I just listened to one dated July 2020. He REALLY did not want to be identified.

I read last night that he told another hiker that his father was abusive and because of the abuse he severed all ties with his parents. He also said that he didn't want to be buried with his parents. I don't know if that is to be interpreted that his parents were already deceased when he began hiking.

I have to agree with another poster on here. He may have lied about EVERYTHING.

The following pictures were altered by a user on reddit. This is what he might have looked like without facial hair. Keep in mind that his eyes are blue. They appear very dark in some photos.

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Posted by yurintroubl

Dallas, Tx.

Member since Apr 2008

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 12:43 am to thepinkbirdieacadian

There's ANOTHER update by the podcast: August 2020 Episode on SoundCloud..

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Posted by Blizzard of Chizz

Member since Apr 2012

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:58 am to thepinkbirdieacadian

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I have to agree with another poster on here. He may have lied about EVERYTHING.

Exactly. I don’t think you can take anything he told anyone along to the trail as fact. He could have been bullshitting about his parents being abusive, having a sister or where she might have lived or really anything else. It’s pretty clear he did not want to use his real identity on the trail. Several witnesses even said he seemed to try to resist having to sign in under his name. So with all that in mind, why would he then turn around and reveal personal info about himself to other hikers?

I think more than likely this guy did live a pretty comfortable life at some point but bought way too much into the idea going completely off the grid. He cashed out, ditched electronics and forms of ID and then just wandered off into the mountains and hiking trails.

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Posted by LSUtoOmaha