Jerome Brown, 28, was found dead on February 22, 2015, in a ditch off Pritchard Road in Jacksonville, Florida. A bicyclist discovered his body; authorities say he had been missing since January 20 and that his remains had been at the site for a considerable period before being found. His death was ruled a homicide and the investigation remains open with no arrests announced.

Brown was a father of two. His mother, Cynthia Graham, said his death devastated the family and that she would work to keep his memory alive and care for his young children; she also noted that the mother of his five-year-old son had died in a violent incident several years earlier. Brown had a troubled history that included arrests related to drugs and weapons, but his family continued to support him.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office; can anyone who knew Jerome or was in the Pritchard Road area in January or February 2015 help investigators?