SPOKANE, Wash. — The man who killed a Spokane mom in 2021 has died in prison.
According to the Washington State Department of Corrections, Joshua Phillips was found dead in his cell at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla on August 3.
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Phillips was in prison for murdering Kassie Dewey and trying to murder her 5-year-old child at their home in the Northtown neighborhood in April of 2021.
Court documents from the case say Phillips was Dewey’s ex-boyfriend. Two days before the murder, Dewey had kicked Phillips out of their home.
The Department of Corrections says Phillips’ death is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.
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