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

[H-Bomb-1964]

What I can't understand is if twin brothers decided to suicide together (or even if it was a murder/suicide) why on earth would they bother driving 90 miles to a remote spot that neither of them has ever been to before, or has ever shown any interest in going to? To me, that makes no sense. Why not just go to a nearby park and do it? Or a back alley somewhere? I hope LE are forensically testing the twins car. Was someone else in the car with them when they drove up the mountain? Was it even one of the twins who was driving, or was it someone else? Could they have already been dead (murdered elsewhere) and their bodies dumped on the mountain and the scene staged to make it look like a murder/suicide? This whole thing seems super suspicious to me. If LE continue down this murder/suicide path then they need to provide answers. Clearly whatever they've told the family isn't enough to convince them that it was a murder/suicide. I know families may not want to believe it, but when faced with irrefutable proof, even they will have to accept the reality. It doesn't appear to me that LE have provided that proof.

 

[caribou_birdie]

Does anyone have either of these?

Time last SEEN by someone

Time their flight was supposed to leave Jackson Hartsfield Airport and on what day?

 

[caribou_birdie]

What I can't understand is if twin brothers decided to suicide together (or even if it was a murder/suicide) why on earth would they bother driving 90 miles to a remote spot that neither of them has ever been to before, or has ever shown any interest in going to? To me, that makes no sense. Why not just go to a nearby park and do it? Or a back alley somewhere? I hope LE are forensically testing the twins car. Was someone else in the car with them when they drove up the mountain? Was it even one of the twins who was driving, or was it someone else? Could they have already been dead (murdered elsewhere) and their bodies dumped on the mountain and the scene staged to make it look like a murder/suicide? This whole thing seems super suspicious to me. If LE continue down this murder/suicide path then they need to provide answers. Clearly whatever they've told the family isn't enough to convince them that it was a murder/suicide. I know families may not want to believe it, but when faced with irrefutable proof, even they will have to accept the reality. It doesn't appear to me that LE have provided that proof.

BBM
I can't answer all of your questions, but the randomness of the location I have seen before in suicide cases. I have no idea why unless it is to keep family from having to drive past a location, etc. and relive the same memory over and over. Maybe Bell Mountain because it is a truly breathtaking view from up there.

 

[detective.moon]

often when the family says their loved one(s) would never commit suicide i think they (very understandably) just aren’t able to see it or accept it. seemingly happy, successful, well loved people, with plans and dreams for the future do complete suicide. the same goes for twins.

but in this case, knowing more about the area and the history of racist violence, something does feel off and i just hope everything is investigated properly and the family gets all the answers to their questions.

such a heartbreaking situation.

 

[Babygirlsparky]

Murder suicide doesn't make sense as the mountain was 90 miles away so how did they get there it is too far for them to walk someone had to drive them there, and if they were planning to kill themselves then why would they have their airline tickets in their pockets, were they swabbed for gsr, were there any other footprints near them. From what I read they were very happy and looking forward to the next chapter of their lives they had plans. Locals said that the area they were found in is not common to people who have never been there, none of this is making sense

 

[vls12345]

"Their family said the brothers were found with their plane tickets still inside their wallets." -- This part of the NYP article is weird to me. Does this mean their boarding passes were in their wallets? Who prints out their boarding pass at home anymore? When you check in online you're prompted first to add the boarding pass to your mobile wallet. Everyone I know does that or prints it at their airport at the desk or kiosk. Is it confirmed they actually had booked tickets?

Agree. I find the part about physical tickets in their wallets weird. I think most airlines have phone apps and you can check in online ahead of time, often up to 24 hours in advance. (I know Delta, the biggest carrier in Atlanta, has this.) Did they check in online ahead of time? Did they print the tickets at home? From a travel agent? The airport?

I really wonder if it's misreporting going on here? Like their tickets were in the wallet app on their phones vs. physical copies in their wallets.

Who has custody of their phones at this time? LE? The family?

 

[Teche]

Murder suicide doesn't make sense as the mountain was 90 miles away so how did they get there it is too far for them to walk someone had to drive them there, and if they were planning to kill themselves then why would they have their airline tickets in their pockets, were they swabbed for gsr, were there any other footprints near them. From what I read they were very happy and looking forward to the next chapter of their lives they had plans. Locals said that the area they were found in is not common to people who have never been there, none of this is making sense

I believe that the vehicle was discovered at the location. Were the brothers attending school/college? Any friends spoken out? To suggest murder-suicide, LE must have a weapon.

 

[Knox]

MOO, I don't like that they went straight to suicide. This seems odd and needs more investigation. Is there a suicide note or related communications between the brothers on their phones, discord, kik, whatsapp etc?

What were their friend groups like? Did they have any enemies?

Is the place they were found truly a HIKING trail where outdoorsy people go to be in nature, or is it more of a young adult hangout/local landmark?

Did they actually have friends or know anyone in Boston?

Were they lured there for some reason? MOO speculation, something like buying something off the dark web and picking it up somewhere remote?

So many questions.

