A Georgia man who called 911 to claim that his missing mother had been “abducted by aliens” was sentenced to prison after police discovered he had concealed her death by burning her body in the backyard.
Jason Christopher Campbell, 35, received a 10-year prison sentence Friday after being convicted of hiding the death of his mother, Marie Campbell, at their home in Homer, about 75 miles northeast of Atlanta, Now Georgia reported.
Marie Campbell, 65, lived with her son and was reported missing on Jan. 6. Her car, purse, identification and cellphone were all left behind, prompting relatives and neighbors to conduct an urgent search of the area.
The search intensified Jan. 8, when Campbell told investigators that an unknown person had picked his mother up from their home three days earlier. He said he had not heard from her since she disappeared.
Investigators soon learned that Campbell had called emergency officials the previous day and claimed his mother had been “abducted by aliens,” according to the outlet.
The bizarre claim led police to search the family property. There, they found Marie Campbell’s charred remains in the backyard, near a still-smoldering fire and a burned mattress.
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Officers also found a vehicle with a seat that had either been removed or folded down. A sheet covered in mud had been placed over the area.
Campbell was charged in February 2025 with concealing his mother’s death after an autopsy confirmed that the remains belonged to Marie Campbell, Now Georgia reported.
Authorities have not revealed how Marie Campbell died, and her son was not charged with causing her death.
However, Banks County prosecutors demonstrated during a five-day trial late last month that Campbell had concealed her death.
Under Georgia law, concealing a death is a felony when the act interferes with investigators’ ability to determine whether the person was unlawfully killed.
After Campbell was convicted, Judge Albert Collier imposed the maximum sentence: 10 years in prison, Now Georgia reported.