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    Paul Brock Sentenced to LWOP in 2018 KY Quadruple Slaying


    Aaron Bryers, 45, Tiffany Bryers, 33, and Mary Jackson, 74






    Dec. 1. Trial Set in Paul Brock Triple Homicide Case

    By News-Journal

    A trial date has been set for late this year for a Corbin man, who alleged killed three people in early 2018, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

    Paul Brock, 37, is charged with three counts of capital murder, fetal homicide, tampering with physical evidence and with being a first-degree persistent felony offender in connection with a Feb. 17, 2018, incident.

    Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case.

    Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling asked Whitley Circuit Judge Dan Ballou Monday afternoon to set a trial date in the case noting that it has been nearly two years since the killing, and he has four victims, who haven’t received justice.

    Defense attorney Andrea Kendall was in agreement with setting the trial date, which is set to start on Dec. 1, and allowing three weeks for it.

    Kendall noted during the hearing that both sides are still awaiting a ruling from Ballou regarding a motion to suppress a Brock’s statement to police. Ballou held a five-hour hearing regarding the motion on Sept. 4.

    Defense lawyers want the statement suppressed in part because they contend Brock was under the influence of Suboxone, Neurontin and Xanax at the time he gave the statement to police.

    Since that hearing, defense attorneys and prosecutors have each made an additional court filings regarding the motion.

    “You just want me to hurry up and respond,” Ballou noted without really getting a response by either side. He didn’t indicate when he would rule on the motion.

    Kendall added that she was filing a motion Monday to suppress evidence from Brock’s vehicle, which she said was taken by police after a warrantless search.

    Bowling noted he would need some time to talk with officers and prepare for the hearing.

    Ballou scheduled a hearing regarding the vehicle suppression motion for Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. noting this would give court officials time to take care of the other cases on the docket first that morning.

    Brock is accused of killing Mary Jackson, Aaron Byers and Tiffany Byers. At the time, Tiffany Byers was pregnant and her death also caused the death of the unborn infant, according to Brock’s indictment.

    Mary Jackson, 74, was the grandmother of Tiffany Byers, 33. Aaron Byers, 45, was Tiffany’s husband.

    Brock is currently being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $1.5 million cash bond.

    https://www.thenewsjournal.net/dec-1...homicide-case/
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    Paul Brock Capital Murder Trial Delayed

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    Whitley County Circuit Court officials no longer need to send out juror notices to about 1,000 people for a planned capital murder trial, which had been scheduled to start late this year and last up to three weeks.

    Paul Brock, 40, of Corbin, was scheduled to stand trial starting Dec. 1 on three counts of capital murder, fetal homicide, tampering with physical evidence and with being a first-degree persistent felony offender in connection with a Feb. 17, 2018, incident.

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    Judge to determine in witness can identify defendant during trial

    By Jennifer Perkins
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    A Whitley County judge is expected to sign a proposed order by June 24 which will determine if a witness’s identification of a Corbin man, who is awaiting trial for three counts of capital murder, fetal homicide, and tampering with physical evidence, will be allowed during the trial.

    Judge Dan Ballou heard testimony from Corbin Police Detective Coy Wilson and Justin Collins, the brother and grandson of two of the victims.

    Paul Brock, of Corbin, is accused of killing Mary Jackson, Aaron Byers and Tiffany Byers. At the time, Tiffany Byers was pregnant and her death also caused the death of her unborn infant, according to Brock’s indictment.

    Mary Jackson, 74, was the grandmother of Tiffany Byers, 33. Aaron Byers, 45, has both been referred to as Tiffany’s husband and her boyfriend in court records.

    Defense counsel Andrea Kendall argued that Collins’s identification of Brock was the result of a “suggestive” action by Wilson, but Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling argued that the action was not suggestive because the action was taken to allow Collins to corroborate a previous identification he had made prior to the “suggestive” incident.

    Prior to the incident cited by Kendall, Collins’s visited the Corbin Police Department after having allegedly been a witness to the shooting of his sister Tiffany Byers.

    Upon his visit to the department, Collins’s was interviewed by Wilson in his office. The interview was recorded.

