Death of Vance Rodriguez
Vance Rodriguez | |
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Rodriguez while hiking | |
| Born | Vance John Rodriguez February 25, 1976 |
| Disappeared | April 2018 (aged 42) Florida |
| Status | Identified in December 2020 |
| Died | July 2018 (aged 42) Ochopee, Florida, U.S. |
| Body discovered | July 23, 2018 |
| Other names | Vaejor, Mostly Harmless, Ben Bilemy, Denim |
| Known for | Previously unidentified decedent |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Vance John "Vaejor" Rodriguez, previously known as "Mostly Harmless", Denim, and Ben Bilemy was an American hiker whose body was found on July 23, 2018 in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, then remained unidentified for two years. He was identified when a previous coworker recognized photos of him in December 2020, and his identity was released in January 2021. The story came to prominence because of two viral articles written in Wired by the journalist Nicholas Thompson. It was later turned into a movie, "They Called Him Mostly Harmless," which aired on HBO Max.