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Robert Edward Franks

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2021-08-04T17:04:40.467

2021-08-04T18:10:34.367

82863

UCP82863

30031

Robert

Edward

Franks

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

07/28/2021

Birmingham

Alabama

Jefferson County

35205

No

27469

Jefferson County Medical Examiners Office

Birmingham

Alabama

Jefferson County

Bill Yates

Chief Deputy Coroner

1515 Sixth Avenue South, , Birmingham, Alabama

2059303603

County

Medical Examiner

https://www.jccal.org/Default.asp?ID=236

2021-3795

2021-07-28

Brown

Blue

Blue

09/22/2026


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On July 28, 2021, the remains of Robert Edward Franks were documented as an unclaimed person in Birmingham, Alabama. Found deceased due to natural causes, Franks passed away while receiving medical treatment as an inpatient at UAB Hospital, a leading healthcare facility in the region. His case is particularly poignant as he was unclaimed; despite the efforts to locate possible next of kin, none came forward to claim responsibility for him after his death.

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Date Found: 07/28/2021

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