Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Adamsville (2025-11-10)

An adult man’s skeletal remains were found in a wooded area along Venison Branch in Adamsville on November 10, 2025. NamUs lists the unidentified-person case as open and unresolved; a later news report said DNA produced no CODIS match and that implanted cervical hardware may help establish his identity.

Incident date: November 10, 2025
Location: Adamsville, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Skeletal remains found in a wooded area of Adamsville on Nov. 10, 2025, remain unidentified.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database lists the matter as open and unresolved under case number UP153552. Its record says the remains were found within a Venison Branch creekbank in a densely wooded area. NamUs does not publish the person’s sex, ethnicity or investigating agency in the supplied record.1

ABC 33/40 reported in April 2026 that the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office was seeking the public’s help identifying the person. According to the station’s account of information from officials, DNA analysis determined that the remains belonged to an adult man, but no match was found in the national Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS.2

The remains were discovered at about 11:30 a.m. near the 700 block of Basswood Drive, the station reported. A utility worker surveying the area found them within Venison Branch creek. The Adamsville Police Department was assisting with the investigation, which the coroner’s office identified as case 2025-5398.2

Investigators had not determined the man’s height, weight, exact time or place of death, or cause of death as of the April report.2

The remains included anterior cervical stabilization hardware, an orthopedic device surgically implanted at the front of the neck, according to ABC 33/40. The coroner’s office released an artificial-intelligence-generated illustration of that type of hardware; it was not a photograph of the remains.2

Expressions-brand pants in size 33 and Hanes men’s underwear were recovered, the station reported. No jewelry or other personal items were found.2

Authorities asked people with a missing adult male relative or acquaintance who had undergone similar cervical-spine surgery to contact the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office.2

Timeline

November 10, 2025Confirmed
Skeletal remains were found within or along Venison Branch in a densely wooded area. ABC 33/40 further reported that a utility worker found them at about 11:30 a.m. near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville.
April 27, 2026Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office was seeking help identifying the adult man and that DNA had not produced a CODIS match.

Documented claims

NamUs case UP153552 is an open, unresolved unidentified-person case.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Skeletal remains were found on November 10, 2025, within or along Venison Branch creek in a densely wooded area.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-authorities-seek-help-identifying-unidentified-man-after-remains-found-in-jefferson-county-basswood-drive-adamsville-april-2026-dna-skeletal-november-2025-codis
The remains were found at approximately 11:30 a.m. near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville by a utility worker surveying the area.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office said DNA analysis determined that the remains belonged to an adult male, but CODIS produced no match.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
The Adamsville Police Department was assisting with the investigation, identified by the coroner’s office as case 2025-5398.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
Investigators had not determined the man’s height, weight, exact time or place of death, or cause of death as of April 27, 2026.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
Anterior cervical stabilization hardware was present in the remains and was considered a potentially identifying feature.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
The coroner’s office released an AI-generated illustration of the type of neck hardware found; it was not a photograph of the remains.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
Expressions-brand size 33 pants and Hanes men’s underwear were recovered, while no jewelry or other personal items were found.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.
Authorities asked people who knew of a missing adult man with similar cervical-spine surgery to contact the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 (WBMA) · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs official record UP153552 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Authorities Seek Help Identifying Unidentified Man after Remains Found in Jefferson County — ABC 33/40 (WBMA)Open