The Strange Story of Phillip

The strange story of Phillip
Postby jhancock » Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:09 pm

Cabin 28: The Keddie Murders Part II covers two confessions to the homicides: one in which the confessor provided accurate details, time frames and motive; and another in which the confessor provided almost no details at all. However, these weren't the only suspicious people connected to the Keddie Murders. One of these people that the documentary does not cover is a young man named Phillip.

The following documents describe Phillip's connection to the Keddie Murders:

Document One:

4-13-81. I contacted Joel F.H. who works for Sierra Center Liquors. Joel said he had been working at the liquor store around noon on 4-12-81 and had see a young Indian male in front of the store, and he had been naming the people that had been killed. That had been some two to three hours before he had heard anything about it on the radio, and thought it strange. The subject was ID'd later as Phillip, when I contacted the store owner, Keith N.

Document Two:

On April 29th, 1981, I was working as a radio dispatcher. At approximately 1410 hours I monitored a conversation between Phillip and his mother, who was visiting him. Due to radio transmissions and phone calls, I did not hear the entire conversation. I heard Phillip tell his mother than he was in the house when it happened. His mother said, "Phillip, you're hallucinating, you were in church that night." Phillip said when he left the church he went there with Marty Smartt and two other guys. He spoke of Tina being there. He said, "Someone asked me to hand him the scissors and I did." Phillip said, "Maybe I should be hypnotized," and his mother replied, "No, don't do that." Phillip said that afterward he ran to the Back Door Bar and tried to tell someone who was coming out the door, then he just ran.

Document Three:

On 5-1-81, Phillip was interviewed at the sheriff's office.

On 4-11-81 Phllip was at Feather River College, in a fairly intoxicated state. About 2100 hrs Wade M. gave him a ride to the Methodist Church. After being there for an undetermined time, he decided to go to the Exxon Mini-Mart. While at Exxon he met up with Johnny and Dana. They were getting a ride from three people in a pick-up. The pick-up was described as between a 1954 and 1957 Chev., dark green with something similar to a roll bar in the back. He said one of the men was named Marty Smartt, and lived at the end of the road in Keddie. He owns a small red station wagon (this matches the description of Marty Smartt). Phillip did not know the other two men. After arriving in Keddie, Phillip said that while looking through a window of the Sharp residence he saw Johnny get his throat cut, Dana get hit over the head with a hammer, and Sue being choaked [sic]. Phillip said that at one point he ran to the Keddie Back Door Bar where he saw a man that was locking up the bar. He tried to tell the man what was happening. The man got into a blue car that looked like a Mercedes, and drove away. Phillip returned to the Sharp residence to try to help Tina. At one time he was hiding under the house and he scratched the license number from the pick-up onto the hot water heater. Phillip told of a long fight that ended up at Ganser Airport, where he got away. The three men still had Tina.

On 5-1-81, Sgt. Stoy checked the hot water heater under the Sharp residence. No license number was scratched on it.

On 5-4-81 I telephone Jack B., who locked up the Back Door Bar on the night of 4-11-81. He said no one tried to talk to him as he was leaving the bar. Jack said he might have been driving a bluish silver Mercedes on the night of 4-11-81. He drives a lot of different cars, and was trying to sell a Mercedes around 4-11-81. He said he would check his records to see if he could determine when he was driving the Mercedes.

Document Four:

Interview: Trisha D.P. 5/19/81. I contacted Trisha at Quincy High School regarding her friendship and possible knowledge of Dana Wingate. Joey C. had told me that Dana had dated Trisha. Trisha told me that she had gone out with Dana for about two weeks last September, but she didn't know if he was involved with drugs. Trisha said she never knew Dana to get into fights. I asked Trisha about Phillip and she said he used to come to her house and she did not like him. Trisha said that Phillip could be mean when he was drunk which was most of the time. Trisha also said that Phillip did not like Dana because Dana was taking out Trisha. Trisha did say that rumors said Tina hated her mom. She did not have much information at all.

