Episode 2 of Sworn Statement is the second of three episodes exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we explain how missing persons databases work and why DNA may or may not help to pinpoint the hiker's identity. We also follow the trail investigators used in tracking Mostly Harmless' hike, the places he stopped and the people he met along the way.
Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Guests:
Carrie Sutherland,
Lori Napolitano
Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office
Mike Gormley, trail angel
Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel
Bob Gabrielsen, proprietor at Top of Georgia Hostel
Matt Mason, employee at Mountain Crossings and thru-hiker
Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/
Clips from Fox News and Forensic Files
Music: Art of Silence by Uniq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-pYCGx0C4
For photos of the hiker, and more on the podcast, visit www.colliersheriff.org/news/sworn-statement.