This is the shocking case of the murder by strangulation of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips, a schoolboy from Potsdam, New York five years ago this month. The principal suspect was his mother's ex-boyfriend, Nick Hillary, who had a key to the house, had abrasions on his ankle which could have occurred when he jumped from a window, he had been stalking the boy shortly before the murder and had an alibi provided by his daughter who appeared confused over the times.
Hillary was brought to trial and Defence counsel opted for a nonjury trial, as the defendant was of Jamaican extraction in a predominantly white area. You can follow the case here:
https://youtu.be/gb48iiPNaO8