    During the interview, Wilson used an outdated police database called Bookmate to show a series of photos of different Pauls whose photos were logged into the system by members of the Corbin Police Department prior to the system being archived.

    The name Paul was used as search term because that was the name given by Collins to dispatch when he called the police after the alleged shooting.

    Wilson testified that he when he typed in the name Paul, the search yielded nine photos, which were admitted into evidence by Bowling.

    Using those photos, Wilson testified that Collins recognized at least one of the Pauls whose photo appeared in the search results stating that it wasn’t him.

    According to Wilson’s testimony, Collins asked for Wilson to zoom in on a particular photo after looking at a series of images on the screen.

    The photo Collins asked Wilson to zoom in on was a 2015 image of the defendant Paul Brock. Collins told Wilson that the image looked similar to the person that visited his home.

    During cross examination by defense counsel, a portion of Wilson’s recorded interview with Collins at the Corbin Police Department was played.

    The video did not show the computer screen, so the images that Collins was shown were not visible. The video did contain audio from the interview, including Wilson asking Collins to come look at the photos, Collins identifying a Paul stating that it wasn’t him and identifying who that Paul was, Collins asking Wilson to zoom in on what would be later identified as a 2015 photo of Brock, and Collins telling Wilson that the person in the photo looked similar to the person that had visited his home.

    During the video, Wilson can be heard telling Brock that he will try to find some other photos of Paul via Facebook.

    Collins did not identify Brock from the Facebook photos located by Wilson.

    Wilson later allegedly texted a photo of Brock to one of Collins’s family member’s cell phone, which was the point of contact between Collins and the Corbin Police Department. From that photo, Collins confirmed that the person in the photo, Brock, was the suspect.

    During Collins own testimony, he corroborated statements Wilson made, such as his identifying Brock through a photo on Bookmate.

    Collins was questioned as to whether he actually saw Brock on the property the day of the incident. He testified that he did not see Brock, but heard his voice and his sister remark “Paul, you shot me” after he heard an alleged gunshot. At the time of his call to 9-1-1, Collins testified in court that he did not know Paul’s last name.

    During court, Collins was presented with the nine photos he was shown on Bookmate, and he positively identified Brock’s 2017 photo.

    In closing arguments, Bowling argued that Collin’s identification of Brock should not be suppressed because, according to the testimony given before the court, there was no fault in the actions of the Corbin Police Department.

    He argued that the only reason the testimony should be suppressed in this manner was if the government agency involved had unduly suggested a suspect, but Bowling claimed that prior to Wilson sending the photo to the family member’s cell phone, Collins had already identified Brock and thus the photo was sent to corroborate what Collins had previously stated.

    In rebuttal, defense counsel argued that the singular photo sent by Wilson to Collins’s family member was suggestive because it was the only photo sent by Wilson. Counsel argued that Collins had not made a definitive identification of Brock by looking at the

    Bookmate photos, thus the text was the first identification and it was made as a result of suggestive action.

    Brock was not present in the court room during Collins testimony. The two individuals were kept separate while present at the courthouse.

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    Capital murder case ends with plea

    By : Jennifer Perkins

    Paul Brock entered a guilty plea on Thursday, which was the second day of his trial.

    Brock, of Corbin, is accused of killing Mary Jackson, Aaron Byers and Tiffany Byers. At the time, Tiffany Byers was pregnant and her death also caused the death of her unborn infant, according to Brock’s indictment.

    The trial was still in the jury selection phase.

    Brock pleaded guilty in exchange for 70 years.

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    Man accused in Whitley County quadruple homicide withdraws guilty plea

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    WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The trial for a man accused in a quadruple homicide in Whitley County will happen after all.

    Paul Brock pleaded guilty in September to killing three people and an unborn child back in 2018.

    Police say Brock shot and killed Mary Jackson, her granddaughter, Tiffany Myers and Myers’ husband, Aaron Byers. Police say Myers was pregnant when she was killed.

    Brock was set to be sentenced Wednesday morning, but he withdrew is guilty plea.

