MUS-2026-0041
Archive card
MUS-2026-0041
Homicide
- Incident
- 2004
- Indexed
- Oct 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Tulsa Police Department
- Location
- Tulsa OK
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Brittany Phillips, 18, a college student, was raped and strangled in her apartment in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2004. Her killer's DNA has been tested against approximately 3,000 men with no match. Her mother drives a national 'Caravan to Catch a Killer' campaign. No arrests have been made in more than 20 years. Coverage includes News9's 20-year anniversary reporting, The Murder Squad (Jensen and Holes) episode, a Parents of Murdered Children case file, and SolveTheCase.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2004
Brittany Phillips, 18, is raped and strangled in her Tulsa apartment.
- 2004-2024
Her killer's DNA is tested against approximately 3,000 men. No match.
- 2024
News9 marks 20 years with anniversary coverage of her mother's 'Caravan to Catch a Killer.'
- 2026
No arrests have been made in more than 20 years. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
18, a college student in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raped and strangled in her apartment in 2004.
Drives a national 'Caravan to Catch a Killer' campaign; her killer's DNA has been tested against some 3,000 men with no match.
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Investigating agency
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