Phillip Ingle had a troubled past and struggled with substance abuse disorder and mental health issues. But then in 1991, he terrorized a small North Carolina town by brutally murdering 4 of its elderly residents for seemingly no reason. Sadly, the ripple effect of Phillip’s actions lead to the deaths of 3 additional people. This is a tragic case of a system failing a very inherently disturbed individual.
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Sources:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111742252/phillip-lee-ingle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Ingle
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18759459/william-fred-davis
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18759499/margaret_davis
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29032842/sarah-emma-willis
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29032993/e_z_willis
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33335424/joey-james-melton
https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1994/98a93-0.html
https://www.celebsagewiki.com/phillip-ingle
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1995/09/21/ingle-memory-crimes-won39t-killings-scar-rural-community-ingle-faces-execution-town-can39t-forget/29578037007/
https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/120-the-cherryville-murders
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