |author=Staff at WJXT and Associated Press |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-07 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory3.htm |title=Search for missing 8-year-old girl intensifies; FBI to get involved |author=Staff at WJXT and Associated Press |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-09 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory4.htm |title=Body of missing 8-year-old found in boy's bedroom across street |author=Staff at WJXT and Associated Press |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-10 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory6.htm |title=14-year-old neighbor charged with murder in stabbing of Maddie Clifford |author=Staff at WJXT and Ron Word at Associated Press |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-11 |accessdate=2012-10-20}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://maddieclifton.org/topstory9.html |title=Jury finds Phillips guilty of first-degree murder |author=Staff at WJXT and Associated Press |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |work=Maddieclifton.org (archivist) |date=1998-11-03 |accessdate=2012-10-20}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.news4jax.com/news/Boy-Grows-Up-In-Prison-After-Killing-Young-Neighbor/2063134 |title=Boy Grows Up In Prison After Killing Young Neighbor |author=Staff at WJXT |publisher=WJXT News4Jax.com |date=2008-10-30 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 10. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/110208/met_350857746.shtml |title=THE MADDIE CLIFTON SAGA: Her killer fights back tears when asked about Maddie and her family |author=Paul Pinkham |publisher=The Florida Times-Union |date=2008-11-02 |accessdate=2016-02-10}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1686119/|publisher=E! 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