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Michael Anthony Scales

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2023-08-22T14:36:47

2024-07-30T19:41:43.683

107317

UCP107317

41780

Michael

Anthony

Scales

Black / African American

Black / African American

Male

06/29/2023

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37921

No

38594

Knoxville Police Department

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

1650 Huron Street, , Knoxville, Tennessee

8652157000

Local

Law Enforcement

https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/

23-022324

2023-06-29

Black

Brown

Brown

08/13/2026


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On June 29, 2023, the Knoxville Police Department responded to a case involving an unclaimed individual identified as Michael Anthony Scales. The male body was found in Knoxville, Tennessee, and despite efforts to contact next of kin or claimants, no one has stepped forward to claim the deceased. The situation led to the decision for indigent cremation, a process used when the deceased has no apparent family or means to cover funeral costs.

This case is documented under NamUs ID: UCP10731...
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Date Found: 06/29/2023

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