The man who admitted killing a 16-year-old Brick girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

Howell resident Jack Fuller, 40, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2004 slaying of Brittney Gregory. Gregory disappeared in July 2004 after accepting a ride from Fuller, a family friend. Sixteen days later, the teen?s naked body was found buried in Lakewood near her home.

Fuller admitted he punched the girl at least twice in the head when she asked him not to smoke crack cocaine in front of her. He will not be eligible for parole.

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