A Pennsylvania man convicted of murdering his wife was kicked out of a courtroom on Tuesday for disrupting his sentencing hearing, during which he learned he would spend the rest of his life in prison for the crime.
Brian Giles, 48, exclaimed, “Oh, I’m so scared” in a Cambria County courthouse on Tuesday before begging Judge Tamara Bernstein to “get on with it” and sentence him for the murder of his wife, Nancy Giles, 40, according to The Tribune-Democrat.
He yelled at prosecutors and his court-appointed defense attorneys before being hauled out and shouting, according to the newspaper.
“I understand Mr. Giles’ outbursts are disturbing and unsettling,” Bernstein said, expressing hope that the sentence will bring the victim’s family some peace. Nancy Giles’ mother, Peggy Singer, described it as “a happy day for Nancy,” according to local Fox affiliate WWCP.
As Brian Giles was led out of the courtroom, the chief photographer for local NBC affiliate WJAC asked him why he was upset.
“I’m not mad,” Brian Giles said. “I am innocent, and I know it. Sooner or later, they’ll discover the truth.”
Nancy Giles went missing in October 2018, as previously reported by Law&Crime. Her remains were discovered in a small grave near a trail in Johnstown the following May. Brian Giles faced charges in the matter in May 2022.
Brian Giles informed investigators that his wife slipped in the shower and hit her head, after which he buried her body, according to WJAC. But he told different stories over time.
“The only consistency from October 2018 to last week are Brian’s inconsistencies,” Johnstown Police Detective Sgt. Cory Adams testified, according to the Tribune-Democrat. “Brian keeps trying to tell more stories to try and make himself look like the victim in this homicide.”
In June, he was convicted of first-degree murder after jurors rejected his claim that the investigation lacked physical evidence linking him to the killing and there were no witnesses, according to WJAC.
The narrative took a dramatic turn when, a day after he was convicted, officials discovered the remains of his girlfriend, Jilly Todaro, 43, in his home, where he had lived after Nancy Giles’ disappearance, Law&Crime reported. There have been no charges filed in Todaro’s death.