Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Birmingham (2020-07-05)

NamUs case UP72429 concerns an unidentified decedent found unclothed and seated on the porch of a vacant house. The official record is open and unresolved, but the supplied extract does not provide a recovery date, location, demographic details or investigating agency. Two later Jefferson County news reports concern separate unidentified-remains cases and do not update UP72429.

Incident date: July 5, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 3

The record

An unidentified person found at a vacant house is listed in an open U.S. Department of Justice NamUs record, case UP72429.1

According to NamUs, the decedent was found unclothed and sitting in a chair on the house’s front porch. The database says multiple local news reports did not produce additional information about the person’s identity.1

The supplied NamUs record does not publish the person’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, location or primary investigating agency.1 Although the case name supplied to Alabama Unsolved identifies Birmingham and July 5, 2020, and the editor’s information identifies Jefferson County, those details do not appear in the text of the provided NamUs record and could not be independently verified from the supplied documents.

Two later news reports concern other unidentified-remains investigations in Jefferson County, not NamUs case UP72429. WBRC reported in December 2025 that relatives had been reached in two cases involving remains found in Bessemer and a man found near a Birmingham Family Dollar.2 ABC 33/40 reported in April 2026 on a separate unidentified man whose skeletal remains were found near Basswood Drive in Adamsville in November 2025.3 Neither report mentions UP72429 or provides an update on its status.

As presented in the supplied official record, UP72429 remains open and unresolved.1

Timeline

July 5, 2020Unknown
The case metadata identifies this as the incident date, but the date is not stated in any supplied source document.
December 17, 2025Reported
WBRC reported that relatives had been reached in two separate Jefferson County unidentified-remains cases; the report did not mention UP72429.
April 27, 2026Reported
ABC 33/40 reported on a separate unidentified-remains case in Adamsville; the report did not mention UP72429.
UndatedConfirmed
NamUs lists UP72429 as open and unresolved and states that media coverage had not produced identifying information.

Documented claims

NamUs case UP72429 is listed as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The decedent was found unclothed, sitting in a chair on the front porch of a vacant house.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs states that multiple local media articles failed to produce additional information about the decedent’s identity.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied NamUs text does not publish the decedent’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, location or primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The case name supplied by the editor identifies Birmingham and July 5, 2020, while the editor’s metadata identifies Jefferson County; these details are not stated in the supplied source documents.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported in December 2025 that family members had been reached in two other Jefferson County unidentified-remains cases involving remains found in Bessemer and a man found near a Birmingham Family Dollar.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported in April 2026 on a separate unidentified adult male whose skeletal remains were found near Basswood Drive in Adamsville on November 10, 2025.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Neither supplied news report mentions NamUs case UP72429 or provides an update on its status.
Reported
Source: WBRC · 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

Sources

NamUs official record UP72429 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Jefferson County coroner says both families have been reached in cases of unidentified remains — WBRCOpen
Authorities Seek Help Identifying Unidentified Man after Remains Found in Jefferson County — ABC 33/40Open