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Franklin Butler

Unclaimed
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On January 31, 2020, the body of Franklin Butler was discovered in Reno, Nevada. With no known next of kin, his case was recorded as an unclaimed person, underlining the often complex and emotional realities faced by individuals who pass away without close family or friends to mourn their loss. Despite efforts to locate any relatives or acquaintances, Franklin's death remains shrouded in some mystery, marking one of the many cases where people leave this world with little information about their ...Read More
Date Found: 01/31/2020
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  • Unclaimed Person / NamUs #UCP81640
    • Victim Details

    2021-06-26T22:50:43.157

    2021-06-28T22:23:45.637

    81640

    UCP81640

    29800

    Franklin

    Butler

    Black / African American

    Black / African American

    Male

    01/31/2020

    Reno

    Nevada

    Washoe County

    89502

    No

    27263

    Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office

    Reno

    Nevada

    Washoe County

    990 East 9th Street, , Reno, Nevada

    7757856114

    County

    Medical Examiner

    https://www.washoecounty.us/coroner/index.php

    2020-00461

    2020-01-31

    Gray or Partially Gray

    Curly gray mixed with black

    Brown

    Brown

    01/25/2026


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