Remains of Missing Woman Found Mummified in Storage Shed
Two Men Charged with Abuse of a Corpse
Thirty-six-year-old Britta Lashley’s last contact with anyone was on February 21, 2021, but she wasn’t reported missing to the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) until June 15, 2022. That is when her mother, Tammy Lashley of Mount Joliet, Tennessee, called to say she was concerned about her daughter’s long absence. She told detectives that she had not heard from her daughter since the previous year and had grown afraid that “something bad” had happened.
Several weeks before filing the missing persons report, Tammy Lashley had attempted to contact her daughter by phone. Instead, she had spoken to James Michael Barrett who told her that he would ask Britta to call her. It was a phone call that would never come.
Instead, Britta’s mother filed a report and an investigation into the disappearance began. The campaign included numerous posts of her photo and details on social media. Police spoke with multiple people to gather more information about the days before Britta vanished.
The following month, Britta’s mummified remains were found in a storage shed in Prattville, Alabama. According to court records, police charged 52-year-old James Michael Barrett and 60-year-old Edward Hiram Norman with abuse of a…