    A trial date has now been set for March 1, 2022.

    https://www.wkyt.com/2021/10/13/man-...s-guilty-plea/

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    Judge hears argument for need to move murder trial out of county

    By Jarrod Mills
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    WHITLEY COUNTY - The jury trial for a man charged with killing three people, one of whom was pregnant, will be heard in Whitley County for now, a circuit court judge decided during a motion hour hearing Monday afternoon.

    Prior to Monday’s motion hour, defense attorneys for Paul Brock, 41, filed a motion for a change of venue on behalf of their client, who is accused of killing Mary Jackson, 74, her pregnant granddaughter, Tiffany Myers, 33, and Myers’ husband Aaron Byers, 45.

    The bodies of Jackson and Myers were found at their Ellison Street residence in February 2018. It was determined that they had been shot to death. Byers’ body was found days later in a shallow grave in a wooded area off Corinth Cemetery Road.

    Brock was developed as the main person of interest in the killings by the Corbin Police Department, being brought in for questioning the morning of Feb. 18, 2018, before being arrested later that day and charged with three counts of murder. A fourth charge of murder was later added after the body of Byers was found.

    Brock was later indicted that same year and his case would continue for the next three years. A jury trial was scheduled for September of this year. As prosecutors and defense attorneys made their way through the jury selection ahead of the trial, Brock accepted a plea deal from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office.

    Following Brock’s agreement, the office Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling confirmed Brock had accepted a plea deal that would see him serve 70 years. However, during Brock’s formal sentencing hearing the next month, it was learned that he had withdrawn his agreement and that a jury trial would in fact be necessary.

    In its motion for a change of venue, the defense argues that because of the publicity and press coverage Brock’s trial has received, he would not stand a fair trial in Whitley County. They argue that articles and stories of Brock’s plea deal and ultimate withdraw could lead to potential jurors having read those stories and having a prejudiced opinion of Brock before hearing his case.

    “The widespread coverage of Mr. Brock’s guilty plea prevents a fair trial,” reads the motion filed by Brock’s attorney Andrea Kendall. “Every press outlet in the county covered Mr. Brock’s guilty plea. Citizens who use Facebook and Twitter also saw this prejudicial coverage. The news coverage of Mr. Brock’s guilty plea and the voiding of that plea will defeat the presumption of innocence in the minds of the juror.”

    As a result, the defense had a survey conducted in which it says random residents of Whitley County were called and asked about their knowledge of Brock’s trial. The results of that survey were expected to be heard during Monday’s motion hour, however Kendall informed the court that the survey’s polling was just completed last week and that the report and therefore the defense’s expert would not be available Monday. Therefore, a motion to continue the hearing on the petition for a venue change was also submitted by the defense prior to Monday’s hearing.

    Bowling argued that the matter should be heard Monday, as that was what the court had previously ordered. He also argued the validity of the survey, noting that there was no way to ensure that the people participating in the survey were really residents of Whitley County or were who they said they were. Bowling also asked that if the court decided it wanted to hear testimony from the defense’s expert on the survey, that it be done before a jury pool is scheduled to be selected December 21. From that jury pool, smaller panels of juries will be pulled to hear specific cases over the next year, including Brock’s as it stands.

    Bowling also argued that both sides were nearly able to seat a jury and four alternate jurors before Brock had accepted the plea deal back in September. He said that by allowing the matter to be argued after the jury pool is selected, it leaves the door open for the defense to identify those potential jurors in the jury pool and conduct “more research.”

    Kendall assured the court that would not be the case. However, Judge Dan Ballou ultimately decided to not take any formal action on the matter Monday. The court will move forward with selecting a jury pool and drawing a panel of jurors for Brock’s now-scheduled March jury trial. Judge Ballou did take the time to issue both Brock and his attorneys that a fair process would take place and that the matter could be revisited if needed.

    https://www.thetimestribune.com/news...132c272be.html
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    Defense argues for removal of death sentence for Brock

    By Jarrod Mills
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    WHITLEY COUNTY - The case of a Corbin man accused of killing three people, one of whom was pregnant, entered its fourth year on the Whitley County Circuit Court docket Monday as defense attorneys filed more motions on behalf of their client.

