Phillip Brock, 73, has been charged with first-degree murder of his wife. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office)
HOLDEN BEACH Phillip Brock was sentenced to serve at least 20 years in prison for the March 2019 murder of his wife, Judy Patricia Brock.
Phillip Brock, 73, pled guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday in Brunswick County Superior Court.
Brock initially called in his wife as a missing person. Investigators searched the couples’ Holden Beach home and collected evidence that eventually led detectives to suspect Brock.
Brock disabled the GPS device on his phone and unsucessfully disabled the GPS device on his Ford F-150, investigators found.
Holden Beach man pleads guilty to murdering his wife
Man who pleads guilty to killing his wife is sentenced By WECT Staff | December 16, 2020 at 4:14 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 7:57 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A Brunswick County man was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to murdering his wife last year.
“Initially reported by Phillip Brock as a missing person, Judy was found dead in a wooded area in Sampson County,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. “During the investigation, detectives turned their suspicions to Phillip Brock after finding that he had disabled the GPS device on his mobile phone and also attempted to disable the GPS device on his 2018 Ford F-150, but was unsuccessful.