Stanley Haddock's Death in Joe Brown Hall

Stanley Haddock's Death in Joe Brown Hall

1971 Death and the end of Joe Brown Hall being used as a student dormitory

Joe Brown Hall was once a student dorm. However, after the 1971 Thanksgiving break, 26 year old UGA student Stanley Park Haddock from Atlanta was found dead. Haddock committed suicided by hanging himself from his dorm closet. The UGA police confirmed a severely decayed body and called the death "bizarre" as the body was wearing only a t-shirt and nothing else. The report noted that in another suggestion that his suicide may not have been planned far in advance as an unopened bag of donuts from a local bakery was found near his body. His body was discovered after the holidays, when students living in Joe Brown came back to an unbearable stench. This is how the police found his remains. After complaining about the stench that refused to go away, the school decided to board up the wing in which Haddock’s body was found. This is why Joe Brown Hall now has a staircase that leads to nowhere. Joe Brown eventually stopped being used as a student dormitory, beginning the additions of new dorm halls and eventually, the housing crunch.

The Red and Black

The University of Georgia

The University of Georgia

1971 - 1972

English

Clippings from the March 2nd, 1972 edition of The Red and Black