94. The Murder of Maddie Clifton

This week we discuss Josh Phillips and the devastating murder of 8 year old Maddie Clifton. Our oddity is poultry cannibalism.

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Sources:

https://archive.ph/20130624214138/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/110208/met_350857746.shtml

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2008/10/30/boy-grows-up-in-prison-after-killing-young-neighbor/

https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2018/11/02/years-later-lives-carry-on-after-year-old-maddie-cliftons-disappearance-and-death-captivated-country/6666382007/

https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/09/joshua-phillips-cries-he-apologizes-horror-maddie-clifton-s-death/15768181007/

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/06/09/judge-to-review-life-sentence-for-8-year-old-maddie-cliftons-killer/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-phillips-trial/78585107/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/chilling-case-joshua-phillips-how-12023530https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22160672

https://allthatsinteresting.com/joshua-phillips

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Phillips_(murderer)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6991895/madelyn_rae-clifton

Oddity: 

https://extension.psu.edu/poultry-cannibalism-prevention-and-treatment

https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g1670/2007/html/view#:~:text=Outbreaks%20of%20cannibalism%20occur%20in,%2C%20turkeys%2C%20quail%20and%20pheasants

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