Agree with the post above ^^ that the graffiti does not look like gang graffiti. It looks reminiscent of Slab City or some other community art project type of place.

We have a handful of facts so far, unlike the GBI - who has been investigating the case for nine days. We have no idea what the scene looked like or how the bodies were discovered, where the gun was found, what the forensics have revealed so far, what kind of communications were discovered on cell phones, lap tops, social media. When the tickets were booked, if they were able to confirm the flight reservations were actually made. What the circumstances of the last seen time revealed. And like many others have stated, what kind of information witnesses outside of the family have provided. Did either of them have girlfriends for example.

Qaadir and Naazir's family deserve answers. I hope they receive the type which leave no doubt in their minds. That whatever the GBI investigation concludes as COD, is the real, undeniable, truth.

The difficulty in horrific tragedies like this one - sometimes all the answers can't be given. I'm really hoping this isn't the case for them. They are clearly in deep pain over the loss of Qaadir & Naazir.

All just MOO.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I believe that the vehicle was discovered at the location. Were the brothers attending school/college? Any friends spoken out? To suggest murder-suicide, LE must have a weapon.

Concerning the thought of it being a murder-suicide, that would mean one of the brothers kidnapped or coerced the other into driving to the mountain so he could kill him. Then he murdered himself.
That would mean, at least to me, that they were not so close as described. It would take a lot of hate and anger to kill somebody.
A suicide pact would fit better.
So many questions though. It seems like with just a tad more information from LE and we would know.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[Knox]

Murder suicide doesn't make sense as the mountain was 90 miles away so how did they get there it is too far for them to walk someone had to drive them there, and if they were planning to kill themselves then why would they have their airline tickets in their pockets, were they swabbed for gsr, were there any other footprints near them. From what I read they were very happy and looking forward to the next chapter of their lives they had plans. Locals said that the area they were found in is not common to people who have never been there, none of this is making sense

Read post#70.

 

[caradana]

What I can't understand is if twin brothers decided to suicide together (or even if it was a murder/suicide) why on earth would they bother driving 90 miles to a remote spot that neither of them has ever been to before, or has ever shown any interest in going to? To me, that makes no sense. Why not just go to a nearby park and do it? Or a back alley somewhere? I hope LE are forensically testing the twins car. Was someone else in the car with them when they drove up the mountain? Was it even one of the twins who was driving, or was it someone else? Could they have already been dead (murdered elsewhere) and their bodies dumped on the mountain and the scene staged to make it look like a murder/suicide? This whole thing seems super suspicious to me. If LE continue down this murder/suicide path then they need to provide answers. Clearly whatever they've told the family isn't enough to convince them that it was a murder/suicide. I know families may not want to believe it, but when faced with irrefutable proof, even they will have to accept the reality. It doesn't appear to me that LE have provided that proof.

There was another case in Georgia, not too long ago, where a woman made unexplained choices in advance of a death later ruled by LE to be suicide. It took place in a physically brutal way, in a ravine off a highway in a place that had no clear reason. The woman was much loved, and this was a case that puzzled and flummoxed many rational, intelligent, logical people that I respect to this day.

 

[borndem]

I believe that the vehicle was discovered at the location. Were the brothers attending school/college? Any friends spoken out? To suggest murder-suicide, LE must have a weapon.

My bolding above.

I agree about LE having the weapon -- or whoever shot them threw it away -- seems to me if it had been murder/suicide, the weapon would be there with their bodies, and then confiscated by LE.
Where is the weapon?
IMO, the brothers were probably excited about their next steps in their lives. Surely they were looking forward to their trip.
They may well have been forced by someone who had a weapon to go to where they were shot -- and bodies were found there.
I still do not think think this was suicide.

 

[rleigh123]

Cody Alcorn​

UPDATE | Mystery on Bell Mountain

A mystery is unfolding on Bell Mountain in Towns County Georgia after the bodies of twin brothers from Lawrenceville were discovered nearly 90 miles from home.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is initially treating the case as a murder-suicide, but the victims’ family is pushing back, saying that explanation doesn’t add up.

Qaadir and Naazir Lewis, both 19, were found shot to death Saturday morning by a hiker at the summit of Bell Mountain, near the North Carolina border.

The family said the brothers had booked a flight to Boston for 7 a.m. last Friday but never made their flight. Just 24 hours later, they were found dead in an area the family said they had never visited before.
The family said the brothers' plane tickets were found in their wallets on the mountain.

TODAY I got a couple more questions answered from the family |

1) Was their car found at Bell Mountain? Yes
2) Last time they were actually seen? Stepmom originally said Saturday at 3 a.m. Investigator said 3 a.m. as well, then investigator changed it to Friday 11 p.m; he stated that he converted the time wrong.
3) Did they have their luggage with them? No
4) Phones on them? Found in car
5) Did they check into their flight? Unsure.

https://www.facebook.com/CodyAlcornNews/posts/pfbid0cVGP2J4xYC8sT8t5R4qRuLKw5AHDW44HyqxvXS6Uszw62Vp1QvTCFdqLFRRxybdsl

Sister saw them 11pm Thurs.
They were to catch flight 7am Fri.
Stepmom says they were last seen 3am Sat.
Investigator says no, last seen 11pm Fri.


