Vernell Antwan Cornelius, a 23-year-old Black man, was found dead in Muskegon, Michigan, on July 18, 2015. Authorities have classified his death as a homicide and treated the discovery of his body as a death by force.

Officials have not released specific details about the exact cause of death or the events that led to his discovery, and there have been no reported arrests, named suspects, charges, trials, or convictions related to Vernell’s death. The case was entered into unsolved homicide and missing person databases, and the investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about Vernell, his last known whereabouts, or events from July 2015 in Muskegon that could help, please come forward to the investigators handling the case.