JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A woman not seen or heard from for two weeks has the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office actively searching the city's largest landfill for evidence of her disappearance.
Family members say Brittany Foote, 22, has not been heard from since March 17, the day following her birthday.
Brittany's cousin, whom First Coast News is not identifying, said JSO investigators suspect Foote may have been murdered.
The cousin says Brittany's family is being told two shots were fired in a home that Brittany shared with her boyfriend. According to family, her boyfriend's cousin was present at the time of the alleged shooting and helped remove the body.
Her boyfriend allegedly confessed to killing Foote and disposing of her body in a dumpster in a conversation with a family member, Foote's cousin told First Coast News. Her cousin says the same relative went to police with that information, sparking the investigation into Foote's disappearance.
Her cousin alleges Foote's relationship had turned violent in the past, with Foote reportedly showing up at a friend's house badly beaten and afraid for her life. The man family is identifying as Foote's boyfriend is currently being held in the Duval County Jail on a weapons charge. Court records show he was arrested March 26.
