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John MILLS
MILLS, JOHN,
DOB 6-4-70, was sentenced to death October 18, 1996 in Knox County for
the stabbing death of Arthur Phipps at his residence in Smokey Creek,
Kentucky.
On August 30, 1995 Mills stabbed
Phipps 29 times with a pocket knife and stole a small amount of money.
He was apprehended that same day at
a residence, which he rented from Mr. Phipps, on the property where
the crime occurred.
This killer murdered his 79-year-old landlord during a burglary and
robbery in Knox County in 1995. He stabbed the victim 29 times and
struck him in the head five times with a blunt object. He stole the
victim's change purse containing $4.60.