GA - Twin brothers miss flight to Boston, found dead 24 hours later in Georgia mountains, 14 Mar 2025

[minazoe]

This story really hurts.
I think sometimes it’s easier to believe that evil forces have ended a life and harder to accept that someone ended their own life. I think this is especially true when the person who ends their own life is particularly attractive or privileged.
Somehow it makes less sense when a young person has such a bright future ahead of them.
When someone is deeply loved and adored it is so hard to believe they ended a life that held so much promise.
But it happens.
I think by now police detectives have been able to analyze phone data on the phones of both twins and they likely know that they searched Bell mountain.
I think the family also must know where/ how the gun was acquired.

I have known a couple of young men around this age who ended their lives by suicide. Both were popular, privileged and extremely attractive. Both had extremely loving families and many friends. Both were suffering from mental illness and were medicated for depression when their actual illness was more of a psychotic nature- in one case extreme paranoia and the other case likely bipolar.
Both shot themselves.
One chose a hidden creek bed in a park surrounded by trees- somewhat resplendent of where these twins were discovered.

I didn’t want to believe that these young, attractive twin brothers chose to end their lives but sadly I do think that is the case and I think the decision was mutual/ a pact.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Naazir and Qaadir.
It’s easy to understand their disbelief- especially with no note or message left.

All IMHO

I really like your post, but..there is nothing to indicate that they had any kind of suicide pact. I'm just saying...twins can be extremely private but I think this is a very rare kind of suicide/murder and I just think mental illness or emotional problems would be noticed or known by their very close family.
for me it is highly unlikely that they decided to commit suicide on Bell Mountain, a place they had never been before and environment where it would not be safe at night for inexperienced hikers.

anything is possible of course, but I feel this begs for more investigation. mOO

 

[Marie A]

I really like your post, but..there is nothing to indicate that they had any kind of suicide pact. I'm just saying...twins can be extremely private but I think this is a very rare kind of suicide/murder and I just think mental illness or emotional problems would be noticed or known by their very close family.
for me it is highly unlikely that they decided to commit suicide on Bell Mountain, a place they had never been before and environment where it would not be safe at night for inexperienced hikers.

anything is possible of course, but I feel this begs for more investigation. mOO

Thanks for the kind words.
I wanted desperately to believe that the Huszti twins didn’t take their own lives.
I really want to believe these Lewis twins didn’t either.
I’m very open to all possibilities.

I don’t think that the Lewis twins were able to access the parking lot at Bell Mountain until 8 am based on previous posts pertaining to the locking of the gate to the parking lot there. It has been revealed that their car with their belongings inside was in the parking lot.

I personally think that by now the Lewis family in retrospect may be seeing clues that they didn’t notice before and may be privy to evidence from the twins phone history and knowledge of where the gun was obtained by the twins.

I do think that there may be underlying factors- as others have pointed out possible sextortion.
I think it’s really easy to miss signs of suicidal ideation though- especially in teenage or early 20s boys. Also, I think it is easy to miss signs of mental illness -the onset of schizophrenia -for example - at this age.
It can creep up on you in the form of misplacing items and strange dreams turned to hallucinations.

One of the boys I know told his friends very matter of factly “I’ll see you on the other side” the night before he shot himself. The friends didn’t pick up on it because this guy was not depressed. He had however exhibited signs of paranoia. Thinking the government was listening to his conversations and such. In retrospect there were signs that nobody picked up on. This particular boy had a history of pot smoking and hallucinogenic drugs in his past. I think these triggered his paranoia. He was living normally and had been happily socializing with a group of friends the night before he took his life. It was a planned suicide as he had ordered the gun from Academy Sports and waited the mandatory time for his background check.

The second boy I knew - high schooler- argued with his mom that evening. She went out to a program to return and find that he shot himself in the head in her closet. His dad was hunting that weekend and this kid got access to dad’s guns when they were briefly unlocked. This was a very popular and well liked and handsome kid from a stellar family. I think it was also a planned suicide as he had taken the gun earlier and hidden it.

Both of these kids had extremely wealthy and supportive parents- basically the world was their oyster- yet they both chose to end their lives to the complete shock of family and friends.
They both had strong family love and support.

I will be very interested to hear if the Lewis twins family does ask for further investigation/ remains unconvinced about the probability of suicide or if they have grown to accept the likelihood of suicide after learning more facts.

Personally I will be interested in hearing if the Lewis family continues to ask for more investigation.

There may be something important about the tallest mountain in Georgia and wanting to be closer to heaven if one or both of these young men wasn’t thinking clearly/ was affected by odd dreams/hallucinations.

I’m open to the possibility of one of the twins leading the other- as the Huszti sisters may have experienced too.

All IMHO

 

[GMS]

I keep checking the GBI Death Investigation report (link below) for any updates or if they will make public the results of the pending forensics test (bbm).

