James Brown, 73, died in Atlanta in the early hours of December 25, 2006; his death certificate attributes the cause to congestive heart failure brought on by pneumonia. He had been admitted to Emory Crawford Long Memorial Hospital two days earlier after a dentist treating him for dental implants reported Brown appeared weak and dazed and advised medical evaluation, but his condition then rapidly worsened.

After his death a number of people close to Brown raised questions and called for an autopsy or criminal inquiry. Singer Jacque Hollander publicly alleged he had been murdered and later provided materials to the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. The DA opened a review in February 2020 but in 2021 concluded there was insufficient basis to initiate a grand jury investigation and closed the matter. Hollander later said the evidence she submitted went missing and filed a lawsuit seeking its return.

The official cause of death remains heart failure and no arrests or suspects have been publicly named. Does anyone with direct knowledge of Brown’s final hospitalization or the materials Hollander submitted have information to share?