They Called Him Mostly Harmless

[DanaK]

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The Max Original documentary THEY CALLED HIM MOSTLY HARMLESS from Investigation Discovery, directed and executive produced by Emmy® winner Patricia E. Gillespie (“The Fire That Took Her”) and produced by Anchor Entertainment, debuts THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 on Max.

Synopsis: When an unidentified hiker is found deceased in the Florida wilderness, authorities release a sketch. Multiple hikers call in claiming to have met the man. There's only one problem – he never told them his name. It would take two years, thousands of devoted internet sleuths, and a miracle of science to identify him, and that's when the trouble really starts. A character-centric reimagining of a classic true crime genre, THEY CALLED HIM MOSTLY HARMLESS is about finding yourself when you’re looking for someone else.
  
After a buzzy sneak peek at the Florida Film Festival, the film had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Other notable festival appearances include Miami GEMS and the documentary was also one of eight films selected for the inaugural Jackson Hole Film Festival.

 

Full press release https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/max-original-documentary-they-called-him-mostly-harmless-debuts-february-8

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[MCMLXXVII]

I watched this over the weekend and thought it was quite good. 

[Grumpbump]

Wasn't sure how all the threads would come together, but this was a very interesting doc.  

How do I find out the if Tabitha's murder was solved?

[meep.meep]

The guy did have pictures on the internet, wonder why none of them matched up with the composite or the photos from the other hikers.

This is a good documentary.  And just the right length - looking at you The Vow.

[Rlb8031]

My SO, who is not a documentary fan like me watched this over the holiday. His whole takeaway was, "So when I'm online talking to folks, they really are these sad, old cat ladies"? He was shocked that people would invest so much time and energy into "sleuthing".