Seventeen-year-old Brittney Gary of Jennings, Louisiana, disappeared after a short errand on the evening of Sunday, November 2, 2008. She was seen at a Family Dollar making a purchase; the trip was expected to take about half an hour but she never returned. Her mother, Teresa Gary, organized searches and posted flyers while neighbors and volunteers combed roads and ditches around town.

On November 15, 2008, Brittney’s body was found dumped and hidden just off a roadway outside Jennings. Reports note the remains were decomposed, complicating efforts to determine cause of death or recover forensic evidence. Brittney’s death is discussed as part of the Jeff Davis 8, a string of women found dead in the area between 2005 and 2009; investigators have reported overlapping social ties among victims and challenges from decomposition in several cases.

Multiple names have surfaced over time in connection with the broader investigation, including arrests in a different case that did not result in convictions and a reported witness claim that Brittney was seen getting into a vehicle driven by a man named Danny Barry; Barry later denied knowing her and has died. Does anyone have information about Brittney’s last known movements or the Family Dollar on that November evening?