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Phillip Mitchell, a 20-year-old African American man, died on September 13, 1973, in New York City after what later emerged as a brutal killing that was disguised to look like a fatal fall. That day, he ended up inside an apartment at 203 West 91st Street on Manhattan�s Upper West Side, crossing paths with Waldo Grant, a quiet, solitary figure who moved through the neighborhood without drawing much attention.

According to Grant�s later admissions, the encounter in the apartment turned vio ...Read More

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Victim Details

Phillip Mithcell

Male

Black / African American

New York City

NY

1973-09-13

20

Phillip

Mithcell

05/30/2026