View Full Version : Body Found By Hikers on Appalachian Trail - WHAG
WhiteBlaze
07-28-2008, 09:10
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/%3Fcid%3D23641&cid=0&ei=LcWNSPDSApnK8ASOyczZCA&usg=AFQjCNErO8xpKrikN3Sb0zodXtfFI3F2OQ">Body Found By Hikers on <b>Appalachian Trail</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>WHAG, MD -</font> <nobr>17 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>BROWNSVILLE, MD - An update on a report that a body was found along the <b>Appalachian trail</b> in Washington County -- yesterday. NBC25 has confirmed that <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
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wilconow
07-28-2008, 09:47
looks like a little south of Gathland
DesertMTB
07-28-2008, 09:49
I am wondering if this is Sam Adams. On TJ he suggested he was going to commit suicide several times.
WhiteBlaze
07-28-2008, 09:50
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/%3Fcid%3D23641&cid=1230917313&ei=j86NSP_8OpXK8ATeudzvAg&usg=AFQjCNEwoMVjhP5ALkHl3bENVAodkT_3Pg">Body Found By Hikers on <b>Appalachian Trail</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>WHAG, MD -</font> <nobr>57 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>BROWNSVILLE, MD - An update on a report that a body was found along the <b>Appalachian trail</b> in Washington County -- yesterday. NBC25 has confirmed that <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.herald-mail.com/%3Fcmd%3Ddisplaysection%26section_id%3D72%26format %3Dhtml%26edition_id%3D2281&cid=1230917313&ei=j86NSP_8OpXK8ATeudzvAg&usg=AFQjCNFYo1FOSpzadGusnhN7d0zzqlaZBA">Police Briefs</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Hagerstown Morning Herald</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1230917313&hl=en><nobr>all 2 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
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The report said his name was Brian Gordon.........
DesertMTB
07-28-2008, 11:54
The report said his name was Brian Gordon.........
Sam Adams was his trailname.
The report said his name was Brian Gordon.........
Sam Adams was his trailname.
Yeah but we're still not sure if they are one and the same. Anyone know where Sam Adams was from?
DesertMTB
07-28-2008, 13:32
Yeah but we're still not sure if they are one and the same. Anyone know where Sam Adams was from?
There is no indication in TJ of where he was from or if Sam Adams was a trail name or not.
He did mention several hikers he met along the way. He also indicated he would say his final goodbye on a shelter register.
His journal doesn't mention where he was from. It did say that he left a car at Amicola... Sam's last journal entry was 5/31 and he was just about to Daleville so it would have been several weeks (mid June) before he would have gotten to Maryland. I'm assuming that this suicide was recent, so I doubt it is him.
Anyone hear a resolution? How long could it take to identify a body? Can't seem to find anything about it online and the news website hasn't been updated.
DesertMTB
07-30-2008, 12:13
Anyone hear a resolution? How long could it take to identify a body? Can't seem to find anything about it online and the news website hasn't been updated.
They ID'ed the body and notified family members according to the most recent update on the above link.
They ID'ed the body and notified family members according to the most recent update on the above link.
Ok, thanks. I guess I meant to say, suprised no other info, details have been given. I'm assuming it's not the Sam Adams guy.
DesertMTB
07-30-2008, 12:51
Ok, thanks. I guess I meant to say, suprised no other info, details have been given. I'm assuming it's not the Sam Adams guy.
Suicides are usually not covered in too much detail by the media. I was surprised the town's local newspaper didn't have anything.
I think it could be Sam, most likely not though
firemonkey
07-30-2008, 13:25
I live in the area and all the news said was a local hiker was found dead on the trail south of brownsville, that area is about 5 miles south of gapland state park. it's the same area where the blair witch project movie's took place.
I am wondering if this is Sam Adams. On TJ he suggested he was going to commit suicide several times.
What is TJ?
Odd Thomas
07-31-2008, 05:07
What is TJ?
Trailjournals.com