1 00:00:07,382 --> 00:00:12,428 On April 24, 1996, at 12:30 AM, 2 00:00:12,429 --> 00:00:14,347 on the Southside of Atlanta Georgia, 3 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:16,557 screams erupted from an empty lot 4 00:00:16,558 --> 00:00:19,144 by Dorothy and Lansing streets. 5 00:00:27,653 --> 00:00:29,111 Hey. How you doing? 6 00:00:29,112 --> 00:00:30,488 How you doing? Mike Young, Atlanta Homicide. 7 00:00:30,489 --> 00:00:32,490 Samson McClendon. Nice to meet you. 8 00:00:32,491 --> 00:00:34,825 So, um, I'm working a case from 1996. 9 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:36,744 I believe you were listed as a witness? 10 00:00:36,745 --> 00:00:40,082 Yes. It's something you never forget. 11 00:00:40,916 --> 00:00:43,834 {\an8}I was living here at the time. 12 00:00:43,835 --> 00:00:45,462 {\an8}When I walked out the back door 13 00:00:48,799 --> 00:00:53,720 I just saw a silhouette of a man on fire. 14 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:57,807 {\an8}I could hear him yelling for help. 15 00:00:57,808 --> 00:01:01,269 {\an8}I grabbed the water hose and I started to spray him down. 16 00:01:01,270 --> 00:01:03,730 Okay. He was literally 17 00:01:03,855 --> 00:01:07,441 engulfed from head to toe. 18 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:09,735 His face was flame. 19 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:11,822 All he said was, they robbed me. 20 00:01:14,491 --> 00:01:16,450 I've written about hundreds of cases 21 00:01:16,451 --> 00:01:19,245 of missing persons and unidentified bodies, 22 00:01:19,246 --> 00:01:21,747 but I've never come across a case that's affected me 23 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:22,708 like this. 24 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:27,086 How can someone who died in such a dramatic way 25 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:30,090 still be unidentified nearly 30 years later? 26 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:34,928 They had somebody do a reconstruction. 27 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:39,308 Do you recognize him? No. 28 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,518 He died in the hospital of his burns 29 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:43,645 the next day. 30 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:47,273 I feel like he's been totally forgotten 31 00:01:47,274 --> 00:01:51,069 and if I don't do something it will never be solved. 32 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:59,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 33 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:17,678 A few years ago I noticed there are a lot of missing person 34 00:02:17,679 --> 00:02:20,473 cases that didn't get any coverage, 35 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:23,893 and I started my online page called Find our Missing, 36 00:02:23,894 --> 00:02:26,563 to highlight those cases that aren't talked about. 37 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:29,523 So in between working as a counsellor and looking 38 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:31,276 after my 9 year old son, 39 00:02:31,401 --> 00:02:33,444 I go through a lot of missing person databases, 40 00:02:33,445 --> 00:02:38,700 articles and write up stories, to get people to pay attention. 41 00:02:39,576 --> 00:02:42,871 After coming across this case from 1996, 42 00:02:43,538 --> 00:02:48,501 I really wanted to give him his name back and then hopefully 43 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:51,838 help a family find out where their loved one is. 44 00:02:53,965 --> 00:02:56,842 But Danielle's posts about the man known only 45 00:02:56,843 --> 00:03:00,847 as, Fulton County John Doe, have so far met with silence. 46 00:03:03,392 --> 00:03:06,394 So she's come to Atlanta, Georgia, where he died, 47 00:03:06,395 --> 00:03:08,605 to start digging for answers herself. 48 00:03:10,732 --> 00:03:13,110 Her first call is the DNA Doe Project, 49 00:03:13,527 --> 00:03:15,736 an organization that uses genetic databases 50 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:17,406 to identify dead bodies. 51 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:22,494 One of their researchers actually lives in the city. 52 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,375 Hello, come on in. How you doing? 53 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:32,212 Hi, nice to meet you. Come on in. 54 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:37,383 Part of the reason I was so struck by this case 55 00:03:37,384 --> 00:03:40,761 was the sketch because there's like a sadness in his eyes. 56 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:41,887 Uh huh. 57 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:43,681 It's so striking to me. 58 00:03:43,682 --> 00:03:45,558 I agree and he looks so young. 59 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:46,725 Yeah he does. 60 00:03:46,726 --> 00:03:49,770 {\an8}And there's a mom out there wondering 61 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:50,897 {\an8}what happened to him. 62 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:52,149 {\an8}Right. 63 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:55,651 This is a case we've gotta take on. 64 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:59,156 It's been almost 30 years, we need to solve this. 65 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,617 But there may be a problem. 66 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:07,788 They'll need a DNA sample from the Doe to progress the case 67 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:11,501 and his body has been buried for nearly 30 years. 68 00:04:13,837 --> 00:04:14,879 Danielle, pleased to meet you. 69 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:15,671 Danielle. 70 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:16,922 Rebecca Somerhalder. 71 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:18,174 Thank you for meeting with us. 72 00:04:18,175 --> 00:04:19,508 Oh, you're welcome. 