    Attorneys for Paul Brock, 41, filed several motions aiming to have either his March 1 trial date rescheduled or the death penalty excluded as a sentencing option, should he be found guilty at trial.

    Lawyers for Brock cite a possible brain injury stemming from a 2014 car wreck as evidence for the motions. In an amended motion to declare the death penalty excessive and unconstitutional, lawyers say Brock is “substantially impaired by Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and a trauma-related disorder,” and argue that the death penalty is unconstitutionally excessive for someone limited by Brock’s “disabling combination of serious mental illnesses.”

    In the motion, lawyers layout how Brock had been involved in a severe car accident on June 17, 2014, in which he was “traveling at a high-risk speed and struck a stone wall.” They explain that Brock began both medical and behavioral treatment for his depression and anxiety and that he was hospitalized twice for “suicidality” in the two years following the accident. They say it is important to understand the cumulative impact of Brock’s condition and thus requested the court continue the case. They also say they aren’t attempting to use his medical history as an insanity defense.

    Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling argued the defense should have filed the motion when it first learned of Brock’s medical history, not less than a month before he is scheduled to stand trial. Bowling said there wasn’t any new evidence in support of the defense’s motions. He also argued against the defense’s arguments that a jury could misinterpret Brock’s mental health issues as disinterest during the case, asking that if you can’t trust a jury, why even have a trial?

    Defense lawyers also argued that the death penalty was excessive, citing a previously accepted and reneged plea deal between Brock and the Commonwealth which took place as both sides were in the beginning stages of selecting a jury for trial last fall. It was later discovered that Brock had mistakenly been charged with a persistent felony offender sentencing enhancement contained in the agreement.

    “As a result, the prosecution reneged on the plea agreement and gave Mr. Brock only two choices: agree to a new indictment which included new charges and enter into a new plea agreement including those charges, or face the death penalty at trial without any further opportunity to negotiate, full stop,” reads the motion filed on Brock’s behalf.

    Bowling took exception to the defense’s insinuation of prosecutorial vindictiveness presented in the defense’s motions. He admitted to the persistent felony offender mistake but said that he was not seeking the death penalty in a vindictive way and that he had never been accused of some of the accusations presented against him in the various motions.

    Judge Dan Ballou told both sides he was not going to continue Brock’s trial to a later date. He also said he didn’t believe he had the authority to rule out any possible sentencing based on what had been presented. Ballou also rejected the defense’s motion to have jurors sign a contract before the trial stating they would refuse to look up any additional information on Brock, his case, or its history and that if they did, they would be found guilty of jury misconduct. Ballou said jurors were already reminded that they were to refrain from looking into the case on their own and felt a signed contract was “too much.”

    Brock was indicted in 2018 after being developed as the main suspect in the deaths of Mary Jackson, 74, her pregnant granddaughter, Tiffany Myers, 33, and Myers’ husband Aaron Byers, 45. The bodies of Jackson and Myers were found at an Ellison Street residence in February 2018, while Byers’ body was found days later in a shallow grave in a wooded area off Corinth Cemetery Road.

    https://www.thetimestribune.com/news...44bdeff38.html
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    Jury selection begins for Brock trial

    By Emily Adams-Bentley
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    WHITLEY COUNTY—The jury trial for a man charged with killing three people, one of whom was pregnant, began on Tuesday.

    Paul Brock, 41, is charged with three counts of murder, one count of first-degree fetal homicide and tampering with physical evidence.

    He is accused of killing Mary Jackson, 74, her pregnant granddaughter, Tiffany Myers, 33, and Myers’ husband, Aaron Byers, 45. The bodies of Jackson and Myers were found at their Ellison Street residence in February 2018. It was determined that they had been shot to death. Byers’ body was found days later in a shallow grave in a wooded area off Corinth Cemetery Road.

    Brock was developed as the main person of interest in the killings by the Corbin Police Department, being brought in for questioning the morning of Feb. 18, 2018, before being arrested later that day and charged with three counts of murder. A fourth charge of murder was later added after the body of Byers was found.

