Cause of Death for Convicted Child Killer in 1997 Case Is Revealed

Cause of Death for Convicted Child Killer in 1997 Case Is Revealed
A man who was convicted in the slaying of an 8-year-old girl whose body was never located was found dead in a prison cell in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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An inmate who was convicted in the slaying of an 8-year-old girl—whose body was never discovered— was strangled in his prison cell a month ago, said officials.

Anthony Palma died from “ligature strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head” on Jan 11, officials said, reported The Associated Press. He was killed in his prison cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
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