Crime & Justice

The Mystery of the Disappeared ‘Hobbit House’ Man

COLD CASE

He lived in a treehouse with no cellphone, no running water, and no credit cards. Then his skull was found.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Julie McManus
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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