Brynn Bills was 17 when she disappeared from Alpena, Michigan, in the early days of August 2021, just weeks before her 18th birthday. Her remains were recovered on September 28, 2021, after police, acting on a tip, found her buried in the backyard of a home in Alpena Township. An autopsy determined she had been strangled to death.

Investigators tied the case to two local men, Brad Srebnik and Joshua Wirgau; the property where Brynn’s body was found belonged to Wirgau. Prosecutors alleged Srebnik killed Brynn in early August 2021 and, with assistance from Wirgau and a third person, Abby Hill, had her buried on Wirgau’s property. Authorities say Hill was later shot to death on September 25, 2021, and her body was located after Wirgau led police to the site.

Srebnik was charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and related offenses; Wirgau faced separate charges and later pleaded guilty to lesser counts in exchange for testifying against Srebnik. A jury convicted Srebnik in February 2024 on all counts, including both first-degree homicide counts, and he received life without parole. Does anyone in Alpena have information about Brynn’s last days or remember seeing her in early August 2021?