    Brock was later indicted that same year and his case would continue for the next three years. A jury trial was scheduled for September of last year but as prosecutors and defense attorneys made their way through the jury selection ahead of the trial, Brock accepted a plea deal from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office.

    Following Brock’s agreement, the office Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling confirmed Brock had accepted a plea deal that would see him serve 70 years. However, during Brock’s formal sentencing hearing the following month, it was learned that he had withdrawn his agreement and a new trial date was scheduled for March 1. The trial is expected to take approximately one month.

    On Tuesday morning, jury selection for Brock’s trial began and is expected to last several days.

    To select a jury for the trial, those individuals who were chosen for jury duty will go through a voir dire examination which includes a series of questions to determine if a person is eligible to serve as a juror for this trial until 12 jurors have been chosen, though alternates may be retained.

    https://www.thetimestribune.com/news...087ab20b2.html
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    GUILTY: Brock found guilty of all charges in murder trial

    By Times-Tribune Staff Report

    WILLIAMSBURG — Over four years after the fatal shootings and nearly a month after jury selection for the trial began, Paul Brock was found guilty on all charges against him by a Whitley County jury Thursday evening.

    The jury deliberated for just over four hours before returning the verdict.

    The charges against Brock included:

    Count one - the murder of Mary Jackson;
    Count two - the murder of Tiffany Myers;
    Count three - the murder of Aaron Byers;
    Count four - fetal homicide; and
    Count five - tampering with physical evidence.

    Brock, 41, of Corbin was accused of killing Jackson, 74, her pregnant granddaughter, Myers, 33, and Myers’ husband, Byers, 45. The bodies of Jackson and Myers were found at their Ellison Street residence in Corbin on February 17, 2018. It was determined that they had been shot to death. Byers’ body was found Feb. 19, 2018 in a shallow grave in a wooded area owned by Brock off Corinth Cemetery Road.

    Testimony began March 14 with prosecution saying Brock killed all three, while the defense argued Byers killed the two women and Brock killed Byers in self-defense.

    Jury selection began on March 1.

    This was the second attempt at a jury trial. In September 2021, Brock was scheduled to have his case heard by a jury. As prosecutors and defense attorneys worked their way through the jury selection process, Brock accepted a plea deal at the 11th hour from the Commonwealth that would have seen him serve 70 years.

    On October 13, 2021, when Brock was to be formally sentenced, he withdrew his plea with defense attorney Andrea Kendall noting it was discovered her client was not eligible for the charge of first-degree persistent felony offender and that was why they were not moving forward with the sentencing proceeding.

    The jury will reconvene Tuesday to decide sentencing. The death penalty would be the highest form of punishment in this case, but the jury will be told the range of sentencing available on Tuesday.

    More will be added to this story later.

    https://www.thetimestribune.com/news...af6cefeb4.html
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    BREAKING NEWS: Brock to serve life in prison without parole

    By Times-Tribune Staff Report

    WILLIAMSBURG — Paul Brock will face life in prison without possibility of parole, after a 12-member Whitley County Circuit Court jury found him guilty last week of the murders of Mary Jackson, Tiffany Myers, Aaron Byers, the fetal homicide for Myers’ unborn child and tampering with physical evidence.

    On Tuesday the court reconvened for the penalty phase of the trial after the guilty verdict on Thursday. The prosecution recommended Brock serve life without parole on the murder charges, life in prison for the fetal homicide charge and five years in prison for the tampering with physical evidence, all to be served concurrently. Brock agreed to that sentencing, so the jury didn't have to deliberate.

    Brock, 41, of Corbin was accused of killing Jackson, 74, her pregnant granddaughter, Myers, 33, and Myers’ husband, Byers, 45. The bodies of Jackson and Myers were found at their Ellison Street residence in Corbin on February 17, 2018. It was determined that they had been shot to death. Byers’ body was found Feb. 19, 2018 in a shallow grave in a wooded area owned by Brock off Corinth Cemetery Road.

    This story will be updated.

    https://www.thetimestribune.com/news...1009fccd8.html
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