73 00:04:19,509 --> 00:04:23,095 There was something about this case that caught me. 74 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:28,309 According to the autopsy report, he had 80% burns to his trunk, 75 00:04:28,310 --> 00:04:31,479 upper extremities, lower extremities and from 76 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,397 the autopsy photo of the face. 77 00:04:33,398 --> 00:04:34,815 Wow. 78 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:37,818 There was some swelling, to his jaws and lips. 79 00:04:37,819 --> 00:04:41,822 And there was no identifying marks, no tattoos? 80 00:04:41,823 --> 00:04:43,574 No. No tattoos. 81 00:04:43,575 --> 00:04:47,620 He was six foot 2 and he weighed 235 pounds. 82 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:51,373 He took care of himself, no alcohol, no substance abuse, 83 00:04:51,374 --> 00:04:53,417 no illicit drugs in the system. 84 00:04:53,418 --> 00:04:55,044 Did he seem like he was healthy? 85 00:04:55,045 --> 00:04:57,046 He was a healthy young man, 86 00:04:57,047 --> 00:05:01,091 he was a meat and potatoes guy, ha, ha, because, you know, 87 00:05:01,092 --> 00:05:03,969 according to the autopsy, the stomach contained partially 88 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:07,014 digested meat, corn, and potatoes. 89 00:05:07,015 --> 00:05:08,516 My question is, like, well, 90 00:05:08,517 --> 00:05:12,812 if this case is based 1996 how do we get the DNA? 91 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:15,648 Do you still have tissue from the Doe? 92 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:16,941 Yes. 93 00:05:16,942 --> 00:05:23,155 In 2005, we sent his tissue to the FBI 94 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:26,075 and had them extract some DNA. 95 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,410 So am I correct in thinking that from an 96 00:05:28,411 --> 00:05:32,373 investigative standpoint that there have been no criminals 97 00:05:32,374 --> 00:05:34,625 that actually match his DNA? 98 00:05:34,626 --> 00:05:37,253 Correct or any missing persons. 99 00:05:37,254 --> 00:05:41,715 But we retained that extraction from this case. 100 00:05:41,716 --> 00:05:44,718 What a miracle that you had it after all this time 101 00:05:44,719 --> 00:05:46,637 just waiting for this day. 102 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:47,930 Right. 103 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:49,723 So it sounds like the medical examiner's office 104 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:52,518 never really forgot about this case? 105 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:54,729 No. I'm not gonna give up on him. 106 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:09,034 {\an8}Til the day I die I'll probably remember this 96 771. 107 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:13,289 {\an8}I don't know what his name is but when the file sits on my 108 00:06:13,290 --> 00:06:18,837 desk, and some people may think I'm crazy, I talk to him. 109 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,595 We're going to get you identified with whatever help 110 00:06:27,596 --> 00:06:29,014 that I can get. 111 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:40,399 The next step is to sequence the Doe's DNA and 112 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,986 upload it to online databases used by people researching 113 00:06:43,987 --> 00:06:46,447 their family histories. 114 00:06:46,448 --> 00:06:51,660 Rebecca needs to find anyone who shares DNA with the Doe. 115 00:06:51,661 --> 00:06:55,247 I go into every case thinking we are going to be able 116 00:06:55,248 --> 00:06:59,043 to give Doe back their name, but it really does rely on us 117 00:06:59,044 --> 00:07:01,837 getting decent DNA matches. 118 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:04,715 We'll need at least 1% shared DNA to give us 119 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:06,092 a fighting chance. 120 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,060 Which seat do you want, and I'll take the other? 121 00:07:16,061 --> 00:07:17,270 Uh, I'll take the left. Okay. 122 00:07:18,355 --> 00:07:20,065 Oh my goodness this is so exciting. 123 00:07:24,486 --> 00:07:27,238 Good morning everyone. It's launch day. 124 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:33,118 So, on April the 24th 1996, a young man was found 125 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:34,746 in Atlanta Georgia. 126 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:39,041 His body was 80% burned, though asked his name 127 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:41,335 he did not give it before he died. 128 00:07:41,336 --> 00:07:44,506 Okay so let's talk about matches. 129 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:53,013 Top match and the Doe share 4.6% DNA. 130 00:07:53,014 --> 00:07:56,518 Woohoo! Amazing. 131 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:58,937 We're gonna be able to find him. 132 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:04,359 {\an8}The match to the Doe is a man called Brett. 133 00:08:06,194 --> 00:08:08,237 {\an8}The amount of DNA they share suggests they could be 134 00:08:08,238 --> 00:08:11,615 {\an8}first cousins once removed, meaning one set of Brett's 135 00:08:11,616 --> 00:08:16,705 {\an8}grandparents would be the great grandparents of the Doe. 136 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:20,457 It's doable. This is what I hoped for. 137 00:08:20,458 --> 00:08:22,419 but didn't expect. 138 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:26,255 {\an8}And there's another clue in the DNA. 139 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:29,383 It shows that Brett can only be related to the Doe 140 00:08:29,384 --> 00:08:31,469 {\an8}through his mother's side of the family. 141 00:08:32,762 --> 00:08:36,348 {\an8}Then we're only gonna be dealing with his maternal 142 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:39,436 side of the tree we won't have to dive into the male side. 143 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:43,272 {\an8}The task now is to build a family tree from Brett 144 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:46,316 {\an8}up to his maternal grandparents and then back down 145 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:48,778 {\an8}to reveal the identity of the Doe. 146 00:08:51,614 --> 00:08:53,449 So the team searches online public records 147 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:55,577 to find Brett's ancestors. 