US EditionGeorgia Teen Charged in Parents' Deaths Sought Help From TikTok Influencers
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, JUL 15 – Sarah Grace Patrick faces adult charges for murdering her parents and allegedly used TikTok to manipulate public sympathy and distract from the investigation, authorities said.
- On Feb. 20, Sarah Grace Patrick called 911 after her younger sibling found her parents slain in their Carrollton, Georgia home.
- In the months before her arrest, Sarah Grace Patrick urged TikTok influencers and true crime blogger Janice to cover the Brocks’ murders, seeking public attention.
- On July 8, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office said Patrick turned herself in and was arrested in Lake Mary, after a months-long investigation uncovered what police called a “chilling manipulation of public sympathy to cover up a calculated crime”.
- Patrick’s grandfather, Dennis Nolan, said she’s innocent until proven guilty, and investigators described her younger sibling as the “saddest victim”.
- The case has reignited debate about social media’s role in investigations, highlighting how viral storytelling can hinder active probes, law enforcement warns.
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Teen Charged With Parents' Murder After Asking TikTok Influencers for Help
A Georgia teen has been accused of killing her mother and stepfather after she first allegedly reached out to TikTok bloggers for help on solving the case. According to court documents viewed by Us Weekly on Friday, July 18, Sarah Grace Patrick was arrested on July 8 in Carroll County on two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault. At the time, she was denied bond. “We can confirm that an arrest has been made in this case,” the Car…
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