Season 5 Episode 5
Brittany
Age: 20’s
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Addiction: Dilaudid
What’s Memorable: Oh this poor messed-up girl, living her whole life under the shadow of her older sister, to the point that her mother thought she may be the reincarnation of her. She was also molested as a kid and gang raped as a teenager – it’s not a mystery why she needs to numb out. I just hope she was able to find her way out and figure out who she is.
Update: Brittany Loren Ross passed away on September 9, 2019. Cause of death is unconfirmed. Here is her obituary.
Official synopsis: Brittany was born five years after the brutal rape and murder of her 9-year-old sister, Terry. Brittany struggled with the pressure to live up to her mother’s perfect image of Terry. At 12, Brittany was molested, and she began taking drugs and sneaking out at night–anything to get out from under Terry’s shadow. Now she shoots up Dilaudid six times a day, begs family members for money and prostitutes herself. Brittany’s mother scrambles to give Brittany enough money for her fix. Desperate and on the verge of bankruptcy, Brittany’s family prepares for an intervention.
Original Air Date: December 2008
Interventionist: Candy
OMG y’all. So I’ve low-key had an unhealthy obsession with a handful of the early intervention episodes, Brittany’s episode tying for first place with Sylvia’s of course. I’ve been directed to this page a few times in the past which is where I saw her post in the comments from 2016 & learned her last name. I’ve searched her on FB using that name multiple times over the last couple years with no luck….. but then today…… the holy grail unveiled itself… I searched FB & BAM the first result is Brittany’s newly created FB (Jan.2019) &&&& NOTHING IS PRIVATE, SHE’S UPDATING EVERY 5 MINS, & IT’S JUST EPIC Y’ALL. Everybody’s there. Grandmomma’s still there being her cute lil “gimme out this rigamarole befarrr i have a harrrdd atttackkk!” Diane still the same ole enabler feelin swishes. It’s not quite the happy ending we’d all prefer, but it’s better than darker alternatives. PS-I actually live in Bham, AL too, but swear I was a Brittany STAN a min before I ever put 2 & 2 together that she was from Birmingham. Anyway, without further ado: https://www.facebook.com/brittany.ross.5201254
https://mugshotsearch.net/Search/Ross/Brittany
She seems to be continuing to struggle. Sad.
It’s so sad to me that there’s no follow ups. I don’t think they understand how much people care.
It’s really a mess and a ruined life. I wonder if it’s too late to save her
So very sad for her and her entire family. She looks horrible.
She was so beautiful. I was really rooting for her and hoped that she would get clean and sober. So sad that she’s been in and out of trouble over the past decade. Drugs have absolutely ravaged her looks, it seems.
https://alabama.arrests.org/Arrests/Brittany_Ross_35910229/
Such a pretty girl with a very sad story. Sad to see that she’s still using & was arrested multiple times since the show.
I guess Terry’s father wasn’t Johnnie. Hope this family has some peace
Who’s fathers name was Allen Johnson Ross II according to the obituary so he just goes by Johnny.
And maybe because Terrie’s last name is Jones it could be a possibility that she was raised by Johnny but maybe the mother had her with a different father with the last name Jones but was raised by Johnny so that’s her dad because he’s the one that raised her and this could be all wrong but just a guess…
Looks like she’s still having troubles, unfortunately.
http://arre.st/Mugshots/Alabama/Jefferson/Brittany+Ross/213384184/mugshot.html
Sad for this poor family ☹️
holy cow. Too much tragedy. You can’t even comprehend it. I understand WHY she’s so bad off.
BTW, it’s shocking and sad to see that, though she’s still young, she looks completely ravaged and terrible from the drugs. this country has to stop punishing these people. At the root, it’s a medical problem and an emotional one. people want to stop but the urge is too great. It’s an epidemic in this country and a lot more must be done. Whole generations will be wiped out by this. so much suffering. Where is God ?
holy cow. Too much tragedy. You can’t even comprehend it. I understand WHY she’s so bad off.
BTW, it’s shocking and sad to see that, though she’s still young, she looks completely ravaged and terrible from the drugs. this country has to stop punishing these people. At the root, it’s a medical problem and an emotional one. people want to stop but the urge is too great. It’s an epidemic in this country and a lot more must be done. Whole generations will be wiped out by this. so much suffering. Where is God ?
Brittany’s father did indeed pass away but so did the sister that avoided being caught on film . According to the obituary for Allen , the dad , it clearly states he was preceded in death by two daughters , Terri Sharee Ross in 1981 and Tracy Dawn (Ross ) Baker in 2013 . She was only 44 . 44 is too damn young to die so this family has seen so much pain . I hope the mom is still seeking therapy or in a support group .
