Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Birmingham (2025-12-30)

NamUs lists UP153817 as an open unidentified-remains case, but its account of recovery inside an abandoned house conflicts with an ABC 33/40 report about an unidentified adult man found in a creek near Adamsville. The supplied documents do not confirm that they concern the same person.

Incident date: Not documented
Location: Adamsville, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

An unidentified-person case involving skeletal remains found in Jefferson County remains open in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database. The database lists the matter as case UP153817 but does not publish the person’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, location or investigating agency 1.

NamUs states that the remains were discovered inside an abandoned house by a property assessor surveying it for a new owner 1.

A separate account published by ABC 33/40 attributes materially different recovery circumstances to the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office. The station reported that an unidentified adult man’s skeletal remains were found by a utility worker at about 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2025, within Venison Branch creek in a densely wooded area near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville 2. The supplied sources do not establish whether that recovery and NamUs case UP153817 concern the same person.

According to ABC 33/40, DNA analysis determined the remains were those of an adult man, but no match was found in the national Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS 2. The station reported that investigators had not determined his height, weight, precise time or place of death, or cause of death 2.

The news account said anterior cervical stabilization hardware, an orthopedic device implanted at the front of the neck, was present 2. Clothing recovered reportedly included size 33 Expressions-brand pants and Hanes men’s underwear. No jewelry or other personal items were found 2.

ABC 33/40 identified the local matter as case 2025-5398 and reported that the Adamsville Police Department was assisting the investigation 2. The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office requested information from people who know of a missing adult man who had similar cervical-spine surgery 2.

Because the two supplied sources describe conflicting recovery locations and circumstances, their apparent connection should be confirmed with NamUs or Jefferson County authorities before publication.

Timeline

November 10, 2025Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that a utility worker found skeletal remains in Venison Branch creek near Basswood Drive in Adamsville at approximately 11:30 a.m.
April 27, 2026Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office was seeking help identifying the adult man.
UnknownConfirmed
NamUs recorded that skeletal remains were found inside an abandoned house by a property assessor surveying for a new owner; the supplied record provides no date.
Current in supplied NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs case UP153817 was listed as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

NamUs case UP153817 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs does not publish the unidentified person’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, recovery location or primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The recovery circumstances are disputed: NamUs says skeletal remains were discovered inside an abandoned house by a property assessor surveying for a new owner, while ABC 33/40 reports that a utility worker found skeletal remains in Venison Branch creek in a densely wooded area near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville.
Disputed
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
ABC 33/40 reported that the remains were found at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2025.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported that DNA analysis determined the remains belonged to an adult man and that no CODIS match was found.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported that investigators had not determined the man’s height, weight, precise time or place of death, or cause of death.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported that anterior cervical stabilization hardware was present in the remains.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported that size 33 Expressions-brand pants and Hanes men’s underwear were recovered, with no jewelry or other personal items found.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 identified the local matter as case 2025-5398 and reported that Adamsville police were assisting.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Whether ABC 33/40’s Adamsville recovery and NamUs case UP153817 involve the same unidentified person is not established by the supplied documents.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Unidentified Person Case UP153817 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Authorities Seek Help Identifying Unidentified Man after Remains Found in Jefferson County — ABC 33/40Open