Joshua Phillips

Joshua Phillips is an American Murderer who killed an 8-year old girl named Madelyn "Maddie" Clifton in November 3,1998 at Jacksonville,Florida

Murder Facts
On Tuesday November 3, 1998 at around 5:00PM. Maddie Clifton went out to play like she always did before. She went to the 14-year old Joshua Phillips's house(even though Josh's father didn't let visitors while he was gone out).Later, they decided to play baseball,Joshua hit the ball and the ball landed in Maddie's eye, She then started screaming and crying. Joshua became scared and started to hit her with a baseball bat so that she can stop screaming. He then took her up to his room and he pulled out his pocket knife and stabbed her about 11 times in total. His father came home and he acted like nothing had happened. Later, Shiela Clifton (Maddie Clifton's Mother) called Maddie and Maddie's sister over for dinner. Only Maddie's sister came there. Sheila then called 911 and reported that Maddie was missing. Over 700 volunteers searched to find Maddie Clifton. (Everyone thought that she was abducted) Even Joshua and his mom were looking for her.

About 7 days later, Joshua's Mother went to clean his room when she saw something leaking out of his bed, she went to check out what it was, she found a foot - the body was claimed to be Maddie's body. Later that day, Joshua was arrested at his school and was taken to jail. He later found out that he will be in prison until he dies one day in prison.

Status
Joshua Phillips was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole on August 26,1999.

Joshua's Mother comes to visit Josh in prison every 5 years.

Joshua's Father died in a car accident in 2000.