Phillip John Smiths legal battles with Corrections costing taxpayers almost $1 million
And weighing 22 stone, with a dishevelled appearance and a soft West Country accent, he was considered gentle by those he met. When the real estate market crashed in the late 1980s Phil went out on his own and established the Phillip L. Smith Company. He worked very hard to rescue the monetary investments of the former employees of Pacific Rim Development Corporation and was successful. At that point, as empty nesters, Phil and Julie sold their home and property in Alamo and purchased 40 acres in Acampo to grow wine grapes and build their dream home. Phil still maintained an office in Danville which he shared with partners William Kartozian and Richard Jeha. All three bodies were discovered soon after the murders were carried out. An inquest into Lynott's death was held at Birmingham Coroner's Court in January 2003. The hearing was told that marks found on her back and an arm may have been bruising, but the pathologist who conducted the original post mortem could not be sur...