The crime that brought Phillip Chism into the national spotlight occurred on October 22, 2013. On that fateful day, Phillip, then a 14-year-old student at Danvers High School, murdered his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer. The details of the crime were both shocking and disturbing, sparking widespread outrage and disbelief.
Key Events
- Phillip lured Colleen Ritzer to a secluded area of the school's soccer field under the pretense of needing help with his math homework.
- Once there, he stabbed her multiple times with a box cutter and attempted to conceal her body in a trash bag.
- Phillip later fled the scene, using Colleen's car to travel to a nearby hotel where he was eventually apprehended by law enforcement.
