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Michael Pierce Wright

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2020-07-04T14:36:52.99

2020-07-05T23:10:13.893

71504

UCP71504

21723

Michael

Pierce

Wright

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

05/05/2020

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37912

No

20817

Knoxville Police Department

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

1650 Huron Street, , Knoxville, Tennessee

8652157000

Local

Law Enforcement

https://knoxvilletnpolice.gov/

20-017150

2020-05-05

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

08/22/2026


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On May 5, 2020, a male body was discovered in Knoxville, Tennessee, identified as Michael Pierce Wright. Despite the identification, this case remains categorized as an unclaimed person, recorded under the Namus ID: UCP71504. The circumstances around his death and subsequent identification have left numerous questions unanswered, especially regarding why no next of kin came forward to claim his remains or make funeral arrangements.

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Date Found: 05/05/2020

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