148 00:08:57,787 --> 00:09:01,040 Gonna figure out where they live, where they died, 149 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,667 who they married. 150 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:06,336 I would like to know if Brett's family live 151 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:07,881 close to where Doe was. 152 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:17,974 STACEY So I think I've had a breakthrough. 153 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:20,017 TEAM Yay. Yay. 154 00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:22,728 STACEY Okay. 155 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:27,900 So, Brett Gaines, I have tracked him and his two siblings 156 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:32,946 through an obituary to his father Robert Miller Gaines. 157 00:09:32,947 --> 00:09:34,073 Okay. 158 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:37,159 And Brett's mother Dorothy. 159 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:43,248 Dorothy's mother's name is Mable and Mable is married to Clyde. 160 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,167 So these are Brett's grandparents. 161 00:09:45,168 --> 00:09:46,335 Where are they from? 162 00:09:46,336 --> 00:09:49,755 STACEY They are from Georgia. 163 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:52,217 Aah. Fantastic. Fantastic. 164 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:07,482 Hi, I'm Danielle, I'm here to see Sergeant Young. 165 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:09,983 Danielle? Hi. 166 00:10:09,984 --> 00:10:11,318 Hey, Sergeant. Mike Young. 167 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:12,194 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, 168 00:10:12,195 --> 00:10:13,654 come on in. Thank you. 169 00:10:13,655 --> 00:10:15,072 Danielle's gained access 170 00:10:15,073 --> 00:10:17,324 to the original casefile. 171 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:18,451 After you. Thank you. 172 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:21,746 The case happened in April of 96. 173 00:10:25,416 --> 00:10:29,253 Let me show you. There is the crime scene photos. 174 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,880 This is basically the vacant field where the original scene 175 00:10:31,881 --> 00:10:35,342 happened and he ran to Dorothy Street. 176 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:37,719 All of his clothing burned off. 177 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,346 Yeah. Wow. 178 00:10:39,347 --> 00:10:42,266 And these are his boxers. 179 00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:43,851 He had to be in some pain. 180 00:10:43,852 --> 00:10:45,144 Wow. 181 00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:49,398 It's such an unusual and horrible way to die, 182 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:52,192 I wonder why he's still unidentified. 183 00:10:52,193 --> 00:10:53,944 Well his fingerprints were checked against 184 00:10:53,945 --> 00:10:57,531 our fingerprint database, nothing came back. 185 00:10:57,532 --> 00:10:59,658 It seemed that nobody looked for him. 186 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:02,202 Detectives sent out CI's confidential informants to try 187 00:11:02,203 --> 00:11:04,830 to find out information on the streets and somebody 188 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:06,540 gave a possible name of David. 189 00:11:06,541 --> 00:11:08,041 Wow. Yeah. 190 00:11:08,042 --> 00:11:10,252 Detectives did a door to door canvas to try to figure out 191 00:11:10,253 --> 00:11:13,297 if anybody named David was missing at the time. 192 00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:14,382 But they were unsuccessful. 193 00:11:16,134 --> 00:11:18,385 The police also got a tip off that the Doe had been 194 00:11:18,386 --> 00:11:21,513 seen with two sex workers, called Shan and Tasha. 195 00:11:21,514 --> 00:11:24,308 They managed to track one of them down and brought her in 196 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:25,768 for questioning. 197 00:11:26,978 --> 00:11:32,316 The time is 5.26 on June 20th, 1996 198 00:11:32,317 --> 00:11:34,860 I am sitting here with Tasha 199 00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:37,779 Would you tell me what your knowledge is of this incident? 200 00:11:37,780 --> 00:11:39,615 Well as far as I know, Shan, 201 00:11:39,616 --> 00:11:41,909 she'd have been the last person with him 202 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:44,244 She claimed that they partied. 203 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:45,245 She claimed what, now? 204 00:11:45,246 --> 00:11:47,122 They, you know, they partied. 205 00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:49,333 Explain to me what you mean by partied 206 00:11:49,334 --> 00:11:50,918 You mean he paid her for sex? 207 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:52,377 Yeah, they messed around 208 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:53,712 Okay 209 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,048 What does she know about him being burnt up in this field? 210 00:11:56,049 --> 00:12:00,928 She said he had some gasoline or kerosene or whatever. 211 00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:04,139 She said that he said he'd see her in hell. 212 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:05,390 He'll see her in hell? 213 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:07,184 Mm-hmm. 214 00:12:07,185 --> 00:12:09,311 So what she said was he indicated to her 215 00:12:09,312 --> 00:12:11,104 he wanted to kill himself? 216 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:12,564 Yeah. 217 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:15,859 What about the talk that you and Shan set him on fire 218 00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:17,110 trying to rob him? 219 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:19,113 I wasn't even out that night 220 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,326 Seems like it could be interpreted two ways 221 00:12:24,327 --> 00:12:29,206 as he really was suicidal or that's what Shan put forth 222 00:12:29,207 --> 00:12:30,374 because she knew something else. 223 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:31,416 Tried to get away with it right. 