"A GBI medical examiner has completed the autopsies, but the official ME ruling and results are pending additional forensic tests."

GBI Investigates Deaths on Bell Mountain in Towns County

UPDATE - 5/21/2025:The GBI has concluded the investigation into the deaths of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis. Based on the results of the medical examiner’s autopsy and other investigative findings, their deaths have been ruled suicide-suicide. GBI agents have met with the Lewis...

gbi.georgia.gov

I also wonder if the planned trip to Boston played any role in their deaths, whether ultimately ruled suicide/murder or homicide. The timeliness of the trip seems (Imo) relevant, but unsure if it's ever been reported how far in advance the trip was planned and airfare purchased, etc.

 

[CuriousCricket]

I keep checking the GBI Death Investigation report (link below) for any updates or if they will make public the results of the pending forensics test (bbm).

"A GBI medical examiner has completed the autopsies, but the official ME ruling and results are pending additional forensic tests."

GBI Investigates Deaths on Bell Mountain in Towns County

UPDATE - 5/21/2025:The GBI has concluded the investigation into the deaths of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis. Based on the results of the medical examiner’s autopsy and other investigative findings, their deaths have been ruled suicide-suicide. GBI agents have met with the Lewis...

gbi.georgia.gov

I also wonder if the planned trip to Boston played any role in their deaths, whether ultimately ruled suicide/murder or homicide. The timeliness of the trip seems (Imo) relevant, but unsure if it's ever been reported how far in advance the trip was planned and airfare purchased, etc.

While I've seen the trip as an adventure the twins would have been loath to miss, I've come to wonder if perhaps something about the trip -- a person they decided not to be around, or an event that would have been hurtful -- played a role in this. The timing seems to suggest the trip was likely involved in some way.

 

[Knox]

I really like your post, but..there is nothing to indicate that they had any kind of suicide pact. I'm just saying...twins can be extremely private but I think this is a very rare kind of suicide/murder and I just think mental illness or emotional problems would be noticed or known by their very close family.
for me it is highly unlikely that they decided to commit suicide on Bell Mountain, a place they had never been before and environment where it would not be safe at night for inexperienced hikers.

anything is possible of course, but I feel this begs for more investigation. mOO

We don’t know anything other than what has been stated by the GBI - which is next to nothing. Still waiting for the pieces of information to be released, which back up the GBI theory of a suspected M/S. Like others I surmise the family didn’t know everything going on in Naazir and Qaadir’s lives. Which is what makes this so hard for them.

There has to be key evidence which points to this or they wouldn’t have made that public statement. I do think of this case often and hope for answers soon.

I’ve tried not to speculate on why and how, there just aren’t enough known details to do that respectfully. We know virtually nothing about them.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

I'd like to know if there is any chance they actually went to the airport on the morning they were supposed to fly, and possibly something happened there A) to cause them to not get on the plane and B) for one or both of them to become so severely upset or despondent that they ended up making the drive north to Bell Mountain instead.

Have we read about any interviews or LE discussion with the airline or airport staff?

MOO

 

[Canaille]

Were the twins living with their father and stepmother? Is their biological mother still alive?

Also has an estimated time of death been mentioned anywhere?

 

[shetalksinstereo]

I keep checking the GBI Death Investigation report (link below) for any updates or if they will make public the results of the pending forensics test (bbm).

"A GBI medical examiner has completed the autopsies, but the official ME ruling and results are pending additional forensic tests."

GBI Investigates Deaths on Bell Mountain in Towns County

UPDATE - 5/21/2025:The GBI has concluded the investigation into the deaths of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis. Based on the results of the medical examiner’s autopsy and other investigative findings, their deaths have been ruled suicide-suicide. GBI agents have met with the Lewis...

gbi.georgia.gov

I also wonder if the planned trip to Boston played any role in their deaths, whether ultimately ruled suicide/murder or homicide. The timeliness of the trip seems (Imo) relevant, but unsure if it's ever been reported how far in advance the trip was planned and airfare purchased, etc.

I thought the same, as in did they think they would buy a little time from being "found" if they were supposed to be in Boston?

 

[scruffydog]

I'd like to know if there is any chance they actually went to the airport on the morning they were supposed to fly, and possibly something happened there A) to cause them to not get on the plane and B) for one or both of them to become so severely upset or despondent that they ended up making the drive north to Bell Mountain instead.

Have we read about any interviews or LE discussion with the airline or airport staff?

MOO

I don't see this as a possibility, since they would not have had a gun with them at an airport.

 

[CuriousCricket]

I don't see this as a possibility, since they would not have had a gun with them at an airport.

From the airport location, to head to Bell Mountain, the 985 route passes fairly close to Lawrenceville, where I believe they lived, so they could possibly have slid into the house and then headed north to the mountain?

