2023–Early 2024

• The Brock household includes:
• James Brock (stepfather, in his 40s) – suffering from serious heart failure and using an L-VAD device to keep his heart functioning.
• Kristen Brock (mother, 41) – described as a caring, involved parent, handling the majority of household responsibilities.
• Sarah Grace Patrick (daughter, born 2007) – attending high school, active online.
• 5-year-old half-sister (unidentified) – living in the same home.
• James undergoes multiple heart procedures and is reportedly on a transplant list. His health places significant pressure on the household.
• Kristen is the primary caregiver for both James and the children.

Mid–Late 2024

• Unconfirmed accounts from people close to the family suggest increased tension between Sarah and her parents, especially as Sarah enters age 16.
• According to those who knew the family, Sarah becomes more active on TikTok and begins sharing vague emotional or cryptic content.
• Sarah reportedly struggles with boundaries, according to social media acquaintances. A few family friends describe her as being “distant” or “increasingly oppositional” toward her mother.

Fall 2024

• Kristen allegedly confides in at least one friend that she is stressed at home, dealing with both James’s medical issues and conflict with Sarah.
• There is no known record of police involvement or CPS investigations prior to the murder. The family maintained a low public profile.

December 2024 – January 2025

• Sarah posts emotionally charged videos on TikTok referencing trauma, instability, or loss — some of which are later deleted.
• According to a now-deleted post from a peer, Sarah references her parents dying in vague, unsettling language. These posts do not appear to have been flagged or reported at the time.
• Around this time, Kristen allegedly tells a friend that Sarah has become harder to reach emotionally, though she still doesn’t express fear.

February 1–19, 2025

• In the two weeks leading up to the murders, Sarah continues posting on social media.
• She allegedly speaks with at least one person later revealed to be TikTok creator Kellie Brown and hints at emotional distress at home.
• There are no public signs of an imminent threat.
• James’s L-VAD is reportedly functioning, though he continues to experience medical complications. Kristen remains the primary caretaker.

February 19, 2025 (Evening)

• Sarah, Kristen, James, and the 5-year-old sister are all reportedly home.
• According to Sarah’s later statement to Kellie Brown, she hears James’s L-VAD alarm “10–20 minutes before going to bed,” but claims it was “faint” and masked by other noise.   Source
• No known 911 calls or signs of struggle are reported prior to the next morning.

February 20, 2025

• Morning: A 6-year-old half-sister discovers the bodies of Kristin Brock (41) and James Brock (45), both shot in bed at their Tyus home near Carrollton, Georgia
• Shortly after: 16-year-old Sarah calls 911 to report her sister finding their parents

Mar 1, 2025

• Sarah begins posting emotional TikToks grieving her parents, including a post on March 1 referencing the tragedy and forecasting grief over the next year
• These grief videos, viewed with suspicion by investigators, are later connected to her active TikTok account, which has since been removed  Source.

March 8, 2025

• Sarah delivers a public eulogy for her parents at Catalyst Church in Carrollton. The tearful yet scripted tone of the speech, including the word “sorry,” draws scrutiny from law enforcement and family members  Source.

March 19, 2025

• Sarah Grace Patrick posted a message under her fathers accounts: “It’s Sarah, I post a lot of TikTok’s about my mom and my username is sgrace04282 (they’re emotional but just know I’m okay and I have a good support system)”  Source

April 24, 2025

• Sarah Grace Patrick Graduated from High School  Source

June 3, 2025

• Sarah messages true-crime influencer  @AllegedlyReportedly, asking them to “look up Brock case” and suggesting media coverage   Source

July 2, 2025

• Sarah’s EX boyfriend Jackson Spradlin was arrested on charges not related to Sarah’s crime.

July 8, 2025

• 1:53 PM: Carroll County Sheriff Office: After a months-long investigation gathering “mountains of physical and digital evidence” (with assistance from the FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation), an arrest warrant is issued  Source
• Sarah, now 17, voluntarily turns herself in, accompanied by her biological father to Carroll County Jail.   Source

July 9–11, 2025

• Sarah is formally charged as an adult with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault  Source
• Authorities confirm:
• There were no signs of forced entry and nothing appears stolen  Source
• The motive remains unknown, and additional arrests are not ruled out
• Sarah is being held in custody (either with bail or without bond reported variably)

July 16, 2025

• Sarah’s father Doniel Patric released a statement on Facebook   Source
  
  My daughter is 100% innocent. If you wanna talk to anybody about me and my daughter’s relationship come straight to me. I’m not hiding. I’m going to work and doing all the normal things that I have to do to support my son. Nobody knows my pain, but I choose to deal with it the way that I have to. I don’t want all of attention like everybody else. February 21 I had to come home and tell my son that his mother and his stepfather were dead. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do….   Source

Ongoing Investigation & Public Reaction

• Law enforcement describes the probe as “active,” emphasizing large volumes of evidence and the possibility of further apprehensions
• Observers raise concerns about her emotionally charged social media presence and public expressions of grief, which some interpreted as insincere or calculated.

Victim Background: James Brock (45)

• James Brock, Sarah Grace Patrick’s stepfather, reportedly suffered from serious heart conditions.
• According to family sources, he had undergone multiple heart surgeries and was believed to be awaiting a heart transplant at the time of his death.
• He used an L-VAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) a mechanical pump to support heart function and blood flow which was reportedly heard alarming the night of the murders.
• The L-VAD’s alarm, typically triggered by malfunction or loss of connection, was mentioned by both Sarah Patrick and family friend Kellie Brown during post-crime communications.

Victim Background: Kristen Brock (41)

• Kristen Brock was the biological mother of Sarah Grace Patrick and the legal guardian of both Sarah and her younger half-sister.
• She lived in Tyus, Georgia, with her husband James Brock and their children.
• Kristen was described by friends and family as a devoted mother and a hardworking woman who tried to provide a stable home.
• She was reportedly active in the local church and well-liked in her community.
• In the weeks following her death, several TikTok users who knew Kristen posted tributes, describing her as “kind, generous, and trusting.”
• According to sources close to the family, Kristen had experienced stress in the household but had never expressed fear of Sarah or suspicion of violence.