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, October 19, 2005
Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Brick Teen
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- A 39-year-old Howell man said Tuesday he viciously punched a teenage girl who had accepted a ride in his car, killing her, because she asked him to stop smoking crack cocaine in front of her.
Jack Fuller said he punched 16-year-old Brittney Gregory "at least twice" in the head and continued to get high, even though the teen was unconscious and bleeding profusely.
Only after he finished smoking the cocaine did he check on the girl and by that time she was dead, he said.
Gregory went missing on July 11, 2004. Her body was found two weeks later in a shallow grave beneath a power line tower in Lakewood.
Responding to questions from his attorney, Fuller recounted the events of that night in pleading guilty to the murder before Superior Court Judge Vincent J. Grasso. The girl's parents and other relatives looked on, some weeping quietly.
Under a plea bargain he accepted a week before he was to go on trial, Fuller will face 30 years in prison without parole when he is sentenced on Jan. 13.
Brittney's mother, Deborah Gregory, who lived in Beachwood, said previously that Brittney had called her from her father's house in Brick and said she wanted a ride to her boyfriend's house. Her mother told Brittney that her sister could give her a ride if she waited about 45 minutes.
Fuller was a friend of Brittney's father, Joseph Dunn. He had stopped by looking for Dunn and learned he wasn't home. Fuller agreed to give Brittney a ride.
A police informant ultimately led authorities to Fuller.
A straight-A student, Brittney had just finished her sophomore year at Brick Township Memorial High School.
source: WNBC.com and the Associated Press