Pardon me Terri’s last name was Jones .
Terri’s last name The little girl? I wonder what that is about it doesn’t make sense does it?
I just found this link to her most recent arrest on 10/21/2016 http://www.jaildb.com/arrest-records/brittany-ross-41789785
I am trying to find articles on her sister Terrys murder. Can someone post a link to the story?
You have to pay a subscription price to read old newspapers online but it is worth it if you study history or crime . Terri’s articles are under The Anniston Star . Poor baby girl .
Her killer is/was James Louis Betts and he had other victims . He was only caught after killing Terry but this man was a serial child killer / abuser .
How did any of them survive this ? I get why her mom talked like she did , not condone it , but I get not ever wanting to live that type of pain again .
When my daughter went missing over a year ago it nearly killed me . My husband and I struggle daily and sometimes I pray its all a dream . We have kind of found our daughter but she will not come home and will never be the same . We have been told to let go . It isn’t that easy .
You are strong…
I am so sorry to hear your story. That is absolutely heartbreaking. I will pray for you, your husband and your daughter. 🖤
Marcy I’m so sorry for your loss and your pain… Thank you for leaving a message to help people understand what her mom was going through I truly hope you find peace and I will pray for you and your family 🙏🏼❤️
Her mother is so, so sick. Seeing her daughter as a reincarnation of her murdered daughter? I agree with Brittany: that is a crazy amount of pressure to live up to, but also rings of a serious need of PTSD treatment.
The worst part? “If I had the courage or had the guts, I really think I would blow Brittany’s and my brains out because that would end all the pain.”
Her mother is deeply ill, suffering and in need of therapy.
It’s really sad to say those things about her mother you don’t know what she went through unless you’ve lived the same life can you imagine what that would feel like to have your baby girl abducted raped and murdered and from what I understood they didn’t even find her babies bones for a year later. So could you imagine not knowing what is happening to your baby girl if she’s alive or if she’s being tortured you don’t know… Yes her mom needed help but to call her sick it’s just not right because her mom can read this!
Sick as in she has an illness. Not sick as in gross. This lady is ill and needs help; I am not judging her.
Oy vey 🙁
http://bailbondcity.com/alabama/jefferson-inmate-ROSS/589683
That’s too bad
I was doing a search for Brittany from the new episode trying to watch a preview and stumbled across a post about this Brittany she was in and out of jail in 2015 and still using according to her friends. Ugh sad to hear.
We’ll well u people all are stupid wrong this is Brittany Ross I feel sorry for u all..not for my family we are just fine
Iknow it won’t happen with the distance but id love the opportunity to meet with and talk to both Brittany and her sister Michelle.
She had a baby n doing great last i searched her. Her dad had passed
I’ve been trying to find her Facebook profile 🙁
That’s amazing! What source did you use to find her? I can’t seem to find anything.
Any updates on Brittany? I would love to hear how she is doing?
This will always be one of the most tragic episodes to me. Her whole story is heartbreaking!
I am seventeen years clean, my addiction was brutal and hardcore.
When any time someone enables an addict you’re helping to kill them.
The only time an addict recovers is when they are FORCED to suffer consequences. There is no other way to cure this sickness. Every single addict I personally knew, who had an enabler, died or ended up in prison, wishing they were dead. Guilt keeps an enabler, enabling. Period, it’s selfish and a Co sigh for death.
i don’t know. maybe you’re too hard on the mom. How can we speak on it unless we’ve had a murdered child and the other daughter is headed the same way ? you’d be terrified of losing the other child to a killer, so you’d do almost anything to try and keep her off the streets. I get it. I don’t doubt that she loves her kids.
The drugs will definitely kill Brittany. That we know. Why doesn’t the mom understand that? Also, EVERYONE lost Terry, not just her. Before anyone asks me if I ever lost a child, I have never had children, but I have had loss. I have learned that pinning your hopes and dreams on someone in an effort to replace a person that has passed doesn’t benefit anyone. The pain in everyone’s eyes is apparent, but the mother is perpetuating that pain and needs help if she hasn’t already gotten it.
The bond between a mother and her child is like no other. I can’t imagine losing a child in such a horrific way too. The loss of a child is greater than a loss of anyone else.