Either way, it's clear they were seen long after they were supposed to be on the flight. Yet the news stories are presenting it as if everyone thought they made their flight and that no one knows why they didn't.


IMO

 

[Peppery]

I’d like to hear from the friend(s) they were planning to visit in Boston. Assuming the friend contacted them when they did not arrive as scheduled on Friday. Did the friend make contact or were calls/texts to the twins unanswered? Did the twins family attempt to check in to see how the flight was and if they made it safely to Boston?

 

[Valiant]

I have no opinion on the investigation yet, but just want to point out some common misconceptions made in this thread about why it can’t be suicide.
1. Attractive people commit suicide.
2. People commit suicide despite the fact people around them love them.
3. People often make plans for the future and commit suicide.
4. Family is often unaware of mental struggles.
I don’t think any of the items above (and more) are reasons to rule out suicide. And I don’t believe parents know every place their children may know.
I hope the investigation reveals the truth.

 

[DrGBeth]

I did some more digging (Hi! I'm new here and also an historian of the US South), and found yet another recent unsolved homicide of a Black man in the same area (see map). So that's 4 that we know of in just over a year, in an area of the state known for having almost no Black people.

Skeletonized remains identified as Kamron Rondon were found in late January with his head cut off (!!!) in Murphy, NC, which is just over the state line and slightly west.

Hiker finds human remains off mountain in Cherokee County - WDEF

Local law enforcement is investigating the discovery of human remains found in a wooded area off Burrell Mountain in Cherokee County.

www.wdef.com

So, in addition to Qaadir and Naasir:

•Trevonte Helton (29) – Found February 2024 in High Shoals Creek or Swallow Creek, near Hiawassee, GA. His death was ruled a suicide. No suicide note was found and it appears he had a white girlfriend or wife. And again, he was hanging from a tree by his neck.
•Kamron Rondon (35) – Found January 2025 on Burrell Mountain. His cause of death has not been publicly confirmed, but his head was severed.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here as a white woman and say that this all feels VERY WEIRD. This is not an area of the state where Black people usually hike. There are tons of awesome trails and hiking spots in the Atlanta metro area and further south that are safer and where the demographics don't feel like you walked into a sundown town in the 1950s (which Hiawassee literally was). And I think it should go without saying that a Southern Black man literally lynching himself seems highly unlikely.

 

[caribou_birdie]

Sister saw them 11pm Thurs.
They were to catch flight 7am Fri.
Stepmom says they were last seen 3am Sat.
Investigator says no, last seen 11pm Fri.


Either way, it's clear they were seen long after they were supposed to be on the flight. Yet the news stories are presenting it as if everyone thought they made their flight and that no one knows why they didn't.


IMO

I do believe this was suicide. Why would you leave home during the night to go to a place you had never been when you had a plane to catch at 7am.

The car was at the location. Police would not have released a statement suggesting murder-suicide if the car showed any evidence of foul play.

My personal theory, I don't think they were going to meet friends and I don't think the friend in Boston were ever notified they were coming. I think they bought the tickets with this exact plan in mind, to give them time to decompose without anyone being worried. I believe they were hoping they wouldn't be found for a while and once they were found, the cause of death would be indeterminate. Some might say, but why buy the tickets. Why not? If they're going to commit suicide, they don't need the money anymore. And purchasing the tickets would make everyone think, well it can't be suicide because they were supposed to be going to Boston.

People who commit suicide often do things out of character (and weird) in the days before their suicide because they think death, rather than suicide, will be easier for their family to handle.

We have to remember that a lot of the questions we still want answers to, the police already have the answers to.

 

[DrGBeth]

More info from a local radio station. Highlights:
•Both were shot in the head.
•Gun was found nearby.


By Jeff Batten
WJRB 95.1/WJUL 97.7 Newscast
March 9, 2025
(UPDATED after the GBI issued a Sunday afternoon press release, which we've added to our original reporting.)
WJRB has learned the two bodies found on Bell Mountain in Hiawassee Saturday morning have been identified.
The GBI press release says the two deceased black men are twin brothers Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, both 19 of Lawrenceville, GA.
Both were shot once to the head.
The working theory is a murder-suicide, though the GBI investigation is still open. Towns County deputy coroner Sarah McClure acknowledges to WJRB that "we're unsure at this time," if there could have been a third party involved.
WJRB has since learned that the gun was found lying nearby. A question about the brothers’ transportation to Bell Mountain was referred to the GBI.
The deaths happened relatively recently, McClure says, as the bodies were still recognizable. The GBI press release did not include a possible time of death.
The GBI, which is handling the investigation, was trying to track down next of kin and get statements Saturday and early Sunday. The bodies were found by a hiker near the top of Bell Mountain on a walk-up trail. The call came into the 911 center at 11:05am Saturday morning.

Post is on this page: News Talk 95.1 WJRB - The Talk of the Mountains

 

[FansBlowing]

From the top of Bell Mountain you can see four states - Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Maybe they just went as tourists and then something else happened.