Death of Vance Rodriguez

Vance John "Vaejor" Rodriguez,[3] previously known as "Mostly Harmless", Denim, and Ben Bilemy[4] was an American hiker whose body was found on July 23, 2018 in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, then remained unidentified for two years.

Rodriguez started his journey on the Appalachian Trail in April 2017, from Harriman State Park, about 30 miles north of New York City.

Witnesses reported that he preferred ketchup and sticky buns, and that he had said he came from Baton Rouge, was hiking to Key West, and had a sister living in Sarasota or Saratoga.

[4] His backpack contained $3,500 in cash and a notebook filled with handwritten notes about Screeps, an online programming game.

The Collier County Sheriff's Office also sought the aid of Othram Inc., a Texas-based company utilizing genetic genealogy to assist investigative agencies with resolving cases.

After viewing photographs of the then-unidentified man, a previous coworker contacted authorities, who obtained DNA samples from living relatives in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.