A Youtuber found a body in an abandoned Milwaukee building. The medical examiner said the victim had been dead for months. Authorities are looking for help to identify the skeletonized remains. 

On August 10th videographer Matthew Nunez and his crew were filming in an abandoned inner-city church.  Nunez is a YouTuber whose channel Urbex with Matthew 3 explores abandoned properties.

Locals claim that the old church near MLK and Burleigh has been emptied for well over 10 years.  “It’s been abandoned for many years, 15, 16 years,” Dellareese Williams, a neighbor who lives around the corner reported.

 "Then to find out that it was someone deceased in there that had been away from their family and missing for God knows how long that’s really the heartbreaking part," Williams added.

YouTuber “uncovering secrets”

Nunez notified the police of his unexpected find. And he posted a video of the YouTubers exploring the property. But he did not post any gruesome pictures of the discovery out of respect for any possible family.

The YouTuber and his crew entered the church building from the roof. And found the body on the second floor in what seemed to be a bedroom above the area where services were held.

It was a multi-use facility with a church on the first floor and bedrooms upstairs.

The video shows the building was in disrepair. And trash was piled around the pews. The investigation report says that the building is unsafe to walk in and smells "disgusting." 

The ME posted details of the clothing found with the body along with a photo of the rings that belonged to the dead man.

The Milwaukee Police Department believe the body is male based on the clothing he was wearing, and a man’s large winter coat found on him.

Cause of death and the identity of the body are under investigation. No gun or drugs were found. 

Images of five rings the deceased was wearing were released asking for the public’s help identifying the body. He also had tattoos on his arms.  On his left forearm he had the word “KING” tattoo.

The County Medical Examiner asks anyone with information to call 414-233-1200.

Looking for answers

Dellareese Williams lives right around the corner. "It’s sad to see these types of tragedies occurring in these buildings," she said. 

"Someone’s family now can possibly get closure. And also, they can begin to grieve," she added. 

On Nunez’s YouTube channel posted with the abandoned church video are a requiem of sorts.  

“I venture inside this Beautiful Abandoned Property and try to uncover the secrets behind what caused it to become Abandoned and Forgotten about. Come See what I found inside that was left behind to slowly Decay and Rot away.”

“Come Experience this Once Majestic and Beautiful Property before it is lost forever as it is slowly Decaying and being reclaimed once again by Mother Nature Herself.”