May be his family knew where he was and just let him be, and moved on with their lives.
No sense hounding him to come home if he didn't want to.
I just watched his Disappeared episode, and what immediately came to mind was a sort of spooked voluntary disappearance after the confrontation with Max’s associates.
An apparent friend of Chris’s posted on reddit that the family feels certain he left voluntarily. The same friend also said that the town is small enough that if Max’s drug issues had caused or contributed to the disappearance, they would’ve heard the rumors about it.
Obviously they know the place better than I, who doesn’t know it at all. But it just seems really coincidental that Max is arrested and Hoagy goes missing on the same day.
Maybe it’s far fetched but I just can’t help but wonder if the associates threatened or even blackmailed him and he felt that to either protect himself and/or the rest of the family, he had to leave. Leaving wallet, passport, etc behind would actually make sense in that case, so they wouldn’t be able to trace him. Basically like a self-made witness protection program. The friend really seemed to downplay the drug scene in Newtown as not terribly serious, but honestly you just never know when it comes to illicit activities and drug dealers, even ones that seem “low level”
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How missing man Robert Hoagland died as Richard King in New York
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"David told the detectives Rich had mentioned to him the previous week that he was going to receive some mail with a different name on it. He offered no explanation, and David didn’t want to pry."
Wow. He didn't want to pry? If I were planning to room with a stranger and they said "by the way, I'll be getting mail with a different name on it," that would be an immediate red flag.
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How missing man Robert Hoagland died as Richard King in New York
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It really is a very bizarre story: I don't blame Hoagland's wife and children for not commenting about the situation: I imagine they feel totally betrayed. Hoagland lucked out by finding a roommate who had zero curiosity---At that point, ‘Rich’ had roomed with him for about nine years. Not a stranger at that point—at least not thought of as a stranger.
How missing man Robert Hoagland died as Richard King in New York
How did Robert Hoagland disappear from Connecticut in 2013 and spend the remaining nine...www.timesunion.com
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How missing man Robert Hoagland died as Richard King in New York
How did Robert Hoagland disappear from Connecticut in 2013 and spend the remaining nine...www.timesunion.com
That was a long time after they already lived together. I would not personally do anything David did, but I wouldn’t exactly call it weird. It was just an “off the books” rental."David told the detectives Rich had mentioned to him the previous week that he was going to receive some mail with a different name on it. He offered no explanation, and David didn’t want to pry."
Wow. He didn't want to pry? If I were planning to room with a stranger and they said "by the way, I'll be getting mail with a different name on it," that would be an immediate red flag.
Hoagie really lucked out I guess. That roommate was so determined not to pry that he didn't know anything about Hoagie -- he didn't even know if Hoagie could afford health insurance. That's odd. He said he thought of Hoagie as a brother, and he let him live in his house rent-free (just "chipping in" on utilities)...and yet when he noticed Hoagie's health was declining and wasn't sure if he could afford medical care, he didn't say anything? I dunno, I know there are some people who really prioritize "not prying" above anything else, but it's very hard for me to understand that perspective. The whole situation is super weird.
Interesting article. I'd been wondering if his early death was in part caused by his inability to get healthcare without any ID, it sounds like his roommate was speculating similarly.The man who vanished
How missing man Robert Hoagland died as Richard King in New York
How did Robert Hoagland disappear from Connecticut in 2013 and spend the remaining nine...www.timesunion.com