Atlanta John Doe/”Michael Alan Brown” (April 2025)
- DATE OF DISCOVERY: April 16th, 2025
- LOCATION OF DISCOVERY: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
- ESTIMATED YEAR OF DEATH: 2025
- POSTMORTEM INTERVAL: Not stated/Unknown
- CONDITION OF REMAINS: Not recognizable – Partial skeletal parts only
- CAUSE OF DEATH: Not stated/Unknown
- MANNER OF DEATH: Not stated/Unknown
- SEX: Male
- ESTIMATED AGE GROUP: Adult – Pre 60
- RACE: Caucasian
- WEIGHT (MEASURED): 80 pounds (36.2874 kg)
- HEIGHT (MEASURED): 5’11” (71 inches; 180.34 cm)
- EYE COLOUR: Unknown
- HAIR: Brown
- DISTINGUISHING MARKS/FEATURES: None stated
BACKGROUND
On April 16th, 2025, Police officers were “…conducting a routine check…” of an abandoned motel in Atlanta, Georgia when they discovered human remains.
The victim is believed to me an adult Caucasian male and is listed as “Adult – Pre 60” on NamUs. He weighed approximately 80 pounds and stood at approximately 5’11” in height. He had brown hairs. His weight and eye colour could not be determined.
NamUs lists a possible name of “Michael Alan Brown”. I cannot find any further information about this name or even the case for that matter besides the NamUs listing. He is noted to have an estimated year of death of 2025 but no postmortem interval. Based on this, the earliest he may have died is 3.5 months (if we assume a strict 2025 timeline, it could very well have been late 2024 if it was half a month earlier). He is noted to be not recognizable – partial skeletal parts only, which to me sounds like he was fully decomposed as if decomposition was still occurring, they list that specifically as “not recognizable – decomposing/putrefaction”.
No clothing or items are listed. I am inclined to think this may have been a homeless man, especially as it was an abandoned motel, who happened to pass there at some point in time. His weight is very low, but given he was already decomposed and it lists it as “measured” and not “estimated” as in his estimated weight in life, it is very likely the weight of his remains that were left. I am also curious why it says, “partial skeletal parts only”, as when bodies are found already decomposed and “intact” for lack of a better saying, it is listed as “complete or partially complete skeleton”. I wonder if animals scavenged his body at some point and thus some was missing? I could also be wrong and sometimes this is used rather than the complete/partially complete entry.
IDENTIFIERS – I could not find any information regarding identifiers
- Dentals: Unknown
- Fingerprints: Unknown
- DNA: Unknown
INVESTIGATING AGENCY & OTHER CASE INFORMATION
AGENCY ONE
- Agency Name: Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office
- Agency Phone Number: 404-613-4400
- Agency Case Number: 2025-00976
AGENCY TWO
- Agency Name: Fulton County Police Department
- Agency Phone Number: 404-612-4000
- Agency Case Number: 25-000350
OTHER INFORMATION/CASE NUMBERS
- NamUs Case Number: #UP153958
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