Found Deceased GA - Timothy Mitchell Williams, 57, Duluth, 18 July 2020 *remains found February 2025, id'd 2026*

[TheArtfulDetective]

Timothy Mitchell Williams



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: July 18, 2020
Location Last Seen: Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1963
• Age: 57 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6'0" (72 inches)
• Weight: 190 lbs
• Hair Color: Bald
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Bermuda shorts & a tank top
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Williams has been missing from Duluth, Georgia since July 18, 2020. His employer stated he was last seen that day at 5:00 AM at his residence in Duluth. A family member had last contacted him prior via telephone on July 16, 2020, but he has never been heard from since. Few details are available regarding Williams' disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Gwinnett County Police Department: (770) 513-5000
  Reference Case Number: 20-053928

NCIC Case Number: Unavailable
NamUs Case Number: MP78509
NCMEC Number: Unavailable

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Timothy's been missing 3 years today.

 

[Coolmomof4]

John Doe Identified

His remains have been found and identified. I hope they find out what happened to him.

 

[Rikissa]

From the post above, 26 March 2026:

A breakthrough came in early 2026 thanks to a forensic genetic genealogy analysis by DNASolves/Othram, which helped point police to people who were possibly relatives of the individual. After following the lead, the Gwinnett Medical Examiner said they connected the remains to Timothy Michell Williams. An analysis using DNA from Williams' mother and samples from the remains confirmed the connection

 

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Gwinnett County John Doe (2025) is Identified

Lawrenceville Police Department and Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office Team with Othram to Identify a 2025 John Doe

dnasolves.com

''In February 2025, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found in Lawrenceville, Georgia. A human skull was found by construction workers on Highway 316, near the exit ramp of Duluth Highway (Hwy 120), which leads to Lawrenceville, a northeast Atlanta suburb located in Gwinnett County. Investigators responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. They determined the skull belonged to an adult White man who had a healing fracture behind his left ear.

Despite a thorough investigation, the man could not be identified and details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP138513.

In March 2025, investigators teamed with Othram to leverage identity inference, a process that enables investigators to identify individuals from DNA evidence, even when there is no known reference sample to initially compare against. Officials with the Lawrenceville Police Department and Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office worked together to submit forensic evidence to Othram's laboratory headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

At Othram, scientists reviewed details of the case, determining that advanced DNA testing could help to identify the man. Othram scientists worked to develop a DNA extract from the provided skeletal remains, using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive SNP profile for the man. This SNP profile powered a forensic search led by Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team, resulting in new investigative leads about the man's identity.

Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the man. Reference DNA samples were collected from a relative and compared to the DNA profile of the unidentified man. This investigation led to the positive identification of the man, who is now known to be Timothy Mitchell Williams.

Timothy Williams, was a 57-year-old resident of nearby Duluth, Georgia. He was reported missing in July 2020 and was listed in NamUs as MP78509. Just days before he was reported missing, he was last seen by his employer at his residence and a family member contacted him via telephone. He was last seen wearing Bermuda shorts and a tank top.''