Renee I agree with you I know at the time that you wrote this she had not passed away yet… But we don’t know what kind of pain the mother went through… And I really can understand her wanting to keep her daughter home and safe I know she ended up dying but we still don’t know exactly what happened and we don’t know if she would of not let Britney stay in the home then she may have even died sooner… I know a lot of times the only way and addict stays clean is if they truly want to be clean… I am an addict and I’ve been clean off meth for 18 years and I’ve been clean off opiates for eight years… I hope the family especially her mother is able to find peace and I am so sorry for your loss God bless your whole family ❤️
It really bothered me when the mother said that she would take her own life and her daughter Brittany in her home rather than see her out on the streets and become a cold case. It said that she came clean in 2010 but how true is that and how long did that sobriety last? Any updates? I’m curious to know what the outcome of her situation is. It said her mother went back to work after 3 weeks of therapy I don’t think 3 weeks is going to help her mother very much dealing with the death of her oldest child then the drug addiction and prostitution of her youngest child
Yes..I do know Brittany. And she is doing great at this point. At the moment..she is incarcerated…but has high spirits. Just prepared to get out and stay straight…and be the woman she knows she can be for herself as well as for her family
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009117993037
I’d really like an update on her as well!!! Does anyone know this family?
Any updates I’m watching the episode now!! So sad
Yea shes in jail now
For what? Do you have a mugshot? I was really hoping the best for her. Sad.
Yes, here you go:
https://alabama.arrests.org/Arrests/Brittany_Ross_35910229/
Yes there’s one here, here you go
https://alabama.arrests.org/Arrests/Brittany_Ross_35910229/
Episode 78 Can I please get an update on her it’s just so sad what her mom said about killing her and taking her own life. Really worried about her. Any feedback would be appreciated
I’m Michelle and my son Just showed me all of these comments. Brittany passed away from an overdose of fentanyl. She was 32 years old. I am still pained we couldn’t save her from the demons.
may I ask if this was accidental od of fentanyl or fentanyl poisoning (did she know fentanyl was what she was consuming?)? most of my family still lives in Al but I am ga and we lost my sister to fentanyl poisoning last year in Chattanooga, TN. I am so very sorry for your loss… please know your baby girl will never be forgotten.
KLH I don’t know her, but based on her Facebook videos before the overdose and just my observation of the episode, I don’t think the overdose was intentional at all. She loved her family! I think it was just like a lot of heroin and fentanyl overdoses… she just couldn’t let go of the needle and it was time for God to take her to a place of peace! I just feel so much for her mother to have lost a young daughter(her sister Terry) to such a traumatic and horrifying incident. And then to lose a second daughter to another traumatic incident (having her dead body placed upon a pillow on the porch/deck must have been hard to find)… I wish I would have watched this episode when it came out and could have reached out to her, not that I probably could’ve been much help, but I would have tried! She’s by far my favorite episode!!! And I love love her family!!!! I only started watching intervention because I was in the hospital last summer, dying and fighting for my life & intervention came on and I was in love. Once I got home, I found the intervention app and started obsessively watching every episode, I am already on my second watching of every episode. Now that I have found intervention directory, I thank you Dizzy, you are also helping us recovering addicts by reading these blogs! Back to Brittany, I just love her family and I love just watching the simple videos of Brittany taking her mom to the doctors!!!! To Brittany flying high in heaven, your episode has helped so many of us recovering addicts, like myself, stay clean!!! And maybe even has helped people who are thinking about doing drugs to make the decision not to!! To Brittany’s momma & family I think of you often and I keep you in my prayers!!! I know I am just a stranger but I do have this innate amount of immense care & love for your family!!!! ❤️ Kara from Northern California!
Heartbreaking to hear. I am sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry. I just realized that above comment was wondering if she was overdosing on fentanyl knowing fentanyl was in what she was taking or was she taking fentanyl and took too much sorry about the confusion. And I am so sorry Michelle and you are still in my prayers
Any updates on this beautiful girl…? I hope you’re doing better Brittany. The thing the mom said about taking Brit & herself out was heart wrenching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intervention_episodes#Season_5:_2008
Epilogue: Brittany left treatment after three weeks and moved back to Alabama, where she now lives with her boyfriend. She began a methadone program and is no longer using Dilaudid; her mother plans to begin seeing a counselor for help with PTSD. A recent re-airing of this episode revealed that she broke up with her boyfriend and later spent over a month in jail for drug possession. She has been sober since January 2010.
Please read my comment below for an update.
Passed away Sep 2019.https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/gardendale-al/brittany-ross-8856299
Sadly, Brittany passed away in September 2019. She ended up marrying Jason, seems like she had a daughter, but was 33 when she passed. Her father and another sister passed too. I can’t even imagine what her Momma is going through. Very sad.
Loved it when the grandma said “I have to get out of this rigamarole before I have a heart attack.”