Murder of an Honors Student

The unsolved murder of Phylicia Barnes.

Getting to know a long-lost sibling should be a special time. Two people who share a parent and genetics, but never had the opportunity to be raised together can lead to sadness, but it shouldn’t lead to murder.

Phylicia Barnes

Phylicia Barnes was a 16-year-old honors student at Union Academy in Monroe, North Carolina. She was a straight-A student and was on track to graduate from high school early. She had dreams of becoming a teacher. She was a young…