Identified! FL - Big Cypress Natl Preserve, Male hiker, "Denim" & "Mostly Harmless", Jul 2018 - Vance Rodriguez

[gfinale]

That makes sense...

Lots of rich families aren't known Hung around with a guy for a couple of years who was rich (~30 mil) but not famous rich, rented a farmhouse, drove around in a common car with a broken window. Went and did whatever he wanted without being noticed.

 

[gfinale]

I can see Bolyea as a possibility for that signature. Hmmm....

What if he was signing his real signature the entire time but printing a fake last name. In this way, he may have thought he's covered from getting in any trouble by using his real signature. I've been keeping quiet about his last name signature because everybody else seemed fine with it. I have just not been able to equate emy to anything he signed after Bil though. To me, it's Bi or Be and probably Bil, Bel, Bit or Bet then something entirely different from emy.

 

[gfinale]

I thought so at first, but then I noted that the bottom of the B in Ben is also open.

He loops back from the end of the word to cross the letters in the middle of the name. Most people who do that, it's to cross a "t" or maybe an "f".

Or dot an i?

 

[youcancallmeal]

@ilovepierre I do not think they were stolen. He is also missing sunglasses and his winter clothing. I think the watch could have fallen off due to his extreme weight loss or got ditched eventually with the wallet and clothing. Hard to tell.

 

[gfinale]

@ilovepierre I do not think they were stolen. He is also missing sunglasses and his winter clothing. I think the watch could have fallen off due to his extreme weight loss or got ditched eventually with the wallet and clothing. Hard to tell.

If we had a full list of everything he was found with, it would really help! Was he found with his winter coat for instance?

 

[ilovepierre]

If we had a full list of everything he was found with, it would really help! Was he found with his winter coat for instance?

I can’t remember.

 

[youcancallmeal]

The list given is not a full list of everything found I do not believe.

 

[neesaki]

I don’t think MH necessarily had another tent. Some AT hikers just bring a sleeping bag or a hammock. I actually spent some time chatting with a 72 year old female thru hiker who only carries a hammock. She’s hiked the AT several times. I personally think she’s a superstar!

No tent or tarp at all? What did she do when it rained?

 

[youcancallmeal]

I think if enough people shared a flyer on their social media site all at once maybe we could spread the word further and maybe, just maybe, someone out there will recognize him.

 

[GatorFL]

No tent or tarp at all? What did she do when it rained?

The hammocks come with a tarp you string on top.

 

[GatorFL]

The list given is not a full list of everything found I do not believe.

This is correct. IIRC, even in the case file there is not a complete listing of the belongings he was found with. I don't know if they even saved anything.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Is someone able to quickly access the images of his signature? I’m having a hard time finding it on the thread...TIA?

 

[PatLaurel]

Is someone able to quickly access the images of his signature? I’m having a hard time finding it on the thread...TIA?

 

[MadMcGoo]

I appreciate you!!

 

[MadMcGoo]

I think he is signing Ben Bilemy. I don’t so much see hesitation as I do just sloppiness. I used to have to sign my name for work about 50 times a day. My entire surname consisted of 11 letters. My signature very soon started looking like “Sgt. Blimp”, which was nowhere close to my actual surname. FWIW

 

[Canaille]

I think if enough people shared a flyer on their social media site all at once maybe we could spread the word further and maybe, just maybe, someone out there will recognize him.

I think that’s a great idea! I did that about a week ago and even forwarded to IT guys I used to work with. Last night I sent a message to someone I know who lives in New York and has family in Louisiana.

I hope to post it on Tigerdroppings, if no one already has. If your not familiar with the site, it’s a huge forum for LSU fans. I think it would be a big asset to use.

 

[ilovepierre]

My signature can look different each time I sign it. Sometimes it doesn’t even look anything like my signature at all.

 

[gfinale]

The hammocks come with a tarp you string on top.

And you're up off the ground substantially which is great!

 

[gfinale]

This is correct. IIRC, even in the case file there is not a complete listing of the belongings he was found with. I don't know if they even saved anything.

I clicked like as in glad you told us but I can't believe they didn't at least take pics of ALL his stuff.

 

[neesaki]

The hammocks come with a tarp you string on top.

Thanks, so she had a tarp after all. That makes sense now.