PAPA SMURF is also wanted by the FBI as a "person of interest" in the death of thru-hiker "Stonewall" on the Virginia section of the AT just recently. Anyone with any info on PAPA SMURF should contact the ATC.
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who tells people whether or not they can hike the AT?
From the latest FBI press release...
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Information provided by the public thus far has been extremely beneficial in advancing this investigation. Investigators are now seeking to locate and identify several additional hikers, who while using the following trail names, may have had contact with Mr. Lilly. These individuals are:
“Mr. Coffee”
“White Wolf”
“Papa Smurf”
“Combat Gizmo” and “Space Cadet” (possibly a husband/wife team)
Let me rephrase my question- Why is a person who requires "handlers" walking around unsupervised? What if a Marine or Vietnam vet isn't available (as they frequently won't be)? I know lots of folks with mental illness and some are on meds, some are not a danger to anyone and some are confined for their safety and the safety of others. If this guy needs a special class of person to calm him down, perhaps he should fall into the third category I mentioned. I don't know him but from the descriptions here, including his friend, I wouldn't want to either.
And where do you read "persons of interest"? And BTW that is the second list of HIKERS and TRAIL ANGELS that they have wanted to interview. The first one was:
Now..if you want to call SawnieRobertson a "person of interest" she will be quite amused I am sure. (She has already spoken to the FBI) Or maybe you should leave a message on Scribbles Trail Journal and tell her she is a "person of interest". Nope she already got a text on her cell phone. And Coach? He has changed trail names and is flip flopping all over the place. (I have notified them).Quote:
Anyone with information identifying the following hikers or trail angels is urged to call the FBI:
Coach, Big Foot, Mr. Coffee aka Puddles, Scribbles, SwannieR, Combat Gizmo and Space Cadet. These individuals possibly had contact with Stonewall as he hiked along the Appalachian Trail. They may have information that could assist in the investigation of this case.
I have still not seen or heard the FBI call any of them "persons of interest" only trail names they were trying to match to real names and interview about meeting Stonewall.
You guys watch too many crime shows "person of interest"
Sounds like a bunch of "pestimates" arguing again. Lol
As mentioned, many hikers carry the trail name Papa Smurf. As far as Birchy's Papa Smurf possibly being a suspect in the Lilly case, is there anything to indicate that this particular Papa Smurf may have been in the same part of VA at the time of Lilly's death?
Depending on the time of death, and I'm not sure if law enforcement has released this information yet, Birchy may actually provide an alibi to the Papa Smurf he identifies as a deadbeat.
In any case, just because the FBI says they want to contact a certain hiker it doesn't necessarily mean that hiker is a suspect. They may have simply studied trail registers and created a list of people who were near Lilly when the hiker lost his life. So they may want an interview simply to collect information.
I didn't say he needed a "handler". Thats what you read and thunk up on your own.
I do not know what this person may or may not be guilty of. Other than the whinings of a disgruntled hostel owner and some accounts of his having made some bizzare threats about eating someones dog, and have a some what scarry and crappy dispostion at times, what crime has he committed or been accused of?
20,000 hits have been made on this thread and this guy. All because some whiney little man thinks a hiker got over on him for a stay at his hostel. Maybe some meals or showers or laundry?
give it a rest. your boy is not deserving of any respect.
If you like this cat so much, send me the $250 dollars he stiffed me for and I'll match it and we can start a REWARD fund for catching this trail pest.
Birchy - thanks for your general faith in mankind and for your letting others know about "Papa Smurf" not making good on his costs. I'd ignore KK's comments. His spewing of "business practices" seems to me (IMO) to be the ranting of one with an inferiority complex.
Your comments are appreciated, but unfortunately some people just get under my skin. I guess it's all just small talk. I would like to concentrate on catching this piece of trash, not to get my money, but for the safety of fellow hikers, and the reputation of the AT community as a whole. If we work together, we will get a lead on this guys whereabouts and the police will take it from there. THANK YOU.....BIRCHY
There were only two PAPA SMURF'S on the trail this year that I know of, and one is a Boy Scout Leader from OHIO, which likely rules him out. As for Mr Gardner, this would be right up his alley. Apparently you have not had the pleasure of meeting him.....