224 00:12:31,417 --> 00:12:32,209 Right, yeah. 225 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:34,044 Yeah. I don't know. 226 00:12:34,045 --> 00:12:37,047 Robbery is just a theory, a theory is not enough 227 00:12:37,048 --> 00:12:38,548 to get charges. 228 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:41,885 He didn't have a name and that's where our case stopped. 229 00:12:41,886 --> 00:12:44,680 And then July 12th, 1996, about three months after, 230 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,934 {\an8}they put the case file in inactive status. 231 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:49,768 It hit a dead end. 232 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:50,894 Hit a dead end. 233 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:52,397 And that's why it's important we find a name. 234 00:12:55,733 --> 00:12:59,152 Alright guys. We know people at the time, 235 00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:01,863 at the scene seemed to have some information 236 00:13:01,864 --> 00:13:03,992 that he might actually be called David. 237 00:13:04,867 --> 00:13:07,202 You know, let's make sure that we keep that top of mind 238 00:13:07,203 --> 00:13:08,663 as we're starting to build trees. 239 00:13:09,580 --> 00:13:11,999 The team now needs to build a family tree 240 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,668 down from Brett's grandparents. 241 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:16,670 We know Doe's in there. 242 00:13:16,671 --> 00:13:20,049 So how many children did Clyde and Mable have? 243 00:13:20,508 --> 00:13:29,142 {\an8}They had Mable, 1927, Clyde, 1928, and Dorothy, 1931. 244 00:13:30,226 --> 00:13:32,311 {\an8}Alright. We can rule out Dorothy 245 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:36,190 {\an8}because she's Brett's mum but one of those other children 246 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,610 is going to be the grandparent of doe. 247 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:52,040 So, Clyde has one grandson 248 00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:54,625 and Mable has two grandchildren 249 00:13:55,126 --> 00:13:56,669 but only one boy. 250 00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:00,298 The family tree points to these two men. 251 00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,301 {\an8}One of them should be the Doe. 252 00:14:05,344 --> 00:14:06,720 We need to dive into them as much as possible 253 00:14:06,721 --> 00:14:09,598 finding proof of life and yes I think we're close. 254 00:14:09,599 --> 00:14:12,517 RUTH I've got it, I've got an obit with grandchildren, 255 00:14:12,518 --> 00:14:13,728 Michael. 256 00:14:15,021 --> 00:14:16,731 Michael's still living though. 257 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:17,857 So it's not him. 258 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:30,994 I think I've found the Facebook page 259 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,621 for the other grandson. 260 00:14:32,622 --> 00:14:35,207 Oh! Is he living or dead? 261 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:36,209 He's alive. 262 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:45,258 {\an8}So we're missing something and now we're back 263 00:14:45,259 --> 00:14:46,886 to the drawing board. 264 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:50,972 This is an example where you can start a case, 265 00:14:50,973 --> 00:14:55,310 you've got great matches, you think it's gonna be simple 266 00:14:55,311 --> 00:14:57,104 but as you get into the research you realize 267 00:14:57,105 --> 00:15:00,398 that you've got some issues. 268 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:02,651 It looks like someone had another child 269 00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:04,821 who's not on the records. 270 00:15:19,836 --> 00:15:22,546 Hi, you must be Jim? Yes, ma'am. 271 00:15:22,547 --> 00:15:24,297 How you doing Miss Danielle? Nice to meet you, Danielle. 272 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,716 Danielle is following up her investigation, 273 00:15:26,717 --> 00:15:28,552 meeting a detective who was on patrol 274 00:15:28,553 --> 00:15:31,222 the night Fulton County John Doe burned alive. 275 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:35,434 They're returning to the neighborhood, 276 00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:38,104 {\an8}in the southern suburbs of Atlanta. 277 00:15:42,316 --> 00:15:43,608 So this is the location? 278 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:47,947 Yes. This is 23 Dorothy Street right here. 279 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,783 {\an8}When I arrived on scene, the victim was already being 280 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:55,955 {\an8}loaded up to the Grady ambulance and being moved out. 281 00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:58,040 It was probably pretty shocking. 282 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:00,668 Yes, um, you know it was something that you, 283 00:16:02,253 --> 00:16:04,881 you can't really prepare for or train for. 284 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:08,133 What was the difference in this area 285 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:10,427 in 1996? Was it a big difference? 286 00:16:10,428 --> 00:16:13,306 Yes. It's been renovated, it looks a whole lot better. 287 00:16:13,723 --> 00:16:16,809 There was definitely rough areas there back during that time. 288 00:16:20,188 --> 00:16:22,189 The sounds of crime play continuously 289 00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:24,357 in the streets of Atlanta, like the soundtrack 290 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:27,235 for a violent movie that's never over. 291 00:16:27,236 --> 00:16:29,029 Put him on the ground. Get on the ground. 