Police Investigate Discovery of ADDITIONAL REMAINS in Home of Convicted WIFE-KILLER BRIAN GILES
According to Johnstown police, remains were discovered at the old house of a Pennsylvania man who was recently convicted of murdering his wife.
Brian Giles, 48, was convicted Thursday of the death of his wife, Nancy Giles, who went missing in October 2018 and was discovered six months later buried in a shallow grave.
Police have uncovered another set of remains buried in the basement of the property where the couple had lived in an apartment.
Police were still trying to identify the second body, which was discovered 2 to 3 feet beneath a basement crawlspace after a cadaver dog was brought in, the New Castle News reported Sunday. District Attorney Greg Neugebauer told WJAC-TV that investigators had “specific information” regarding a body in the home.
Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees described the death as “highly suspicious,” particularly given the placement of the bones.
According to WJAC-TV, the excavation took many hours, and investigators stated determining who it was would take time. Following an autopsy on Saturday, the remains were transferred to Mercyhurst University in Erie for forensic analysis.
“This is going to be a lengthy investigation and methodical process in removing these remains,” Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees told the New Castle News.
After Nancy Giles vanished, Brian Giles found another girlfriend, Jilly Todaro, who stayed with him in the same house and is missing since December 2020. According to WJAC, Giles was charged with abusing her just a few days before her disappearance. Officials declined to specify whether the search was related to Todaro’s case.
Giles was convicted last week of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in Nancy Giles’ death after an hour of jury deliberation following a four-day trial.
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The killer maintained his innocence as he was brought away, and his counsel claimed that his mental health issues were not taken into account or given enough attention during the trial, according to The Tribune-Democrat.
On Sunday, his court-appointed counsel declined to comment on the second set of remains.