Bainbridge Public Safety requests GBI to assist in death investigation

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. – On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, about 7:49 a.m., Bainbridge Public Safety Director Frank Green requested GBI assistance regarding the discovery of a deceased male in a vacant lot in the 800 block of Monroe Street in Bainbridge, Georgia. The male was discovered by a passing citizen.

GBI Agents and a Crime Scene Specialist responded to the scene where they processed it for evidence with Bainbridge Public Safety Officers and Decatur County Sheriff’s Investigators. Evidence was collected from the scene and will undergo further testing and analysis. The identity of the decedent is not being released at this time pending further notification of family. An autopsy will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab in Macon, Georgia this week to aid Agents and Investigators in their investigation.

This case is active and ongoing and anyone with information on this case is asked to call the GBI Thomasville Office at 229-225-4090 or Bainbridge Public Safety. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

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