292 00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:31,364 Atlanta has the dubious distinction of being 293 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:34,534 America's most violent city on and off for at least 294 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:35,953 the last 20 years. 295 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:41,333 {\an8}The crime problem is in Atlanta's suburbs. 296 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,961 {\an8}The murder rate in Fulton County was four times 297 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:46,213 the national average. 298 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:49,675 228 people were killed in 1996 alone. 299 00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:55,347 And during that time, were there specific 300 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:58,725 hangout spots near Dorothy Street? 301 00:16:58,726 --> 00:17:02,687 Yes. Jonesboro Road this was one of our main 302 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:04,106 troublesome streets. 303 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:06,901 {\an8}Here to my right it was the Church's Chicken. 304 00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:11,030 You'll find your amount of street walkers, 305 00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,740 drug dealers standing round, and sometimes, 306 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:18,495 verbal altercations, physical assaults and stuff like that. 307 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:20,914 What I pictured in my head was people hanging out, 308 00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:24,668 and there's multiple theories that it could be accidental, 309 00:17:24,669 --> 00:17:29,714 self-inflicted, or a sex worker that might have robbed him. 310 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:31,258 Right. And just never. 311 00:17:31,259 --> 00:17:33,593 It was never established, which surprised me because 312 00:17:33,594 --> 00:17:37,847 there was a lot more active patrols at the time 313 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:40,308 to make sure that we was keeping a lid on the crime, 314 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:43,603 especially with the Olympics going on. 315 00:17:43,604 --> 00:17:44,896 Okay. 316 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:47,233 And all the attention that the city was getting. 317 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,614 The 1996 Olympic Games get underway 318 00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:56,658 this week in Atlanta. Joining us this morning is Atlanta 319 00:17:56,659 --> 00:17:59,536 Mayor Bill Campbell. Mr. Mayor, we're now five days 320 00:17:59,537 --> 00:18:01,496 away from the opening. 321 00:18:01,497 --> 00:18:04,457 How is the city dealing with safety concerns? 322 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:06,293 Atlanta will be the safest place in the world 323 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:08,795 during the Olympic Games, but clearly for our visitors 324 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:10,464 there'll be no concerns at all. 325 00:18:14,885 --> 00:18:17,929 So April 24th, John Doe dies. 326 00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:23,643 July 12th, request for case to be made inactive, but open. 327 00:18:23,644 --> 00:18:27,481 And then a week later, July 19th, the Olympics started. 328 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:35,489 Wow, oh my gosh. 329 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:40,452 Danielle's discovered Atlanta PD conducted 330 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:44,373 their own inquiry into policing at the time. 331 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:50,045 The allegations by several APD officers 332 00:18:50,046 --> 00:18:53,506 were that the crime incidents were downgraded, 333 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:57,802 under reported and discarded, case clearances were inflated 334 00:18:57,803 --> 00:19:01,264 and numerous cases improperly closed. 335 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:06,728 These charges have not been verified but wow. 336 00:19:06,729 --> 00:19:09,522 It makes you wonder if Fulton County John Doe's case 337 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:13,401 was handled properly, because they didn't want people 338 00:19:13,402 --> 00:19:15,029 to know about it. 339 00:19:15,613 --> 00:19:19,032 But I'm glad we're there now and that other people care 340 00:19:19,033 --> 00:19:21,577 about this case the same way I care about it. 341 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:31,628 The possibility of there being a secret child, 342 00:19:31,629 --> 00:19:36,049 an adopted child, a child out of wedlock, 343 00:19:36,050 --> 00:19:39,594 you know all of these family situations make it hard 344 00:19:39,595 --> 00:19:43,891 for us genealogists but they're a fact of life. 345 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:48,561 {\an8}Maybe it's time we contact the top match, Brett, 346 00:19:48,562 --> 00:19:50,272 {\an8}in case his family knows something. 347 00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:54,151 I think we go for it, I think we contact Brett. 348 00:20:00,157 --> 00:20:01,199 Morning nice to see you. 349 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,534 Hey. Good to see you too. You ready? 350 00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:05,245 Yes I'm ready let's go. Okay good. 351 00:20:05,246 --> 00:20:07,748 It's always a risk to contact a match. 352 00:20:08,332 --> 00:20:10,792 You know sometimes you get people that are very willing, 353 00:20:10,793 --> 00:20:14,505 but other times they shut down and you get one shot at this. 354 00:20:18,968 --> 00:20:20,677 Brett has moved to California, 355 00:20:20,678 --> 00:20:23,388 but he has a brother called Robert who still lives 356 00:20:23,389 --> 00:20:25,807 in Atlanta. 357 00:20:25,808 --> 00:20:29,811 It would really be good if Robert knows 358 00:20:29,812 --> 00:20:31,939 whether or not there are any cousins missing. 359 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,830 Sergeant Young with Atlanta Police department. 