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Wanted Fugitive Father Forced Kids to Live in Dangerous Wilderness for YEARS
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20:58Now PlayingA New Zealand missing person case spanning years is resolved after father Tom Phillips, believed to be living in the wilderness with his three children, is killed in a shootout with police. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a look into the timeline of events, how law enforcement finally caught up with them, and how a police force can search huge swaths of wilderness with private investigator Billy Lane.
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