Brunswick County man pleads guilty to murdering wife in 2019

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Brunswick County man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in court on Wednesday.

According to the DA’s office, Phillip Brock, 73, was charged with the March 15, 2019 murder of his wife, Judy Patricia Brock.

Initially reported by Phillip as a missing person, Judy was found dead in a wooded area in Sampson County. During the investigation, detectives turned their suspicions to Phillip after finding that he had disabled the GPS device on his cell phone and also attempted to disable the GPS device on his 2018 Ford F-150, but was unsuccessful. In addition, detectives were able to tie several pieces of evidence found at the Sampson County burial site to Phillip’s home and truck.

Phillip was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.