29 NOV 2022 · What the FUCK is going on in Columbus County, North Carolina?
Courtney Deborah Heater was a beautiful, young, and vibrant woman who decided to give love a chance, and move from her home in Illinois, to Nakina, North Carolina, to be with her boyfriend Julian Fipps.
Courtney thought she was being welcomed into a loving, and God-fearing family. What Courtney didn’t know was she was about to be thrown into an unhealthy family dynamic, with a lengthy arrest history between both Julian and his father Anthony, and Julian’s substance use challenges.
After being brutally attacked by Julian in the street, and the attack being reported by neighbors, Courtney was admitted to the E.R. in September of 2019. According to Columbus County, the neighbors were not interviewed, and there is no incident report, nor was Julian ever charged. Why weren’t the neighbors interviewed? Why was Julian never charged? Why is there no record of a report according to Columbus County?
On February 2nd, 2020, Julian Fipps makes a confusing series of 911 calls, alleging that Courtney is aspirating, but insisting she never did drugs. Her body was found cold, and in a state of lividity, indicating she was obviously deceased for some time - yet Columbus County Sheriff’s Office told EMS that they found a pulse, contradicting what they stated in the investigation report (she had no pulse).
Courtney’s body was found in a BEATEN state, with the autopsy noting dozens of contusions, blunt force trauma to the head, a mysterious mark that resembles a tire on her ankle, fractured ribs, and many other injuries. Yet the cause of death was ruled as an overdose, with no manner of death listed. There is no listed route of administration, and no drugs or paraphernalia were found on scene. Julian changed his story several times, and in one document it is recorded that Courtney began to throw up at midnight, yet the first 911 call isn’t placed until 3:24.
WHAT HAPPENED TO COURTNEY HEATER? WHY WAS THE STATE OF HER BODY NOT INVESTIGATED? In this episode I dive into the Fipps family, and their close ties with Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene, who recently resigned after his blatant racism came to light. Yet, somehow, Jody Greene was recently re-elected as sheriff, and is set to return to office in December.
Listen to the episode to learn more about the absolute SHIT SHOW that is Columbus County, North Carolina. Get angry, listeners. We need to stop this bullshit.
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As always, thank you to our wonderful sources!
Jonathan P. Wyatt, Tim Squires, Guy Norfolk, Jason Payne-James. Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine. OUP Oxford; 2011.
Julian Fipps, Offender Sentence History, State of North Carolina
News Reporter. (2022, August). Man arrested for allegedly using ladder to look into bedroom window. https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/man-arrested-for-allegedly-using-ladder-to-look-into-bedroom-window
News Reporter. (2021, January 13). Man arrested for firing AR-15 into occupied vehicle. https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/man-arrested-for-firing-ar-15-into-occupied-vehicle/article_df4423f1-8196-5613-bc1c-4a8db9884cd2.html
The News & Observer. (2022, November 10). The NC sheriff who quit after a judge suspended him? He won the re-election. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article268179437.html
WECT. (2022, September 28). Sheriff: “I’m sick of these Black bastards.... Every Black that I know, you need to fire him...” https://www.wect.com/2022/09/28/sheriff-im-sick-these-black-bastards-every-black-that-i-know-you-need-fire-him/
WECT. (2022, November 21). Former sheriff Jody Greene pulls $170,000 payout request