Unidentified Person

Unidentified person — Birmingham (2026-04-22)

NamUs UP159331 is an open unidentified-remains case involving remains associated with an abandoned duplex and dogs. A separate news report describes an unidentified adult man found in a wooded Adamsville creek in 2025. The supplied sources do not establish that the two records concern the same person.

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

The record

An open U.S. Department of Justice NamUs record describes skeletal remains found inside an abandoned, one-level duplex after local dogs brought home portions of the remains. NamUs case UP159331 remains unresolved, but the public record excerpt does not provide the person’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, location or investigating agency. 1

A separate case reported by ABC 33/40 concerns an unidentified adult man whose skeletal remains were found at about 11:30 a.m. Nov. 10, 2025, in Venison Branch creek, in a wooded area near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville. A utility worker surveying the area reportedly discovered the remains. The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office identified that investigation as case 2025-5398, with assistance from the Adamsville Police Department. 2

According to the news report, DNA analysis established that those remains were from an adult man, but no match was found in the national Combined DNA Index System. His height, weight, exact time and place of death, and cause of death had not been determined. 2

The Adamsville remains reportedly included anterior cervical stabilization hardware that had been surgically implanted in the front of the neck. Clothing recovered consisted of size 33 Expressions-brand pants and Hanes men’s underwear; no jewelry or other personal property was found. The coroner’s office released an artificial-intelligence-generated illustration of the type of hardware, not a photograph of the remains. 2

Authorities asked people who knew a missing adult man with similar cervical-spine surgery to contact the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office. 2

The supplied records do not establish that NamUs UP159331 and the Adamsville investigation are the same case. Their recovery circumstances differ substantially: NamUs describes remains associated with an abandoned duplex and dogs, while the news report describes remains found by a utility worker in a wooded creek. 12

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 published the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office request for help identifying the adult man.
UnknownConfirmed
Skeletal remains in NamUs case UP159331 were discovered inside an abandoned, one-level duplex after dogs brought home portions of the remains.
Current in supplied recordConfirmed
NamUs case UP159331 was listed as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

NamUs UP159331 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs says skeletal remains were discovered inside an abandoned, one-level duplex after local dogs brought home portions of the remains.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied NamUs excerpt does not publish the person’s sex, ethnicity, recovery date, location or primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 reported that an unidentified adult man’s skeletal remains were found at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2025, in Venison Branch creek in a densely wooded area near the 700 block of Basswood Drive in Adamsville, Jefferson County.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
A utility worker surveying the area found the Adamsville remains.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office identified the Adamsville investigation as case 2025-5398, and the Adamsville Police Department was assisting.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
DNA analysis indicated that the Adamsville remains belonged to an adult man, but no match was found in CODIS.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Investigators had not determined the Adamsville decedent’s height, weight, exact time and place of death, or cause of death.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Anterior cervical stabilization hardware surgically implanted in the front of the neck was found with the Adamsville remains.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Clothing recovered in the Adamsville case included size 33 Expressions-brand pants and Hanes men’s underwear; no jewelry or other personal items were found.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
The coroner’s office released an AI-generated illustration of the type of cervical hardware, not a photograph of the remains.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Authorities sought information from anyone who knew a missing adult man who had similar cervical-spine surgery.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Whether NamUs UP159331 and Jefferson County case 2025-5398 concern the same unidentified person is unknown; the NamUs record describes an abandoned duplex and dogs, while ABC 33/40 describes a wooded creek and a utility worker.
Unknown
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

Sources

NamUs case UP159331 — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Authorities Seek Help Identifying Unidentified Man after Remains Found in Jefferson County — ABC 33/40Open