Police believe Body of Doris Phillips, Aunt of NBC’s Stone Phillips, has been Found
Police believe they have located the body of Doris Phillips who has been 
missing since July 2006 when she was last seen on the 25th.
Officials said, Doris Phillips, 81, was last seen Monday morning along U.S. Route 287 near Old Church Road between Waxahachie and Ennis and was last heard from on Tuesday.
Doris Phillips is the aunt of NBC Dateline anchor Stone Phillips. The woman’s body is being transported to the State Medical Examiners office in Dallas, TX for positive identification. Doris Phillips was found in an abandoned farm house as they were led to the location by the man in custody.
Late Friday night, officials report they believe they found the body of a woman who has been missing since July.
The remains were found on FM 984, 1/2 mile north of Bardwell, police said.
Although they have not charged anyone with the crime, a man who was arrested earlier in the day led police to the body.
The 49-year-old man in custody on several robberies charges.
(CBS 11)
Arrest made in the connection with the disappearance of Doris Phillips
A 49-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of Doris Phillips, the elderly aunt of Dateline NBC anchor Stone Phillips.
Ellis County sheriff’s officials would not identify the man, who was charged with the burglary of Mrs. Phillip’s home, but described him as a longtime friend of the victim.
The lieutenant would not say how she was slain, but said that the suspect has not confessed to the killing. The arrest brought some relief to Mrs. Phillips’ family Saturday.