Fredric Micky Rogers, a 31-year-old Fairfield resident, was found dead inside a burning Cadillac in Birmingham’s Wylam neighborhood on the morning of January 12, 2008. Firefighters discovered the vehicle near 15th Avenue and Jersey Street at about 7:30 a.m.; the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later determined Rogers died from a gunshot wound. A retrospective report said he had been shot at a different location and his body was then placed in the car before it was set alight, but that report did not identify where the shooting occurred or how the sequence was established.

Rogers grew up in Fairfield after being born March 10, 1976, in Linwood, California. He was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, graduated from Fairfield High School, worked at an OfficeMax warehouse, and was known to family and friends as Micky. His survivors include his mother Marie B. Rogers, father Fredric McClain, brothers Antonio and Andrew McClain, grandmothers Eunice B. Rogers and Armelia Bruce, and extended relatives; a funeral was held at St. Mary’s with burial at Elmwood Cemetery.

Fundamental questions remain about where he was shot, who moved his body into the vehicle, and who set the car on fire. If anyone knew Fredric Micky Rogers or has information about what happened that morning, please contact Birmingham-area Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.