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Jerry Browning

Jerry Dwayne Browning, 37, was last seen walking away from ECM Hospital. NamUs lists the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department case as open and unresolved, while WAFF reported that he disappeared in August 2018.

Incident date
August 2018 (exact date unknown)
Location
Lauderdale County
Independent sources
2

The record

Jerry Dwayne Browning was 37 when he disappeared, according to an open missing-person record maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database. The record says Browning was last seen walking away from ECM Hospital, but it does not provide an exact date or location beyond that description. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is listed as the primary investigating agency. 1

NamUs identifies the case as MP53874 and lists it as open and unresolved. 1

In September 2021, WAFF reported that Browning disappeared in August 2018 and was among five people then missing in Lauderdale County. The report did not give a specific day or provide further circumstances concerning his disappearance. 2

The supplied records do not state what Browning was wearing, where he may have been going, or whether authorities identified evidence indicating what happened after he left the hospital.

Anyone with information should contact the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department through its publicly listed channels.

Timeline

  1. Reported

    WAFF reported that Jerry Browning disappeared during this month; no specific day was provided.

  2. Reported

    WAFF published a report identifying Browning as one of five people then missing in Lauderdale County.

  3. Confirmed

    NamUs lists case MP53874 as open and unresolved and says Browning was last seen walking away from ECM Hospital.

Documented claims

  • Jerry Dwayne Browning was 37 at the time of his disappearance.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Browning was last seen walking away from ECM Hospital.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs case MP53874 is open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Browning disappeared in August 2018.

    Reported

    Source: WAFF 48 · Single-source claim.

  • WAFF reported in September 2021 that Browning was among five people missing in Lauderdale County.

    Reported

    Source: WAFF 48 · Single-source claim.

  • The supplied sources do not provide a specific day for Browning's disappearance.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.waff.com/2021/09/30/families-missing-lauderdale-county-missing-persons-family-members-share-their-story/

Sources

  • NamUs Missing Person Case MP53874 — Jerry Dwayne Browning — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
  • Families of the Missing: Lauderdale County missing persons family members share their story — WAFF 48Open

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