The strange story of Phillip
Postby jhancock » Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:09 pm

Cabin 28: The Keddie Murders Part II covers two confessions to the homicides: one in which the confessor provided accurate details, time frames and motive; and another in which the confessor provided almost no details at all. However, these weren't the only suspicious people connected to the Keddie Murders. One of these people that the documentary does not cover is a young man named Phillip.

The following documents describe Phillip's connection to the Keddie Murders:

Document One:

4-13-81. I contacted Joel F.H. who works for Sierra Center Liquors. Joel said he had been working at the liquor store around noon on 4-12-81 and had see a young Indian male in front of the store, and he had been naming the people that had been killed. That had been some two to three hours before he had heard anything about it on the radio, and thought it strange. The subject was ID'd later as Phillip, when I contacted the store owner, Keith N.

Document Two:

On April 29th, 1981, I was working as a radio dispatcher. At approximately 1410 hours I monitored a conversation between Phillip and his mother, who was visiting him. Due to radio transmissions and phone calls, I did not hear the entire conversation. I heard Phillip tell his mother than he was in the house when it happened. His mother said, "Phillip, you're hallucinating, you were in church that night." Phillip said when he left the church he went there with Marty Smartt and two other guys. He spoke of Tina being there. He said, "Someone asked me to hand him the scissors and I did." Phillip said, "Maybe I should be hypnotized," and his mother replied, "No, don't do that." Phillip said that afterward he ran to the Back Door Bar and tried to tell someone who was coming out the door, then he just ran.

Document Three:

On 5-1-81, Phillip was interviewed at the sheriff's office.

On 4-11-81 Phllip was at Feather River College, in a fairly intoxicated state. About 2100 hrs Wade M. gave him a ride to the Methodist Church. After being there for an undetermined time, he decided to go to the Exxon Mini-Mart. While at Exxon he met up with Johnny and Dana. They were getting a ride from three people in a pick-up. The pick-up was described as between a 1954 and 1957 Chev., dark green with something similar to a roll bar in the back. He said one of the men was named Marty Smartt, and lived at the end of the road in Keddie. He owns a small red station wagon (this matches the description of Marty Smartt). Phillip did not know the other two men. After arriving in Keddie, Phillip said that while looking through a window of the Sharp residence he saw Johnny get his throat cut, Dana get hit over the head with a hammer, and Sue being choaked [sic]. Phillip said that at one point he ran to the Keddie Back Door Bar where he saw a man that was locking up the bar. He tried to tell the man what was happening. The man got into a blue car that looked like a Mercedes, and drove away. Phillip returned to the Sharp residence to try to help Tina. At one time he was hiding under the house and he scratched the license number from the pick-up onto the hot water heater. Phillip told of a long fight that ended up at Ganser Airport, where he got away. The three men still had Tina.

On 5-1-81, Sgt. Stoy checked the hot water heater under the Sharp residence. No license number was scratched on it.

On 5-4-81 I telephone Jack B., who locked up the Back Door Bar on the night of 4-11-81. He said no one tried to talk to him as he was leaving the bar. Jack said he might have been driving a bluish silver Mercedes on the night of 4-11-81. He drives a lot of different cars, and was trying to sell a Mercedes around 4-11-81. He said he would check his records to see if he could determine when he was driving the Mercedes.

Document Four:

Interview: Trisha D.P. 5/19/81. I contacted Trisha at Quincy High School regarding her friendship and possible knowledge of Dana Wingate. Joey C. had told me that Dana had dated Trisha. Trisha told me that she had gone out with Dana for about two weeks last September, but she didn't know if he was involved with drugs. Trisha said she never knew Dana to get into fights. I asked Trisha about Phillip and she said he used to come to her house and she did not like him. Trisha said that Phillip could be mean when he was drunk which was most of the time. Trisha also said that Phillip did not like Dana because Dana was taking out Trisha. Trisha did say that rumors said Tina hated her mom. She did not have much information at all