Overview
- On July 28, 2013, Robert Hoagland, 50, failed to collect his wife at JFK after CCTV captured him fueling his car and buying an eastern U.S. map, and he left his phone, wallet, and passport behind.
- Investigators later found he had wiped travel clues and had searched a Rhode Island address on a work computer.
- He moved to New York state, assumed the name Richard King, and rented a room from a man named David after answering a Craigslist ad.
- Security video the day before his death showed him holding his back as he entered the house, and on December 5, 2022, David found him dead in bed.
- Officials have not released a cause of death, and relatives and police say they do not know why he left, a mystery drawing fresh attention after Tuesday’s reports.