A Mountain City Man Has Been Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Killing His Father. 31-Year-Old Edwin Phillippi Admitted To Second-Degree Murder In The May 2024 Stabbing Death Of 51-Year-Old Robert Phillippi Jr. Officials Say He’ll Serve 20 Years For Murder And An Additional Five For A Probation Violation. Authorities Found The Victim Dead Inside A Home On Cross Mountain Road Last Spring.