aThousandYearsWide
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Some things I want to point out:
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For those of you wondering, this was the graphics on his shirt. "Welcome to Hell" is Venom's debut album.
There is significance of the Venom t-shirt to me. Assuming he was "river man", Venom wasn't active in 1994, and Venom itself tells me he was into music outside what was mainstream at the time. Venom's hey-day was in the early 80's, and even then they didn't receive as high of popularity as Metallica. Nevertheless, Venom was a highly influential to later bands and an important catalyst to the thrash/black metal genre, but in 1994, Soundgarden's "Black-hole sun", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped-Box" (was also the year Kurt Cobain committed suicide), Tool's "Prison Sex", Green Day's "Longview", and Beck's "Loser" were controlling the air waves.
Maybe someone remembers seeing him at a show?- I believe he was part of a music community, even if he was a loner, he possibly could have still went to shows. I read that the authorities checked the area's metal crowds, but I wonder where they actually went. One thing I know about metal is that if you don't like it, then you don't really understand it, from what I've seen. I wonder if the authorities went to the right places.
I personally am a part of a music community in my town, and it's not as well known, especially if you are from out of town. it's the kind of place I could see him being from. You'll see people wear the shirts of bands you didn't know anyone else knew.
Where I think the authorities checked instead-In my town there is a "bigger" music venue that is more well known, and if you're from out of town, that's where you'd think the cool spot was, but in all reality, if you're really into music, it's absolute garbage. They only have about 2 or 3 good shows a year, and everything else is the awful mainstream station bands. This is where I'd assume the authorities went, people that don't understand the genre think that it's all just noise anyways.
Maybe the authorities did check the wrong places, and he was part of a more underground scene that was less known. Record stores would be another good place to check, and any bar that doubled as a music venue.
Why I think he wasn't reported missing- Especially in the 90's, if you haven't heard from someone in a while you weren't initially concerned, communication was a whole different universe in that time. And if he had been staying with someone and got kicked out, he would have been using their phone number beforehand, so he wouldn't have any way people could reach him after.
If he was a part of a music community, I don't think people would be alarmed when he stopped coming around. In my music community, people come and go. I had to stop going to shows for awhile when I was in college and nobody assumed anything was wrong. Everyone's just happy to see you when they see you.
On why his family never reported him missing- My theories are that he was a foster child or he was estranged from his family. If he was a foster child, maybe the "I'm a fugitive" thing was him running away from a youth facility?
If he was estranged from his family, especially if he estranged himself deliberately, maybe his family assumed he didn't want to be found. I personally have a aunt that is missing involuntarily. I wonder about this often, if something ended up happening to her we'd never know, but she has refused all contact since 2001/2002, so it's been 15 years since anyone has heard from her.
![220px-Venom_Welcome.jpg 220px-Venom_Welcome.jpg](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/data/attachments/84/84602-9f1264a6cf077727c6b17447fc1142a4.jpg)
For those of you wondering, this was the graphics on his shirt. "Welcome to Hell" is Venom's debut album.
There is significance of the Venom t-shirt to me. Assuming he was "river man", Venom wasn't active in 1994, and Venom itself tells me he was into music outside what was mainstream at the time. Venom's hey-day was in the early 80's, and even then they didn't receive as high of popularity as Metallica. Nevertheless, Venom was a highly influential to later bands and an important catalyst to the thrash/black metal genre, but in 1994, Soundgarden's "Black-hole sun", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped-Box" (was also the year Kurt Cobain committed suicide), Tool's "Prison Sex", Green Day's "Longview", and Beck's "Loser" were controlling the air waves.
Maybe someone remembers seeing him at a show?- I believe he was part of a music community, even if he was a loner, he possibly could have still went to shows. I read that the authorities checked the area's metal crowds, but I wonder where they actually went. One thing I know about metal is that if you don't like it, then you don't really understand it, from what I've seen. I wonder if the authorities went to the right places.
I personally am a part of a music community in my town, and it's not as well known, especially if you are from out of town. it's the kind of place I could see him being from. You'll see people wear the shirts of bands you didn't know anyone else knew.
Where I think the authorities checked instead-In my town there is a "bigger" music venue that is more well known, and if you're from out of town, that's where you'd think the cool spot was, but in all reality, if you're really into music, it's absolute garbage. They only have about 2 or 3 good shows a year, and everything else is the awful mainstream station bands. This is where I'd assume the authorities went, people that don't understand the genre think that it's all just noise anyways.
Maybe the authorities did check the wrong places, and he was part of a more underground scene that was less known. Record stores would be another good place to check, and any bar that doubled as a music venue.
Why I think he wasn't reported missing- Especially in the 90's, if you haven't heard from someone in a while you weren't initially concerned, communication was a whole different universe in that time. And if he had been staying with someone and got kicked out, he would have been using their phone number beforehand, so he wouldn't have any way people could reach him after.
If he was a part of a music community, I don't think people would be alarmed when he stopped coming around. In my music community, people come and go. I had to stop going to shows for awhile when I was in college and nobody assumed anything was wrong. Everyone's just happy to see you when they see you.
On why his family never reported him missing- My theories are that he was a foster child or he was estranged from his family. If he was a foster child, maybe the "I'm a fugitive" thing was him running away from a youth facility?
If he was estranged from his family, especially if he estranged himself deliberately, maybe his family assumed he didn't want to be found. I personally have a aunt that is missing involuntarily. I wonder about this often, if something ended up happening to her we'd never know, but she has refused all contact since 2001/2002, so it's been 15 years since anyone has heard from her.