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.