Brian Giles pleads Nolo Contendere in 2020 killing of Jilly Todaro
Brian Giles entered a plea of Nolo Contendere but Mentally Ill to third‑degree murder in the December 2020 killing of Jilly Todaro; sentencing is set for Nov. 24, 2026.
On October 26, 2026, Brian Giles pleaded Nolo Contendere but Mentally Ill to third‑degree murder for the December 2020 killing of Jilly Todaro, with a recommended sentence of 15 to 30 years. The plea comes six years after Todaro’s disappearance and two years after her body was found in a Franklin Street apartment basement in Johnstown. Giles, who is already serving a life sentence for the 2018 first‑degree murder of his wife Nancy, will be sentenced Nov. 24 by Judge Tamara R. Bernstein, the Cambria County District Attorney’s Office said.