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Michael Edward Tatum

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2025-06-26T17:00:18.663

2025-06-26T20:01:19.303

146587

UCP146587

53139

Michael

Edward

Tatum

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

06/16/2018

DeSoto

Texas

Dallas County

75115

No

47255

Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

Syretta Antwi-Boasiako

Decedent Affairs Program Coordinator

2355 North Stemmons Freeway, , Dallas, Texas

2149205900

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/swifs/

IFS-18-11154

2018-06-16

Brown

The scalp hair is 1 inch long, brown, gray and straight.

Blue

Blue

09/19/2026

  • Tattoo: Tattoos on right and left forearms


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On June 16, 2018, the body of a male identified as Michael Edward Tatum was discovered in DeSoto, Texas. The circumstances of his death remain under review, and he was officially pronounced deceased in Dallas, Texas. Despite identification, no known next of kin has been located, leaving Mr. Tatum’s case classified as unclaimed. His case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System under NamUs ID: UCP146587.

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Date Found: 06/16/2018

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