360 00:20:48,831 --> 00:20:50,999 I work at the cold case unit. Miss Rebecca. 361 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,376 Hi. Nice to meet you. 362 00:20:53,377 --> 00:20:55,754 We opened up a case from 1996. 363 00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:58,798 A young man was found burnt over 80% of his body, 364 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:00,759 we're unable to identify this person, 365 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,511 but we did put his DNA into a system, 366 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:06,264 we came up with a couple of relatives and 367 00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:08,266 you would happen to be one of those relatives. 368 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:11,019 You know are you aware of any cousins who might have 369 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:12,688 gone missing about that time? 370 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,190 I'm searching my memory, 371 00:21:15,191 --> 00:21:17,692 I can't recall anything specific. 372 00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:18,986 No. 373 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:23,782 Robert's taking them to visit his and Brett's 374 00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:27,036 93 year old mother Dorothy, who lives nearby. 375 00:21:29,914 --> 00:21:31,123 Hi, how are you doing? 376 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,876 {\an8}So um, I'm Rebecca. 377 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:40,466 {\an8}Your son and you, you're related to a person who is this Doe. 378 00:21:40,883 --> 00:21:43,968 Oh my goodness. Yes he resembles some of 379 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:47,097 our relatives. Yes. He looks. 380 00:21:48,224 --> 00:21:49,849 Familiar. Yes, he does. 381 00:21:49,850 --> 00:21:52,602 That's, that's, that's as close as I could come too. 382 00:21:52,603 --> 00:21:56,190 Your brother is Clyde, and you have a sister Mable? 383 00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:57,857 Mable. Yes. Okay. 384 00:21:57,858 --> 00:22:01,861 So let me ask you, do you know about a family member 385 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:03,906 that might be missing from the records? 386 00:22:04,281 --> 00:22:06,659 No. Okay. 387 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:09,327 It doesn't ring a bell to me. 388 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,287 Okay. Thank you so much. 389 00:22:11,288 --> 00:22:12,413 Alright, thank you. Thank you. 390 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:13,456 You all stay cool. You too. 391 00:22:13,457 --> 00:22:15,333 Alright. Thank you ma'am. 392 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:16,919 It's all right, you're quite welcome. 393 00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:27,680 Are you feeling disappointed? 394 00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:32,642 Yes. You know I think I had already convinced myself 395 00:22:32,643 --> 00:22:36,397 that, you know, this, this would actually solve the case. 396 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:42,778 But there's one last hope, 397 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:46,322 Brett and his mother Dorothy have agreed to upload their DNA 398 00:22:46,323 --> 00:22:50,327 to a different database to see if it reveals any new matches. 399 00:23:01,547 --> 00:23:02,965 Oh wow. 400 00:23:09,138 --> 00:23:13,057 I know who the top three are, but the fourth match is 401 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:15,227 someone I don't, I don't recognize. 402 00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:21,942 Braylon Brown. He shares 8% with Dorothy. 403 00:23:22,693 --> 00:23:24,361 You know, that's quite a lot. 404 00:23:28,115 --> 00:23:29,825 {\an8}So who's this Braylon? 405 00:23:33,537 --> 00:23:36,707 Here's a Braylon in Atlanta. 406 00:23:37,666 --> 00:23:44,715 Uh, 28 years old, okay. Living with this mom. 407 00:23:47,718 --> 00:23:51,013 It looks like Marilyn, born in 1961. 408 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:56,351 {\an8}That makes her the right age to be a missing grandchild 409 00:23:56,352 --> 00:24:02,274 {\an8}of Clyde or Mable, so she could possibly be the Doe's sister. 410 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:05,736 Okay let's see. 411 00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:15,078 I've found a street address for Marilyn from 1995. 412 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:19,582 {\an8}So Adair Avenue is right behind where the church's 413 00:24:19,583 --> 00:24:21,043 {\an8}chicken used to be. 414 00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:27,466 And it's only 415 00:24:28,592 --> 00:24:32,972 half a mile from where the incident happened on Dorothy. 416 00:24:35,224 --> 00:24:36,892 This can't be a coincidence. 417 00:24:37,768 --> 00:24:39,103 This is crazy. 418 00:24:51,532 --> 00:24:53,741 Hello Danielle. Hi. 419 00:24:53,742 --> 00:24:56,244 We have a new match, Braylon. 420 00:24:56,245 --> 00:25:00,790 Oh I'm so excited. And his mom Marilyn 421 00:25:00,791 --> 00:25:02,542 could be the Doe's sister 422 00:25:02,543 --> 00:25:05,378 and she actually did live in the neighborhood 423 00:25:05,379 --> 00:25:07,631 where the crime happened. Wow. 424 00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:09,717 I'm just blown away. 425 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:12,135 Good morning gentlemen. 426 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:15,263 I have some really exciting news for you. 427 00:25:15,264 --> 00:25:16,514 Can't wait to hear. 428 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:20,226 Turns out we have a whole branch of the family 429 00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:25,565 that we didn't know about and even Brett did not know about. 430 00:25:25,566 --> 00:25:29,652 We found the family lived on Adair Street. 