Phillip McCollum
Murderer
2known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Lake County, Indiana, USA
- Date of birth
- June 19, 1965
- Age at first offence
- 18
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Hal Fuller, 65, and Margaret Fuller, 63
- Method of murder
- Stabbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- November 28, 1983
- Years active
- 1983
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on March 8, 1985.
Case Summary
Case record
Status
Phillip McCollum was sentenced to death on March 8, 1985.
Sentencing
Phillip McCollum received the death sentence.
Appeals
While appeal was pending, parties entered into agreement.
Sentence modification
Judge Richard W. Maroc modified the sentence of both McCollum and Townsend to 60 years consecutive on each count, for a total sentence of 120 years.
Other details
Aggravating circumstances included b (1) Robbery and b (8) 2 murders. Mitigating circumstances were that McCollum was 18 years old and single at the time of the murder, and had no prior criminal record. A date shown in the record was 04-29-99.
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