 

[minazoe]

From the airport location, to head to Bell Mountain, the 985 route passes fairly close to Lawrenceville, where I believe they lived, so they could possibly have slid into the house and then headed north to the mountain?

I feel as though they met someone there, do we know where this gun came from? Just not buying it..not even a note.. mOO

 

[Sarahlou]

I feel as though they met someone there, do we know where this gun came from? Just not buying it..not even a note.. mOO

Most people who die by suicide don't leave notes. So I don't think that means much that there wasn't a note.

 

[Tower]

I've been following here without posting but I came here today to ask if anyone has considered a possible "sextortion" (meaning extortion + sexual blackmail" type of situation. There have been quite a few cases of really unexpected suicides of young men in the twins' age range where this has been the final outcome. Similar to this one and many others the parents are often telling authorities that it's completely out of character and they cannot be convinced otherwise. These days they often can find some digital footprint to confirm. Many families, however, choose not to go public.

There was a similar tragedy in my state a few years ago and the parents made a brave decision to go public because they wanted to warn others about the dangers. The father of the victim in my state even made PSA's speaking to young people that your parents are still going to love you even if you got caught up in something like this.

The scam usually entails the victim being scammed into posing for explicit photos for someone they have met online. Do we know if these boys were gamers? That is often a connection. The photos are usually escalated into behaviors that become so far from the pale that by the time the scam reaches the blackmail phase, these kids feel so trapped that suicide, in their minds, becomes the only way out.

I just wanted to throw this out there because I just can't wrap my brain around this one. Yet.

Mental health is complicated and self-harm is always a tragedy, but the young men who self-harm due to sextortion are particularly heartbreaking to me. They make an impulsive decision based on lies and intense shame.

Most families wouldn’t care in the least that they had posed for explicit photos, they would give anything to have them back. I’m glad the crime is being talked about and I hope young men (or women) understand there is no shame in being duped.

I would guess LE and the GBI would have found evidence if this case is related to sextortion because they have the young men’s phones? But we may not learn if that’s true.

 

[Tower]

I don't see this as a possibility, since they would not have had a gun with them at an airport.

If they kept a gun, they may keep it in the car at all times. You can also check an unloaded gun through in checked baggage on a plane. It doesn’t mean they planned to carry it through airport security.

I’m guessing they didn’t go to the airport, but the gun doesn’t rule it out, in my opinion.

 

[CuriousCricket]

I feel as though they met someone there, do we know where this gun came from? Just not buying it..not even a note.. mOO

That's my gut instinct too, but the GBI's call of M/S is stronger for me.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Hopefully, whenever the final report comes out, whatever it says, GBI will explain exactly everything they looked into and how they came to their decision.

 

[Kudzuu]

I found the GBI reporting murder suicide very quickly. I'm no expert but usually out of respect for the family they wait a bit. No parent wants to believe their child would do that without some warning signs.

IMO there is something sinister about this.

 

[borndem]

I really like your post, but..there is nothing to indicate that they had any kind of suicide pact. I'm just saying...twins can be extremely private but I think this is a very rare kind of suicide/murder and I just think mental illness or emotional problems would be noticed or known by their very close family.
for me it is highly unlikely that they decided to commit suicide on Bell Mountain, a place they had never been before and environment where it would not be safe at night for inexperienced hikers.

anything is possible of course, but I feel this begs for more investigation. mOO

I very much agree with your post above.

I wonder if they planned to walk/hike to Bell Mountain? Or did they get lost and wound up there by mistake? Did someone coerce their going up there? (So many questions...)
And yes, I definitely think this sad situation should be investigated further.
Wondering if any of their friends knew where they had planned to go.
What about their Boston trip?
Did their folks know they were taking this trek? <sigh>

 

[Knox]

Most people who die by suicide don't leave notes. So I don't think that means much that there wasn't a note.

That’s what I thought also. Out of all the cases I’ve seen here at WS throughout the years, those who left notes are in the minority. Which is why it’s so terrible for the families and denial is such a strong first reaction.

 

[Canaille]

I just want to get some thoughts out of my head.

It seems to me that if someone got them there and shot them, it would likely have had to be two people. If the area of Bell Mountain is not friendly to people of color, I don’t think they would’ve gone there unless, maybe, they had both been bullied because of their skin color. And it was suicide because of the bullying and a way to “get back” at bullies.

If they were lured there and it was a hate crime, I think it would have been done by two opportunistic individuals. Two because one would’ve had to carjack them while the other followed in the perps vehicle. For one person to have done it on their own, they would’ve needed a way to leave the scene and also leave the twins car.

It may very well have been suicide or murder suicide. But it does seem to be an odd place to have done it.

On a side note… how does their family know the twins had never heard of Bell Mountain? I hope I’m getting the location right. It’s late and I’m on my phone which doesn’t always cooperate.