Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Birmingham (2024-03-19)

NamUs UP125027 is an open unidentified-remains case involving skeletal remains discovered by a citizen in a small wooded area within a metropolitan area. The supplied official record omits the date, exact location and demographic details. A second source describes a different 2025 Adamsville recovery and cannot be linked to UP125027 from the supplied material.

Incident date: March 19, 2024
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

An unidentified person listed in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database remains the subject of an open case. NamUs record UP125027 says a citizen discovered skeletal remains while walking in a small wooded area in the middle of a metropolitan area.1

The public NamUs information supplied for this record does not state the person’s sex or ethnicity, the date the remains were found, the location of the recovery or the primary investigating agency.1 The record describes the case as open and unresolved.1

A separate April 2026 report from ABC 33/40 concerns an unidentified adult man whose skeletal remains were found Nov. 10, 2025, in Venison Branch creek near Basswood Drive in Adamsville, Jefferson County.2 That recovery involved a utility worker, was assigned coroner case number 2025-5398 and was being investigated with assistance from Adamsville police.2 Those details differ from the citizen discovery described in NamUs UP125027, and the supplied sources do not establish that the Adamsville remains and UP125027 are the same case.

Accordingly, details from the Adamsville investigation, including DNA findings, cervical hardware and recovered clothing, cannot be attributed to UP125027 on the present record.2

The case label supplied to Alabama Unsolved identifies Birmingham, Jefferson County, and March 19, 2024, but those details do not appear in either supplied source and remain unverified.

Timeline

March 19, 2024Unknown
Incident date given in the case label, but not supported by either supplied source.
UnknownConfirmed
A citizen discovered skeletal remains while walking in a small wooded area in the middle of a metropolitan area.
November 10, 2025Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that a utility worker found separate skeletal remains in Venison Branch creek near Basswood Drive in Adamsville; no link to UP125027 is established.
April 27, 2026Reported
ABC 33/40 published its report about the unidentified Adamsville man.

Documented claims

NamUs case UP125027 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs says a citizen discovered skeletal remains while walking in a small wooded area in the middle of a metropolitan area.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied public NamUs record does not publish the unidentified person's sex or ethnicity, the recovery date or location, or the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported on a separate unidentified adult male found Nov. 10, 2025, in Venison Branch creek near Basswood Drive in Adamsville, Jefferson County; the supplied sources do not establish that this is NamUs UP125027.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
The case label's Birmingham location, Jefferson County designation and March 19, 2024 incident date are not stated in the supplied sources.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Unidentified Person Case UP125027 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Authorities Seek Help Identifying Unidentified Man after Remains Found in Jefferson County — ABC 33/40Open