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Jul 2019
1h 12m

Episode 80: The Murder of Maddie Clifton...

Morbid Network | Wondery
About this episode
It's an Alaina Mini Morbid, which means it is longer than an average full length episode. Trust us, it is worth it because this case is a truly horrific but endlessly fascinating look into the mind of a secretly troubled young boy who fooled absolutely everyone in his life. Unfortunately, it was young, precious, vivacious Maddie Clifton was on the receiving end of his break from reality. 
*****TRIGGER WARNING*****
This case involves the death of a child and it is hard to hear. We warn ahead of time when it will be discussed, so you can skip accordingly if you feel like you need to! 

Sources:

Kids who Kill: Joshua Phillips: True Crime Press Series 1, Book 1 by Kathryn McMaster
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20170810/19-years-later-narrative-behind-maddie-cliftons-demise-gets-even-worse

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5573932/joshua-phillips-children-who-kill-maddie-clifton/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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