Gay Violence Round-Up March 2, 2005 by Andy Towle Joshua Cottrell gets 20 years for “suitcase murder” of Richie Phillips. Related. Crowd rallies at UNC Chapel Hill to show support for gay 21-year-old beaten by gang of seven. Three men accused in Santa Fe hate crime beating appeared in court Tuesday. the youngest suspect, a 17-year-old, was convicted two years ago of raping a 4-year-old male relative. Innocent pleas entered. Two gay murders in Adelaide, Australia linked because both men had both spoken to a Parliament Speaker and alleged the homosexuality of a current state politician.