On October 18, 1983, mushroom foragers in rural Newton County, Indiana, found human remains at an abandoned farm in Lake Village. The remains belonged to a young white male long cataloged as Brad Doe; DNA and genetic genealogy work completed in April 2021 identified him as 19-year-old John Ingram Brandenburg Jr. of Chicago, who had been missing since 1983 and was known to his family as Johnny.

Brandenburg was one of four victims discovered at that site linked to serial killer Larry Eyler, who targeted teenage boys and young men in 1982–1984. Eyler was convicted in an unrelated 1984 murder and later, while on death row, confessed to numerous other killings, including a detailed account claiming he had drugged Brandenburg before killing him. Brandenburg’s remains were returned to his family and he was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery in Corbin, Kentucky.

Are there still people who knew Johnny in Chicago or Corbin who can add memories that might round out his story?