431 00:25:29,653 --> 00:25:31,779 Okay, so let me see if I can find this. 432 00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:34,407 We found that there was a Marilyn Brown living there 433 00:25:34,408 --> 00:25:39,662 in 1996, and we believe that she's sister or half-sister 434 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:43,876 to Doe and she's still living. Okay. 435 00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:50,548 This is close enough to reach out to Marilyn and, 436 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:51,675 uh, speak with her. Yeah. 437 00:25:53,135 --> 00:25:54,344 Great work. 438 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,269 Hello. 439 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:05,271 Hi Marilyn, my name's Jimmy Sadler, 440 00:26:05,272 --> 00:26:07,440 I'm an investigator with the Fulton County Medical 441 00:26:07,441 --> 00:26:09,526 Examiner's Office here in Atlanta, Georgia. 442 00:26:09,735 --> 00:26:11,528 Okay. I'm working on a 443 00:26:11,653 --> 00:26:17,075 1996 case, where a unidentified, black male 444 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:21,496 was taken to Grady Hospital and you know, 445 00:26:21,497 --> 00:26:24,415 he, he died there at Grady. Okay. 446 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:28,587 We believe this may be a possible sibling of yours. 447 00:26:30,005 --> 00:26:31,048 Mmm. 448 00:26:31,215 --> 00:26:35,177 Do you have a brother? Yes, I have a brother. 449 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:37,179 What's your brother's name? 450 00:26:37,304 --> 00:26:38,931 His name was David. 451 00:26:40,933 --> 00:26:41,934 David Brown. 452 00:26:43,894 --> 00:26:46,772 He got missing and he never came back. 453 00:26:49,358 --> 00:26:53,112 Well I believe the person that we have may be, 454 00:26:53,362 --> 00:26:56,198 uh, your missing you know brother. 455 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:58,367 Oh gosh. 456 00:26:59,243 --> 00:27:02,286 Would you consent for me to test your DNA 457 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:03,455 with this person? 458 00:27:04,832 --> 00:27:05,999 Yes. 459 00:27:22,683 --> 00:27:24,268 He was my little brother. 460 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:27,145 He was my baby brother. 461 00:27:29,273 --> 00:27:32,025 When you first come in the house you see David, he's smiling. 462 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,325 Yeah, I can just see him now smiling at me. 463 00:27:44,454 --> 00:27:46,706 He was a good little child. You know he used to pick flowers 464 00:27:46,707 --> 00:27:49,042 for me and bring 'em to me. 465 00:27:52,462 --> 00:27:54,464 David was happy go lucky. 466 00:27:55,340 --> 00:28:01,430 He had so much energy and he was a very positive person. 467 00:28:02,723 --> 00:28:06,517 I remember him following us, uh, everywhere we went 468 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:07,603 when I came over. 469 00:28:10,147 --> 00:28:12,982 He graduated from high school and he did 470 00:28:12,983 --> 00:28:15,484 restaurant jobs and stuff like that. 471 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:18,279 But we didn't know his friends because he didn't 472 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:19,281 ever bring 'em to the house. 473 00:28:21,074 --> 00:28:24,827 He had got up one night and he just left. 474 00:28:24,828 --> 00:28:28,498 He probably wanted his space, cos it was a big family. 475 00:28:30,083 --> 00:28:32,628 He did never come back, you know. 476 00:28:35,672 --> 00:28:39,342 I was like, um, a couple months old when he 477 00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:42,554 disappeared so I didn't even get a chance to meet him. 478 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:48,267 But I know my Grandma did a missing person's report. 479 00:28:48,268 --> 00:28:53,607 My ma, she said where is he, where is he? 480 00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:56,150 She got a feeling about something. 481 00:28:56,151 --> 00:28:59,654 You know, he not came, he not coming back. 482 00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:02,156 David was missing probably like a couple days 483 00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:05,702 before my grandma saw a report of somebody being burnt alive. 484 00:29:09,915 --> 00:29:12,291 She was looking at the news that day and she told me 485 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:14,628 to go down to the Grady and see who that was. 486 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:22,511 Marilyn and I arrived to the hospital. 487 00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:28,057 She wanted me to go in the room with her to look at the body, 488 00:29:28,058 --> 00:29:31,478 but I didn't wanna see it so I looked through the glass. 489 00:29:37,693 --> 00:29:42,863 He was burnt, he was black all over, 490 00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:45,826 I didn't know that was him burnt like that. 491 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:48,495 I didn't know. 492 00:29:50,497 --> 00:29:51,789 Marilyn said she don't believe that 493 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:52,874 that was her brother. 494 00:29:56,503 --> 00:29:59,797 My ma now knowing that she saw um David's body 495 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:03,301 in the hospital, she's devastated. 496 00:30:05,595 --> 00:30:08,849 I hope he forgive me, 'cause I didn't know myself. 497 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,894 That's my, that my brother. 498 00:30:35,917 --> 00:30:37,334 RANDOLPH This is the location of the grave. 499 00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:38,545 Is it, right here? 500 00:30:53,894 --> 00:30:56,313 It's okay. 501 00:31:12,162 --> 00:31:13,663 It's okay. 502 00:31:17,292 --> 00:31:20,670 We kept looking and looking for 28 years, 503 00:31:21,088 --> 00:31:24,965 because I thought he was still living. 504 00:31:24,966 --> 00:31:26,718 It has hurt so bad. 505 00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:33,308 I'm so sorry. 506 00:31:36,937 --> 00:31:39,271 I wish I could see him one more time. 507 00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:41,775 I wish I got a chance to meet him. 508 00:31:44,277 --> 00:31:45,904 My baby brother. 509 00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:50,367 I wish they catch that person who did it. 510 00:31:53,036 --> 00:31:55,789 Who could've did something that wrong? 