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Deceased Next of kin AppleID help
(alien.top)
I'm guessing you're fighting windmills here, out of desperation at your surprise grief. I can read between the lines of your brothers situation and, well... Occam's razor.
I would assume he chose your number as his recovery number if it's showing up at that point. Might be able to get into the account that way. Not sure what good that would do without the phone, but worth a try for photos maybe backed up
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