Who Killed Garrett Phillips? is a 2019 documentary in two parts by American film director and producer Liz Garbus.

Synopsis

On Oct. 24, 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in his home in Potsdam, a small town in upstate New York. Police quickly suspected Oral "Nick" Hillary, a Jamaican man in the mostly white community, who was a soccer coach at Clarkson University and the ex-boyfriend of Garrett's mother, Tandy Cyrus. The documentary chronicles the years following the murder including the interrogation, arrest, and trial for second degree murder of Nick Hillary, the prime suspect. He opted to be tried by a judge and was acquitted.[1] In the course of the trial it is revealed that public state prosecutor, Mary E. Rain withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense. This, and additional instances of professional misconduct, led to Rain being banned for two years from practicing law.[2][3]

Reception

The film premiered on June 20, 2019, at AFI Docs Film Festival in Washington DC as part of the festival's "Truth and Justice" program.[4] It was subsequently broadcast on July 23 and 24 2019 on HBO in the US. The documentary received positive reviews.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Nathaniel (29 Sep 2016). "Oral Nicholas Hillary Acquitted in Potsdam Boy's Killing". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Dowty, Douglas (Jan 30, 2019). "Ex-North Country DA who mishandled Hillary murder trial barred from practising law". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Gershman, Bennet L. (30 September 2016). "The Most Dangerous Prosecutor In New York State". Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Here's the full slated for AFI Docs Film Festival 2019". AFI Docs Film Festival. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Stuever, Hank (July 22, 2019). "'Who Killed Garrett Phillips?' is a masterful study in the evils of assumptions". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Who Killed Garrett Phillips?". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Who Killed Garrett Phillips?". Roger Ebert.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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