MUS-2026-0469
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MUS-2026-0469
Homicide
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Oct 25, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Chicago Police Department
- Location
- Chicago IL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Demetrius Griffin Jr., 15, was found in a burning garbage container in an Austin neighborhood alley on September 17, 2016, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. No arrest has been announced, and his aunt told FOX 32 Chicago she had not heard from detectives since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2016
Demetrius Griffin Jr., 15, is found in a burning garbage container in an Austin neighborhood alley on September 17, 2016, and the medical examiner rules the death a homicide.
- 2026
No arrest has been announced. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
15, of Chicago, Illinois. Found in a burning garbage container in an Austin neighborhood alley on September 17, 2016.
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