Introduction
This blog is a tracking of the murder case of Brittney Gregory by Jack Fuller Jr. for those looking for information.
I had planned to cover the facts as they unfolded, piece together as much of the press and information as I can, since many of the sources of information are
either poorly linked, or disappear to archives (some paid).
At some point I still hope to get some, interviews with some of the players in this case,as well as Brittney's family and friends. I have opted not to even try up until now as I felt there were other places their attention needed to be focused.
While I tried to remain unbiased, once Fuller admitted to killing Brittney, it became impossible for me as a father of a young girl to be COMPLETELY "fair and balanced".
But despite that, all information that I uncover will be found here.
Please feel free to comment, but remain civil. (especially towards each other).
Friday, July 30, 2004
Gown for slain teen
(originally published in the New York Daily News July 30, 2004)
BY NANCY DILLON in Brick, N.J.
and BILL HUTCHINSON in New York
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
The Royal blue prom dress a New Jersey teen wore on one of the happiest nights in her life will be on display one last time in one of the saddest times for her grieving family.
Brittney Gregory, 16, will be laid to rest in a mausoleum clad in the midriff-baring outfit she wore to her school dance, said her sister Bobbiejoe Gregory, 18.
The heartbroken sister said her family will honor an oddly prescient wish the slain honor student recently made - that she not be buried.
She said the family also plans to place Brittney's favorite SpongeBob SquarePants toy in her casket along with a blue toy Ninja motorcycle.
"She always said she wanted a blue Ninja when she turned 18," Gregory told the Daily News.
A day after the blond, blue-eyed Brick, N.J., teenager was positively identified, her family was making arrangements for a funeral tentatively set for Sunday.
Cops say Brittney was slain by Jack Fuller, 38, the father of her good friend Cassie Fuller.
She had been missing since July 11 when her nude body was found Tuesday in a hastily dug, 2-foot-deep grave in a wooded area 2 miles from her father's home.
Fuller has refused to cooperate with police since his arrest July 18.
Brittney's mother, Debra Gregory, has told reporters police say her daughter suffered a blow to the head, and that her death was swift.
But yesterday, authorities said it was more likely that Brittney was strangled or suffocated before she was buried.
"I'm not going to deny that there was trauma to her head, but that was not the cause of death," said Ocean County Executive Assistant Prosecutor Robert Gasser.
"The body had decomposed over two weeks, and the medical examiner has said he can't rule out strangulation or suffocation," Gasser said. "Tests are continuing in those areas."
Detectives are also awaiting the results of tests to determine if she was raped.
Brittney was last seen riding in Fuller's car the day she disappeared, witnesses have told cops.
Fuller, an ex-con with a history of drug abuse, also was recorded making incriminating statements to a drug dealer, who agreed to wear a wire for police.
Although Brittney's family is seething at Fuller, members expressed compassion for his daughter. Bobbiejoe Gregory said Cassie Fuller should not feel guilty about what her father did.
"There is anger for Jack, but none for his daughter," Gregory said. "She's still part of our family."
