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).
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Missing Teen's Body Identified
(orginally published by CBS 3 Philadelphia. Credit Associated Press)
BRICK, N.J. (AP) The body of 16-year-old Brittney Gregory has been positively identified, but prosecutors aren't saying how she died, where or when.
Gregory, a straight-A student at Brick Memorial High School, disappeared July 11. Her naked body was found buried in a shallow grave beneath a power line transmission tower in Lakewood, about two miles from her house.
An autopsy by Dr. Hydow Park concluded that Gregory was killed before she was buried, but it did not establish a time of death, Ocean County Prosecutor Thomas F. Kelaher said Wednesday.
It wasn't immediately known if she had been sexually assaulted; the result of tests to determine that will not be known for several weeks, Kelaher said.
The body was identified using fingerprints and dental records reviewed by forensic odontologist Dr. Haskell Askin.
No cause of death was given, but Kelaher said in a prepared statement that the body showed no signs of mutilation.
Executive Assistant Prosecutor Robert Gasser, Kelaher's spokesman, said investigators cannot rule out suffocation or strangulation. There were no gunshot or stab wounds, Gasser said.
Investigators returned Wednesday to the site where the body was found to look for clothing or any other evidence that might be nearby.
Jack Fuller, 38, of Howell Township, has been charged with murder in Gregory's death. Fuller, an ex-convict who was a friend of Gregory's father, Joe Dunn, is being held on $1 million bail.
Fuller, who has a history of drug and theft-related arrests and was released from prison in April 2003, has not cooperated with authorities. He is being held on $1 million bail.
Prosecutors have not said what evidence led them to accuse him.
But Gasser said, "We are absolutely convinced that he's the guy who did it."
He said investigators are still in the process of interviewing people who might have "some relevant knowledge to the case."
It was not clear whether Fuller has retained a lawyer. The prosecutor's office said it has received no letter of representation.
Gregory's body was found Tuesday by officers using search dogs in a wooded area off Ridge Avenue in Lakewood. At the time, authorities said it was probably Gregory's.
She was last heard from on July 11 when she called her mother from her father's house and said she wanted a ride to her boyfriend's home.
