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Orangeone · 05-20-2012, 08:05 AM

I watched Unsolved Mysteries (not to mention Cops and America's Most Wanted) as a kid the same way a typical family would put on a fun Disney movie lol. Always loved it and I always will

Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me find out what case I'm remembering. Here's the details I recall:

-I don't think it's classified as a missing persons case.
-There's a young guy in the case who gives up all his money and possessions for some reason to live in a trailer out in the wilderness.
-He becomes a hermit.
-They find him emaciated from lack of food and dead in his sleeping bag.
-It's possible that upon autopsy they found out he had eaten something poisonous to survive.

Does any of this ring a bell to anyone?

Orange_Sody_84 · 05-20-2012, 11:06 AM

This doesn't sound like an Unsolved Mysteries case. In fact it sounds like Christopher McCandless. They made a film about his story called "Into The Wild". It's based on a book by John Krakauer.

Orangeone · 05-20-2012, 05:30 PM

It very well might be, hmmm... Thanks for the information. I might be mistaking it for something from the same period of the 90's.

WishfulDreamer · 05-21-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Orangeone

It very well might be, hmmm... Thanks for the information. I might be mistaking it for something from the same period of the 90's.

I'm pretty sure it did happen in the 90s. I believe this is definitely the case you are thinking of.

FarinaforBrkfast · 05-21-2012, 02:45 AM

This is definitely from the book "Into the Wild" - which is sitting right next to me as I type this. :-)

05-20-2012, 08:05 AM	#1
Orangeone Member Forum Cub Join Date: May 13, 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2	What Case Is This? I watched Unsolved Mysteries (not to mention Cops and America's Most Wanted) as a kid the same way a typical family would put on a fun Disney movie lol. Always loved it and I always will Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me find out what case I'm remembering. Here's the details I recall: -I don't think it's classified as a missing persons case. -There's a young guy in the case who gives up all his money and possessions for some reason to live in a trailer out in the wilderness. -He becomes a hermit. -They find him emaciated from lack of food and dead in his sleeping bag. -It's possible that upon autopsy they found out he had eaten something poisonous to survive. Does any of this ring a bell to anyone?

05-20-2012, 11:06 AM	#2
Orange_Sody_84 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2010 Location: Myrtle Beach Posts: 234	This doesn't sound like an Unsolved Mysteries case. In fact it sounds like Christopher McCandless. They made a film about his story called "Into The Wild". It's based on a book by John Krakauer.

05-20-2012, 05:30 PM	#3
Orangeone Member Forum Cub Join Date: May 13, 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2	It very well might be, hmmm... Thanks for the information. I might be mistaking it for something from the same period of the 90's.

05-21-2012, 02:45 AM	#5
FarinaforBrkfast Stack of Pancakes, Both Good! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 16, 2012 Posts: 64	This is definitely from the book "Into the Wild" - which is sitting right next to me as I type this. :-)