A Rockville, Maryland, man has been sentenced to life plus 65 years in prison for the murder of his ex-boss, Geoffrey Biddle, two years ago.
Billy Phillips pleaded guilty last month to the June 2021 killing of Biddle, 66, the former CEO of Gaithersburg-based Payment solutions.
Biddle was found shot to death in the basement of his Bethesda home. Investigators said Phillips, who was fired from Payment Solutions a year earlier for fraud, went to Biddle’s home to steal checks, cash and credit cards. When he encountered Biddle, he killed him by shooting him four times.
Investigators also said Phillips disabled Biddle’s car to prevent his escape and impersonated Biddle by email to excuse’s Biddle’s absence from work.
Phillips had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, home invasion, armed robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Phillips’ life plus 65 year sentence, handed out in Montgomery County Circuit Court, is the maximum under Maryland law.
Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said the cases is among the most evil he has seen.
