Richard John Belliveau is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as an unclaimed person under case number UCP150095. The entry associates him with Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and indicates the case was created on September 12, 2025. The NamUs page records that the body was found on August 21, 2025. The listing categorizes the matter as an unclaimed person case—meaning the decedent has been identified by name but remains without a next of kin to take custody—and provides structured sections for case numbers, demographics, circumstances, physical description, clothing and accessories, and contacts for investigating agencies.
Within Massachusetts, deaths that are violent, suspicious, or unexplained are investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The OCME is the statewide authority that determines cause and manner of death and works with law enforcement and allied professionals; in unclaimed decedent matters, the office coordinates the medicolegal processes while attempts to locate or confirm legal next of kin continue.
NamUs functions as a national clearinghouse that helps medical examiners, coroners, and law enforcement manage and share information on missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons. It provides a standardized framework and tools to compare records, disseminate case information, and support identification and claimant outreach across jurisdictions. The system is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice and is designed to improve the resolution of cases like that of Richard John Belliveau by centralizing data and facilitating interagency collaboration.
Date Found: 08/21/2025