511 00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:59,668 Burning somebody. That's the question. 512 00:32:12,639 --> 00:32:13,974 Now we have a name. 513 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:19,145 So now we can open up the case, we can establish acquaintances, 514 00:32:19,146 --> 00:32:23,274 friends, relationships, anything that can lead us 515 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:25,193 to what happened that night. 516 00:32:27,863 --> 00:32:29,822 How you doing? How you doing Miss Marilyn? 517 00:32:29,823 --> 00:32:31,408 Right now we're just trying to make the determination 518 00:32:31,575 --> 00:32:33,784 of was it intentional, was it accidental. 519 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:37,414 I gotta start the case off from the base and build it back up. 520 00:32:37,998 --> 00:32:40,416 Okay. It's gonna take some help from you, 521 00:32:40,417 --> 00:32:44,170 so did you know any of David's associates that well? 522 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:46,046 Not Really. Back then it was a lot of gang members 523 00:32:46,047 --> 00:32:49,383 and all that stuff. In 1996, you know, everything was bad. 524 00:32:49,384 --> 00:32:50,718 Yes. Yes ma'am. 525 00:32:50,719 --> 00:32:53,138 I don't know who did this, he probably know'd them. 526 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:54,597 Uh huh. 527 00:32:54,598 --> 00:32:55,848 They just do that and they just set him up, 528 00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:57,349 you know what I'm saying? Yeah. 529 00:32:57,350 --> 00:33:01,312 Does two young ladies, by the name of Tasha or Shan 530 00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:02,980 ring a bell to you? 531 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:06,443 No. No. Alright. 532 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:10,362 I just can't see how anybody could have burned him 533 00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:13,532 like that. Alright. 534 00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:16,869 It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay. 535 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:21,582 I was patrol officer that night back in 1996. 536 00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:24,461 After 28 years, I really want to see this through. 537 00:33:39,226 --> 00:33:41,518 Justice is very important. 538 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:44,481 His family deserves to know what happened to him. 539 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:51,195 I'm glad that I was involved in bringing his name back 540 00:33:51,196 --> 00:33:54,532 and at least now his family know where he is. 541 00:33:57,702 --> 00:34:00,037 It's been really tough for my mom finding out 542 00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:04,124 the news about her brother, but on the positive side, 543 00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:07,419 us finding out that we're gonna meet cousins and stuff, 544 00:34:07,420 --> 00:34:10,005 I think that'll do wonders for her. 545 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:12,091 You must be Marilyn? Yes. 546 00:34:12,092 --> 00:34:14,218 I'm Brett. Okay. 547 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,805 Robert and Michael. 548 00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:20,266 Discovering there's this new branch of the family 549 00:34:20,267 --> 00:34:23,227 that I was previously unaware of, is a wonderful thing. 550 00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:24,312 It's nice to meet you. 551 00:34:25,647 --> 00:34:27,356 How you doing? 552 00:34:27,357 --> 00:34:31,485 David was a grandson of my uncle Clyde. 553 00:34:31,486 --> 00:34:35,656 Turns out Clyde had another family when he was a teenager. 554 00:34:35,657 --> 00:34:36,949 Braylon, I'm Brett. 555 00:34:36,950 --> 00:34:39,159 How you doing Brett? Pleased to meet you. 556 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:43,205 It's a good feeling. It's an amazing feeling. 557 00:34:43,206 --> 00:34:47,501 To know that I got somebody, who's kin to me. 558 00:34:47,502 --> 00:34:50,088 I had a little joy in my eyes when I seen them. 559 00:34:51,756 --> 00:34:54,466 I can definitely see Uncle Clyde. 560 00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,844 In him? No in you. In you. 561 00:34:56,845 --> 00:35:00,764 Clyde passed away several years ago now, so 562 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:04,727 we have no idea if he was aware that he had 563 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:07,062 this other family or not. 564 00:35:07,063 --> 00:35:11,317 Even in your mannerisms and the way you talk. 565 00:35:11,318 --> 00:35:12,235 Uh huh. 566 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,820 Yeah we definitely family. 567 00:35:17,365 --> 00:35:22,411 {\an8}The reason we are here is because of this horrific 568 00:35:22,412 --> 00:35:24,205 {\an8}thing that happened to David. 569 00:35:24,831 --> 00:35:28,627 {\an8}You get angry to think that happened to a family member, 570 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:33,715 {\an8}but perhaps grateful that now at least he's been identified. 571 00:35:34,257 --> 00:35:36,175 {\an8}Where there was an unmarked grave, 572 00:35:36,176 --> 00:35:40,305 {\an8}we're able to place a headstone, giving him his humanity back. 573 00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:44,184 {\an8}David Ubank Brown you will never be forgotten. 574 00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:49,648 It hurt me so bad to know what happened to you, I'm so sorry, 575 00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:53,360 may your soul and spirit rest in peace. 576 00:35:54,110 --> 00:35:56,820 You will never be forgotten. 577 00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:58,031 I love you. 578 00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:04,412 He's not no missing John Doe, he's not that no more. 579 00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:10,043 He had a family and they loved him. 579 00:36:11,305 --> 00:37:11,942 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm