Tattoo man in concrete detroit

Tattoo found on man encased in concrete inside Detroit man's garage

DETROIT, MI -- Police discovered a homicide victim encased in concrete inside a Detroit garage on May 30.

His identity is still unknown. Police on Monday released a description and photo of a tattoo on the victim's forearm in the hopes that someone recognizes it and identifies the man.

"R.I.P.," reads the tattoo, with the "8/23/81-4/07/09."

The man's body was "partially encased" in concrete at 15787 Freeland.

A neighbor looking for his garden hose entered and told Fox 2 News he smelled what he thought was a "dead rat" before spotting a foot and part of the victim's head encased in concrete within multiple plastic containers.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office hasn't charged the homeowner, who was detained for questioning after the discovery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department, 313-596-1616.

The state police is conducting a DNA drive to try and identify unidentified Wayne County human remains between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 26 at the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office, 1300 E. Warren in Detroit.

Family members who have missing loved ones are asked to submit DNA from two donors and any other pertinent dental records, x-rays, photos or police reports.

The information will be submitted to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), for use by investigators and medical examiners nationwide.