Sworn Statement Podcast

Episode 3 of Sworn Statement is the third and final episode exploring the case of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless. In this episode, we look at some of the reasons why Mostly Harmless might have earned his trail name. And we also discuss some theories behind why he might have kept his identity private.

Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Guests:

Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Brandon Dowell, thru-hiker

Jeremy Knoff, thru-hiker

Simon Jones, actor

Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel

Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/

Clips from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy audio book, Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed" featured in Into the Wilde

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.

Episode 1 of Sworn Statement explores the case of a deceased hiker whose body was found in the Florida Everglades in July 2018. We start with what the 911 caller saw and follow the investigation as detectives learn that the man was a thru-hiker. After that, the case goes cold.

Host: Kristine Gill, Media Relations Specialist for the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Guests:

Kim Cherney, Criminal Research Investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Kevin O'Neill, homicide investigator with the Collier County Sheriff's Office

Kelly Fairbanks, trail angel

Nichalaus Horton, 911 caller and hiker

Misti Little, thru hiker and host of the Orange Blaze podcast on the Florida Trail http://orangeblaze.thegardenpathpodcast.com/about/

Thanks to Tyler Socash of Foot Stuff Podcast for background on the thru-hiking community. https://www.footstuffpodcast.com/

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.

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.

The Collier County Sheriff’s office, under the direction of Sheriff Kevin Rambosk, presents Sworn Statement, a podcast exploring local cases and public safety issues all unfolding right here in Southwest Florida. The first three episodes of this podcast will focus on the mystery of the deceased hiker known as Mostly Harmless.

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.