Was She Murdered For Knowing Too Much?

Phylicia Thomas vanished just a few years after her friend, and it seems like someone wanted to keep her quiet.

Verity Partington
7 min readNov 5, 2021

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Phylicia Thomas, who is missing presumed dead (Image: The Cinemaholic)

In September 2021, a public tree-planting ceremony was held in the quiet town of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to remember a 22-year-old woman who once lived there. Her name was Phylicia Thomas and her family hopes this will not only create a place for quiet reflection on her memory, but also prick the conscience of anyone who might know what happened to her.

That’s because Phylicia disappeared in highly suspicious circumstances nearly 20 years ago — and her mother Pauline Bailey in particular believes somebody has information that they have been keeping to themselves concerning her fate.

What’s more, Pauline is almost certain that Phylicia was murdered because she was getting too close to finding out what happened to another missing girl. With her friends and family refusing to give up on her, will the truth soon come out at last in this most remarkable of cold cases?

Phylicia goes missing

When Phylicia’s loved ones were interviewed by local newspaper the Times Leader, they spoke fondly about what a kind person the young woman was. She adored animals and was close to her cousins, often…

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Verity Partington

A writer and author of crime thrillers living in the UK. Partial to books, stationery, papercrafts and walking. You can find her books on Amazon here: https://a