Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial Delayed 7 Months. Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Down What the State Is Missing
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🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to break down the seven-month delay in the Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial and what it reveals about the prosecution's case.
Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carroll County, Georgia. The couple was found shot in their bed on February 20th, 2025. Their young daughter discovered the bodies. Sarah called 911. Five months later, she was arrested after the Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced they had "mountains of evidence" against her.
The trial was set for January 5th, 2026. It didn't happen. Judge Dustin Hightower pushed the case to August 3rd, 2026 after prosecutors said they would need time to review a defense neuropsychologist's evaluation and potentially hire their own expert to rebut it. The defense answered ready. The state wasn't.
Bob Motta examines what this delay signals about the strength of the state's case. No murder weapon has been produced. No forensic evidence linking Sarah to the killings has been publicly disclosed. No firearm was found at the scene.
We also discuss the social media narrative that's developed around this case and whether a teenager's TikTok activity should be treated as evidence of murder.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the big breakdown. |
| 0:02.2 | A long look back at some of the biggest stories we're covering for you at the Hidden Killers podcast and True Crime Today. |
| 0:09.1 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:12.2 | Here now, Tony Bruske. |
| 0:15.5 | The Sarah Grace Patrick Trial was supposed to be starting this week. |
| 0:23.2 | Jury selection, opening statements, the beginning of a process that would finally put some facts on the record in this case that has been dominated by speculation, social media commentary, and exactly one phrase from law enforcement. |
| 0:38.9 | You know what I'm talking about if you've been following it? |
| 0:42.0 | Mountains of evidence. |
| 0:44.6 | You know, we should almost like use special effects for it. |
| 0:47.4 | Ready? |
| 0:48.5 | Mountains of evidence. |
| 0:53.5 | Except they've basically said and shown nothing. |
| 0:58.9 | Instead, we got a seven-month delay. |
| 1:01.6 | The trial is now set for August 3rd. |
| 1:07.4 | It's probably a good thing. |
| 1:09.0 | If you're not ready, we want to make sure that this is right that's |
| 1:11.8 | certainly a thing and here's what should bother you whether you think sarah grace patrick is guilty |
| 1:20.0 | innocent or somewhere in between back in December when both sides appeared before judge |
| 1:25.8 | dustin hightower to confirm the January 5th trial date, |
| 1:30.9 | the judge specifically told the parties that if the state needed a continuance, they should let |
| 1:37.2 | him know. He anticipated this. He knew a neuropsychologist report from the defense was coming. He knew the prosecution |
| 1:46.6 | might need time to respond. And when it came time, that's exactly what happened. The defense |
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