{"id":2417533,"date":"2025-03-29T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-discovers-human-remains-in-treehouse-while-settling-74-year-olds-affairs\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T18:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T22:04:26","slug":"family-discovers-human-remains-in-treehouse-while-settling-74-year-olds-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-discovers-human-remains-in-treehouse-while-settling-74-year-olds-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Discovers Human Remains in Treehouse While Settling 74-Year-Old\u2019s Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-discovers-human-remains-in-treehouse-while-settling-74-year-olds-affairs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a tragic incident involving Henry Frantz Jr., a prominent bagpiper from Atlanta known as the &#8220;bagpiper of Decatur.&#8221; Following his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabby-petitos-father-gives-eulogy-if-there-is-a-relationship-that-youre-in-that-might-not-be-the-best-thing-for-you-leave-it-now\/\" title=\"Gabby Petito\u2019s Father Gives Eulogy: \u2018If There Is A Relationship That You\u2019re In That Might Not Be The Best Thing For You, Leave It. Now.\u2019\">scuba diving<\/a> accident<\/a> in Maui,Hawaii,on March 10,2025,where he was discovered 20 feet from shore and unable to be revived,his family made a chilling revelation. Six days later, while at his home in Decatur, they found the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-authorities-investigating-potential-case-of-neglect-homicide-after-finding-3-children-under-age-of-18-human-remains-in-apartment\/\" title=\"Houston authorities investigating potential case of neglect, homicide after finding 3 children under age of 18, human remains in apartment\">skeletal remains<\/a> of his son, Henry Doyle Colon Frantz, in the tree house. The younger Frantz had been missing for four years and was 28 years old when he disappeared. The cause of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-sagets-daughter-shares-text-she-received-from-father-before-death\/\" title=\"Bob Saget\u2019s Daughter Shares Text She Received From Father Before Death\">death remains unclear<\/a>, but foul play is not suspected. Frantz Jr. is remembered fondly by friends and family, and a memorial service is planned for April 5, as he was also a respected attorney and passionate musician who pursued fossil hunting in his later life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Days after a popular bagpiper in Atlanta died while scuba diving in Hawaii, police made a grim discovery in the tree house of his backyard.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Frantz Jr., known as the &ldquo;bagpiper of Decatur,&rdquo; was the co-founder of the Atlanta Pipe Band, and played at events all over the city, the Atlanta news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/decaturish.com\/2025\/03\/the-bagpiper-of-decatur-dies-in-scuba-accident-missing-sons-body-found-in-treehouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decaturish<\/a> reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>On March 10, the 74-year-old was killed during a scuba diving accident in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-shark-bites-61-year-old-maui-surfer-completely-severing-leg-knee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui, Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First responders discovered his body 20 feet from shore but were unable to resuscitate him.<\/p>\n<p>While an official cause of death has not yet been determined, Frantz reportedly told the dive group he was exhausted. Then he disappeared.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He will be sadly missed by the piping community in Atlanta and other places,&rdquo; said Leonard Wood, a friend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/dekalb-county\/atlanta-bagpiper-killed-scuba-diving-accident-son-who-vanished-4-years-ago-found-dead-home\/4DISQQ2ATNGG7OTYBQ7OWURWSU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSB-TV<\/a> in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been friends for so long,&rdquo; Wood said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m the godfather for one of his daughters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Six days after his death, at his home in Decatur, Georgia, his family discovered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nearly-complete-skeleton-found-identified-20-year-old-went-missing-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skeleton<\/a> inside the tree house at his home.<\/p>\n<p>Frantz&rsquo; daughter, Rebecca Frantz Culpepper, said the remains were those of her deceased brother, Henry Doyle Colon Frantz.<\/p>\n<p>He was 28 when he went missing and had been gone for four years, according to Culpepper.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He left home one day, and he apparently came back,&rdquo; Culpepper said.<\/p>\n<p>What the remains were doing in the tree house is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>But foul play is not suspected, according to Culpepper.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are working on confirmation of his identification at this time,&rdquo; said Jess Dillard, DeKalb Medical Examiner Chief Deputy Investigator. &ldquo;We are pretty certain we have his identity, just waiting on dental or DNA. The remains were skeletonized. No obvious signs of injury or trauma.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An Atlanta bagpipe player tragically died in a scuba diving accident while on vacation in Hawaii. Days later his family found skeletal remains in his treehouse&mdash;believed to be his son who had been missing for four years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UV9plSOnBZ\">pic.twitter.com\/UV9plSOnBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GAFollowers\/status\/1905301762812109181?\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Terrible tragedy. I can&rsquo;t imagine. Hank was a young man,&rdquo; Wood said.<\/p>\n<p>A service will be held for Henry Frantz Jr. on April 5, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asturner.com\/obituaries\/henry-frantz-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Henry was an attorney for 50 years, but ultimately, he was a musician to the core,&rdquo; his obituary read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Henry was always curious and loved learning, and he became a fossil hunter and collector mid-life. He spent his &lsquo;retirement&rsquo; years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-elephant-fossil-ice-age-discovered-mississippi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fossil hunting<\/a> and traveling,&rdquo; the obituary read.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Henry Frantz Jr., referred to as the &#8220;bagpiper of Decatur,&#8221; co-founded the Atlanta Pipe Band and performed at various events throughout the city, according to Decaturish. He tragically died on March 10 at age 74 during a diving accident in Maui, where first responders located his body 20 feet from shore but could not revive him. 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