Mostly Harmless: The internet mystery of a dead man, the Appalachian Trail, and $3.5K in cash

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Two years ago, hikers found a dead man in a tent. A year before that, he had left his tech job, with no phone or identification, to find peace on the Appalachian Trail. To this day, nobody knows who he is or why he died. In this episode, Kim dives into the mystery that captivated the internet. One day, the man called himself Denim for his jeans; the next, he introduced himself as “Mostly Harmless.” This is his story.

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