Joshua Phillips appears in court (WJXT) Phillips was 14 years old when he hit Maddie repeatedly with a baseball bat, slit her throat and hid her body in the frame of his water bed. Police, family ...

Joshua Phillips is serving life in prison for the murder of the 8-year-old more than two decades ago. Maddie’s sister, Jessie Clifton, is now preparing for the details of her death to be played ...

Phillips, now 41, was 14 years old when he hit Maddie repeatedly with a baseball bat, slit her throat and hid her body in his bed. Police, family and strangers searched for the little girl for a week.

In November 1998, Maddie Clifton was reported missing. After a week-long search, her body was discovered under Phillips’ waterbed.