After 30 years, Knox County John Doe (1993) is Identified
Knox County Regional Forensic Center & Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Team with Othram to Identify a 1993 John Doe
"After being unidentified for three decades, a man who died in a pedestrian accident in Knoxville, Tennessee has been identified as Elbert Louis Brown, born July 1, 1940.''
"In May 1993, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle along Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville, Tennessee. The adult male, who had no identification on him, was pronounced deceased at the scene, and his body was sent for an autopsy. Forensic pathologists determined that the man was likely between the ages of 51 and 60, but were unable to identify him. Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Knox County Regional Forensic Center continued to work to determine the identity of the victim using technology available in 1993, but their efforts were not successful. After exhausting all leads, the man was classified as a John Doe.''
TBI: Man hit, killed over 20 years ago in Cedar Bluff identified as South Carolina man
On May 24, 1993, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle along Cedar Bluff Road. The male had no identification on him and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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''Othram scientists used forensic genetic genealogical (FGG) DNA testing to develop information about possible relatives connected to the man. Last month, with help from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the York County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, TBI agents used the information provided to locate and talk to a potential family member and obtain a familial DNA standard, according to the TBI.
Based on the DNA and forensic genealogy results, Othram scientists confirmed that the man was Elbert Louis Brown.
Brown was originally from the York area and family members last saw him in 1992. He was 52 years old and homeless at the time of his death, according to the TBI. ''