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Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD
Officials in Montgomery County announced that a Rockville man will face life in prison after he admitted to killing his 66-year-old boss in 2021.
On Friday, Feb. 24, Billy Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the violent death of his former manager, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago.
Specifically, Phillips pleaded guilty to:
First-degree murder;
home invasion;
Armed robbery;
Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, investigators received a report of a missing person at Pay…