Obituary for Phillip John Smith, Sr Goad Funeral Home
I remember this case and glad some kind of justice finally caught up to this monster. Convicted murderer and accused paedophile Phillip John Smith has been captured hiding out at an international hostel in Rio, Brazil. A Moment In Crime is written and hosted by senior journalist Anna Leask – who has been covering crime and justice for NZME since 2005. Today, Herald podcast A Moment In Crime goes back to Smith’s escape and explains just how police tracked him down and hauled him back to New Zealand. Paintwork and fragments of glass found on Jordan's body matched those from Smith's car, including a broken light cluster which he had thrown into the car's boot. When he was with Shell Oil Company he was honored by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association of San Francisco as Shell Oil Company’s Distinguished Salesman Award 1964. In 1987 he was cited in Who’s Who in California because he demonstrated outstanding service in his own field of endeavor. He supported Kids’ Cou...