(NECN/KXLY: Spokane, Wash.) - Phillip Paul could be anywhere, making the search for the criminally insane killer even more difficult. But we're not going to stop looking until we have him back in custody, Sgt. Dave Reagan said. Paul escaped while on a mental hospital field trip to a county fair. Paul was committed after he was acquitted by reason of insanity in the 1987 slaying of an elderly woman in Sunnyside. He soaked the woman's body in gasoline to throw off search dogs and buried
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Mentally Ill Killer Escapes During Field Trip to County Fair- “Paul was committed after he was acquitted by reason of insanity in the 1987 slaying of an elderly woman in Sunnyside. He soaked the woman’s body in gasoline to throw off search dogs and buried the remains in her flower garden. He reportedly said voices in his head told him she was a witch .”
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